Lamar County Outpatient Mental Health Services
Adult Outpatient Services are provided at this location: 141 2nd Ave NW, Vernon, AL 35592. Masters level professional staff provides an initial assessment with all individuals requesting services. Treatment needs and available services are reviewed, and a treatment plan is developed to address those identified needs. Adult Outpatient counseling services may be provided through Individual, Family, Process and Educational Group Therapy. Referrals are made to other community treatment providers such as physicians, vocational rehab services, and other agencies as needed. Individuals who need more intensive treatment services are referred to the appropriate level of day program and/or inpatient treatment. Consumers in Lamar County have access to three levels of day programs located in Fayette County: the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), the Intensive Day Treatment (IDT), and the Psychiatric Rehabilitative Day Program (RDP). BLS Group is also offered for those individuals in residential services who are not in a day program.
Other services offered through adult outpatient services in Lamar County include:
- 24 hr Emergency Services
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Management
- Family Support and Education
- Pre hospital screening
- Psychiatric evaluation and medication assessment
- Basic Living Skills
- Day Programs
Director: Nancy Kennedy
1626 County Rd 9
Vernon, AL 35592