LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office
LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office in Fitchburg, MA, primarily focuses on enhancing the lives of youth and families. Founded in 1970, it offers mental health, trauma, and addiction prevention services. This non-profit organization annually impacts over 3,000 individuals and 100,000 community members through comprehensive programs and outreach initiatives.
LUK's mission is to inspire youth and families to realize their unique potential through prevention, intervention, education, and support services. Accredited by the Council on Accreditation, LUK has received numerous awards, including a $5.6 million federal investment for mental and behavioral health services.
- Provides various mental health services like family counseling, individual therapy, and group counseling.
- Specializes in crisis intervention, foster care, and substance abuse prevention.
- Offers evidence-based treatments such as Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
- Celebrates community involvement through mentorship and outreach programs.
LUK treats issues related to substance abuse and mental health for individuals of all ages, with a special focus on youth and families.
- 3 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 4 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 17 Therapies & Programs
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Rehab centers in Massachusetts exist to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using psychoactive substances. Centers like LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction is one of the most common forms of addiction Massachusetts. Opioids include drugs like heroin, oxycontin and fentanyl. They are prescribed to treat pain, but they are often abused and they are addictive. The addiction is treated by detoxing the body, so it no longer needs the chemicals in the drugs. This is followed up by therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem.
Dual-Diagnosis
Some of the most common co-occurring disorders are schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. Most rehab facilities in Fitchburg, MA like LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office provide patients with a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis gives rehab the means to treat addiction while restoring mental and emotional health.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in Fitchburg, MA with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week.
Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.
Aftercare Support at LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office, in short, is the support provided to a patient after they have finished treatment. It allows them to adjust to everyday life. It may entail setting them up and enrolling them in services such as Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) inside a halfway house. Career coaching may also be offered to patients to help them get back into the workforce.
Therapies & Programs
Therapy for couples decreases unhealthy behavior in a relationship that can trigger addiction. Either, or both, members of the couple will be improved by this. This treatment administered by LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office still targets addiction and can also make a relationship healthier through a variety of methods.
After experiencing trauma, it’s crucial to look for a facility that can provide trauma therapy. This approach zeroes in on the traumatic incidents that a patient has encountered in the past, recent or not. It’s been widely known that trauma can make an individual resort to alcohol or other substances to mask their troubles and pain. Trauma can originate from domestic violence, sexual abuse, an early encounter with death, sexual assault, and many more. The goal of trauma therapy at LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office in Fitchburg, MA is to help the patient see beyond the trauma and move forward. Mental health professionals will facilitate the patient’s journey and see to it that he or she is no longer a victim of his or her traumatic experiences and has wholly regained his or her personal power.
DBT, also known as dialectical behavior therapy, is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that helps people understand how their thoughts, behaviors, and feelings all connect. This can give them more control over their actions, effectively stopping self-harm ideations and attempts in some patients. It can also help put people in control over some mental struggles, like borderline personality disorder.
Most individuals suffering from addiction have low self-awareness, so they end up making poor decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is suitable for patients recovering from an addiction of any kind. Through it, patients become more aligned with their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, giving them a better opportunity to respond appropriately to temptations and negative feelings.
This therapy modality at LUK Crisis Center - Fitchburg Office in Fitchburg, MA strengthens a person’s ability to stay on top of their emotional state and learn new stress management techniques so they won’t give in to the temptations easily. Moreover, CBT helps people communicate and express their emotions well, which can be vital in relapse management. CBT is also suitable for managing co-occurring disorders like depression and bipolar illness.
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Location & Contact
99 Day Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone Number
(978) 345-0685
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Location
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99 Day Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420 -
(978) 345-0685
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Individuals
Ownership
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Fitchburg, Massachusetts Addiction and Treatment
Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.
Worcester County, Massachusetts, a vibrant region known for its rich history and diverse communities, has been grappling with a devastating opioid epidemic. In 2022, the county witnessed a staggering 17.8% increase in opioid-related deaths, reaching 331 lives lost. Shockingly, fentanyl was present in 93% of these fatal overdoses, highlighting the lethal potency of this synthetic opioid.
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