Behavioral Health Network – Opportunity House - Springfield, MA

About Behavioral Health Network – Opportunity House

Opportunity House is a residential addiction treatment facility for adult men in Springfield, Massachusetts. This program is part of Behavioral Health Network, which offers recovery services throughout the state. You may also see them called BHN for short.

If you need a little more time in recovery before you return to your home and community, this home can help you create that firm foundation. Here, you’ll enjoy a safe and homey atmosphere while also participating in structured activities that help you meet your recovery goals. Most people come here after receiving medical services, including crisis stabilization.

There’s no specific timeline for your treatment, and you can stay in the program as long as you need to. You’ll get round the clock care from a trained clinical team, who can provide guidance and support as you put your new life skills into practice.

Before you leave the program, you might connect with local providers like job coaches and peer support specialists who can help you continue your progress at home. Your team may also connect you with other resources offered through BHN, such as outpatient counseling.

Latest Reviews

Kayla Dupuis

1 month ago on Google

STAY AWAY! This place is an abysmal example of where the US mental health system stands. I would only affiliate with this company if it's absolutely necessary

Justin E Lafleur

1 month ago on Google

Grimlip Slimepit

3 months ago on Google

The place is run by incompetent, uncaring idiots. It's just a big making money operation. They don't give a damn about the patients. They will make your psych issues worse! Cancelling appts. and they don't even tell me..idiots! Zero stars!!

Response from the owner2 months ago

Hello, we would like to better understand your concerns so we can improve. Please email us with more information, info@bhninc.org. Thank you.

Location

Accepted Insurance

Behavioral Health Network – Opportunity House works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

UnitedHealth Group

Other Forms of Payment

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Inpatient

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.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Addiction is a highly complex problem, and drug rehab in Massachusetts is often necessary to address it. These programs treat physical, mental, and relational issues that are involved. Treatment empowers individuals to manage these issues without the use of drugs.

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Program For Men

Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Amenities

Private Setting

Accreditations

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.

CARF Accreditation: Yes

Contact Information

(413) 739-4732

Website

64-82 Temple Street
Springfield, MA 01104

Get Help Now - 413-238-6079

Who Answers?

Fact checked and written by:

Courtney Myers, MS

Edited by:

Anna Spooner

Reviews of Behavioral Health Network – Opportunity House

3.5/5 (90 reviews)

Google Reviews

3.5 (90 reviews)

1 month ago

3 months ago

Response from the owner3 months ago

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8 months ago

Response from the owner8 months ago

Hi, we are sorry to hear that you had a negative experience. We want to continually improve and would be very interested in hearing more from you directly. Please email Human.Resources@bhninc.org so we can better understand and address your concerns.

Erica Estrella

11 months ago

Find a better mental health provider. These people will lie to you, hang up on you if they don t feel like helping you and leave you without your medication even when you re past the refill date and are completely out of them. Kerry, Margaret, Luis - my mother and I spoke to all 3 of you today. My mother also spoke to Kerry 2 days ago when she supposedly put through my prescription refill request through. She then tried to tell her isncould take 2 days for the fax to reach the pharmacy. Kerry and Margaret lie to patients. Luis was not professional enough to come back in the line to speak me, instead he hung up the call and when I called back and spoke to Carmen, all he did was message her what to say to me. Kept saying there was no release to speak to me about my mother when she always lists me as someone to speak to. Then when I asked for their bosses number and name, he says again, he can t speak to me cause there s no release to speak to me about my mother. Since when does your bosses name and number have anything to do with my mother? BHN vet and train your employees better.

Response from the owner11 months ago

Hi Erica, we are sorry to hear about your negative experience. We want to continually improve and would be very interested in hearing more from you directly. Please email Human.Resources@bhninc.org so we can better understand and address your concerns.

Donnie Francis

1 year ago

Just another useless Mental Health Organization & reason our country doesn't give a flying wild f%$k about Mental Health.Took someone down last week, they were very helpful just no Clinician was available for the insurance they carried. Was told that several clinicians will have available slots at a first come first serve basis & that I can call ahead.Now as I'm calling them twice now. First time given the run around about not having authorization paperwork to release info to me, when I'm just looking to see if someone is available so I don't waste everyone's time by showing up, 2nd call now getting the run around about waitlists.

Hi Donnie, we are sorry to hear about your negative experience. We want to continually improve and would be very interested in hearing more from you directly. Please email Human.Resources@bhninc.org so we can better understand and address your concerns.