Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/East Jefferson - Metairie Louisiana

Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/East Jefferson - Metairie, LA

Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson is treatment facility located at 3616 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 200 in the 70001 zip code in Metairie, LA that offers medication-assisted substance abuse treatment. It accepts people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders, teenagers and people with trauma into its treatment service. Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson provides suboxone prescription, relapse prevention from naltrexone and buprenorphine maintenance to children and adolescents. Some of the treatment approaches used by Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson consist of brief intervention, anger management and trauma-related counseling.

Address: 3616 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 200, Metairie, LA 70001

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  4. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  5. Type Of Treatment
  6. Pharmacotherapies
  7. Treatment Approaches
  8. FacilityOwnership
  9. License/Certification/Accreditation
  10. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  11. Payment Assistance Available
  12. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  13. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  14. Screening & Testing
  15. Transitional Services
  16. Ancillary Services
  17. Other Addictions Treatment
  18. Counseling Services and Education
  19. Medical Services
  20. Tobacco/Screening Services
  21. Facility Smoking Policy
  22. Age Groups Accepted
  23. Gender Accepted

Here are the full facility listing details on Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/East Jefferson in Metairie, LA:

Types of Care at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Substance use treatment
  • Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Outpatient treatment
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Buprenorphine without naloxone
  • Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix Model
  • rational emotive behavioral therapy
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling
  • trauma-related counseling

FacilityOwnership at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • the local government

License/Certification/Accreditation at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Council on Accreditation

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military insurance
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment

Payment Assistance Available at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • teenagers
  • people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • case management
  • early intervention for HIV
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • social skills development
  • transportation assistance
  • mentoring/peer support

Other Addictions Treatment at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Treatment for gambling disorder

Counseling Services and Education at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS education, support and counseling
  • health education services
  • employment counseling or training

Medical Services at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Hepatitis A vaccination
  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • children and adolescents

Gender Accepted at Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority/east Jefferson

  • women
  • men

Phone #: 504-838-5215

Call (866) 434-2077 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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