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Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit

Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit

  • Johnson City, TN
  • Accredited
  • Drug Detox
  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient

Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit in Johnson City, TN, focuses on providing psychiatric stabilization for adults over 18 in a secure environment. This 24/7 voluntary program serves individuals needing short-term, intensive care for 3 to 5 days. Staffed by nurses, physicians, therapists, and case managers, it ensures comprehensive support.

Frontier Health's Crisis Stabilization Unit recently earned reaccreditation from CARF, meeting high care standards across 18 program areas. Licensed by the State of Tennessee as a Mental Health Adult Supportive Residential Facility, it maintains a commitment to delivering exceptional care.

  • Offers 24-hour nursing and supportive staff with daily rounding by a physician or nurse practitioner.
  • Provides individual and family therapy, as well as co-occurring disorder groups.
  • Includes discharge and case management services to facilitate the transition to ongoing care.
  • Utilizes Frontier Health's Mobile and Walk-In Crisis Services for referrals.

This unit specializes in treating mental health emergencies and co-occurring disorders for adults. It is especially beneficial for those requiring intensive, short-term intervention in a voluntary setting.

  • 2+ Accreditations
  • 3 Conditions Treated
  • Insurance Accepted
  • 7 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 14 Therapies & Programs
  • Multiple Locations

Accreditations

State License

CARF

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

Staff

  • Kristie HammondsPresident and CEOLeads Frontier Health with a focus on accessible, high-quality behavioral health services.
  • Diane BowenSenior Vice President of OperationsOversees compliance, quality improvement, and integrated care initiatives at Frontier Health.
  • Sherri FeathersSenior Vice President of Specialty ServicesLeads Frontier Health's specialty services, including suicide prevention and homeless services.
  • Virginia NaseriSenior Vice President of Community Based ServicesOversees Frontier Health's community-based services and statewide planning efforts.
  • Kim TranthamSenior Vice President of Virginia Children's ServicesLeads Frontier Health's children's services in Virginia, including outpatient and residential programs.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment

Opioid addiction is one of Tennessee‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.

Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Johnson City, TN

Some of the most common co-occurring disorders are schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. Most rehab facilities in Johnson City, TN like Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit 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, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

Detox treatment begins when the patient leaves their surroundings of family and friends, which is usually when they are most vulnerable. Being in a safe environment surrounded by medical professionals provides them with the safety net many of them need to get over their addiction. With kind and caring staff members, patients can feel relaxed, and they will need to start by admitting that they have a problem in order to get better.

If a person goes through detox treatment, they will understand their addiction better, and they won’t want to relapse and lose all the benefits of sobriety. They can see the effects of using drugs and how it makes them feel, which will make them want to quit their addiction.

Drug detox is vital to the recovery process, and it ensures that a patient will be in a safe environment during their withdrawal.

An inpatient is a person who stays in a hospital or rehab center during treatment. For alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals, inpatient rehabs provide individualized around-the-clock services. Inpatient treatment programs address a person’s unique physical, medical, and psychological needs. A team of experts assess the severity of the addiction and design a highly tailored program. typically, the length of stay in an inpatient facility in Johnson City, TN is 30 days. Those with severe addiction may need to stay at the facility for 60 to 90 days.

Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.

After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit in recovering from addiction.

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.

Aftercare Support at Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit, 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 Tennessee workforce.

Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit‘s Therapies & Programs

Addiction in Johnson City, Tennessee can occur due to a wide variety of reasons. Understanding your addiction and the best methods for maintaining sobriety involves learning about yourself. Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success.

Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.

Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.

However, some facilities, like Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit in Johnson City, Tennessee, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.
Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits. Healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important, and Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring Tennessee families closer together and live sober, healthy, lives.

Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit in Johnson City, TN and consists of members from different stages of recovery.

The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.

Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.

In the midst of an addiction certain healthy habits and behaviors can be forgotten or discarded altogether. While in treatment you will learn life skills that will help you successfully maintain sobriety in Tennessee.

Patient Experience

Experiential Therapy at Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit

Experiential therapy at Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit includes helping people work through emotional disorders by participating in events in real-time. It moves away from conventional talk therapy to discuss their concerns and emotions by making patients play roles or use props. It allows people to handle trauma and feelings healthily, reducing the need to resort to alcohol and substances in Johnson City, TN.

Payment Options

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  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Couples, Family, Group, Individuals

    Camelot Care Centers

    Helpful reference information for Frontier Health - Crisis Stabilization Unit, a drug treatment center in Tennessee located at: 200 W Fairview Ave, Johnson City, TN 37604, including phone numbers, official website, and more. Listed briefly is an overview of Levels of Care, Therapies Offered, Issues Treated, and accepted forms of Payment Methods.

    Listed July 3, 2021

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Johnson City, Tennessee Addiction and Treatment

    Tennessee joins the list of states with an above-average rate for drug and/or alcohol-induced deaths. Most of these deaths are related to opioids, such as prescription opioids. The Volunteer State ranks 2nd highest in the nation for the number of prescriptions given out. The state also ranks at the top for prescription drug-related overdoses.

    Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, Johnson City, Tennessee, is a scenic haven for outdoor enthusiasts and art lovers alike. With a population of around 71,000, this vibrant city offers numerous parks, trails, and cultural events. However, Johnson City has seen a concerning rise in opioid-related treatment admissions and fentanyl-related overdose deaths from 2020 to 2024, highlighting the need for effective drug rehab treatment.

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