Behavioral Health Services

334 Tifton Eldorado Road
Tifton, GA 31794

About Behavioral Health Services

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is an addiction treatment and behavioral health system in southern Georgia. At their location in Tifton, Georgia they provide personalized outpatient care for adults as well as kids and teenagers.

Treating drug and alcohol addiction is the foundation of this outpatient rehab. They have individual counseling and group counseling, which will likely both be part of your program. Depending on your addiction and where you are in your recovery, they might also offer medications for addiction. These medications could help keep cravings at bay to empower your long term sobriety.

While a lot of clients are happy with the care they receive, they do note that there are organizational issues. Many clients mention long wait times for appointments along with miscommunications.

Outside of administrative issues, this treatment center does take a holistic approach to helping clients with addiction recovery. Your case manager will make sure you get the care you need along with connecting you to other resources you might benefit from.

Latest Reviews

Rosendo Ramirez
1 month ago on Google
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Review for family member Completely unprofessional and does not answer the phone. To be admitted into an evaluation it took over 6 hours. A 4 sentence summary was given in conclusion. Do not go here!
Curt Holton
2 months ago on Google
5
Lisa Hodge
2 months ago on Google
1
Will not answer phone when you try to Call . I have been trying to call for over 1hour and 30 mintes and just get Machine with message.,and front Desk people are Rude and Hateful staff to everyone that walks through the front door .

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Behavioral Health Services works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

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Other Forms of Payment

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.

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.

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.

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.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
intensive-outpatient iconIntensive Outpatient
Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.
sober-living iconSober 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.
partial-hospitalization iconPartial Hospitalization Program
A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a short-term form of intensive rehab, usually for those with acute symptoms that are hard to manage but don’t require 24-hour care. PHPs have structured programming (i.e. individual and/or group therapy), and usually meet 3-5 days a week for around 6 hours (i.e. 9am-3m). Some PHPs are residential (patients sleep on site) and some are not, so patients sleep at home. PHPs can last from 1-6 months, and some offer transportation and meals.
12-step icon12-Step
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
aftercare iconAftercare Support
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

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.

A quality drug rehab in Georgia can help you overcome addiction. This environment is designed to help you address the complex issues contributing to drug dependence. The goal of treatment is to give you the tools you need to make a full recovery.

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

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Teen Program
Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.
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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.
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Hearing Impaired Program
A sensory disability, such as hearing impairment, can compound the challenges of addiction recovery. Drug rehabs that are specially designed to accommodate the needs of persons with hearing impairments will include special accessibility features and accommodations to make treatment as comfortable and effective as possible. This may include access to American Sign Language interpreters.
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HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS programs support disease prevention and management in high-risk individuals in recovery. Individuals who engage in intravenous drug use and other addictive behaviors are at a higher risk of becoming infected with HIV. Rehab centers that specialize in treating this population typically have a high number of nurses, physicians, and psychiatrists on staff who can make sure both their medical and mental health needs are met.
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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.
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Program For Women
Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.
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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

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

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.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy meant to be short-term and comprehensive. It was intended to help clients become more self-sufficent and move forward without the need for expensive, ongoing therapy. It includes an emotional self-help method called “rational self-counseling,” the purpose of which is to give clients all the skills needed to handle future emotional issues by themselves, or with significantly less professional help.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Amenities

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  • executive iconExecutive 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
Accreditation Number: 216884

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 5467

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: Georgia

Contact Information

Phone icon (229) 391-2300
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334 Tifton Eldorado Road
Tifton, GA 31794

Fact checked and written by:
Nikki Wisher, BA
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW

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2.9 (36 reviews)
Rosendo Ramirez
1 month ago
1

Review for family member Completely unprofessional and does not answer the phone. To be admitted into an evaluation it took over 6 hours. A 4 sentence summary was given in conclusion. Do not go here!

Curt Holton
2 months ago
5

Lisa Hodge
2 months ago
1

Will not answer phone when you try to Call . I have been trying to call for over 1hour and 30 mintes and just get Machine with message.,and front Desk people are Rude and Hateful staff to everyone that walks through the front door .

Amber Katelyn
8 months ago
1

If you truly need mental health help, don't go here. Not only are the receptionist who answer the phones normally extremely rude, they are HORRIBLE at communication. I was told last year that since therapy was no longer helping me (and my therapist himself said he didn't think I needed his help any longer) that I would be getting calls from a case manager to check in on me occasionally. In November a case manager called and spoke with me, but she let me know that she was quitting and another would be assigned to me. She said they would contact me. I waited and didn't hear ANYTHING from anyone. I had an appointment about a week ago where I'm told "you must see a therapist ASAP because you've been non-compliant." I told them I was waiting for them to contact me, but no one ever did. So they told me "Well, you MUST come in another day this week if you don't want your case thrown out." I told them I work full time in Fitzgerald (30 minutes away) and couldn't take off anymore that week. The lady then says "well I can get you in 8 AM next week so you can just go back to work after." I DO NOT LIVE IN TIFTON. I DO NOT WORK IN TIFTON. I take my husband to work at 7 AM and then I have to be at work by 8AM. I can not AFFORD to take any more hours or days off work for this. I was told so many times they could do things over the phone or over video but every time they set appointments up for phone call they wouldn't call me and then claim I failed to make my appointment. I am so tired of this "mental health" facility causing me MORE mental problems than I had before I started going here. I will be leaving as soon as I'm able to find a local mental health professional who can see me and won't punish me for having a LIFE that includes working a full time job and being in a stressful financial situation.And it's a shame because I loved my doctor (Ms. Nisha). She has always been so kind and so helpful and most of the therapist are super kind as well. But the rest of the staff need an attitude check.

Ethan Dorden
9 months ago
1

Awful experiences here, with no help or concern whatsoever. They will push medication but make you jump through hoops to get it. Sometimes they won t even answer the phone. They never called me back for an appointment and canceled my chart, so I had to redo all of my paperwork and I have had to wait for about 7 hours over a period of 3 days and I still don t have my medication yet. If you have a chance to go anywhere else take it. Do not come here!

Tara Mckin
9 months ago
3

The staff are nice at the reception desk, the pharmacy as well as the doctors and therapists. My complaint is the regular change in therapists. You will finally get in with a good therapist and a few months later they leave the agency. It is difficult to have effective treatment for your mental health when you can't receive consist therapy. I have had instances where my appts were cancelled without notice as well. They no longer offer over the phone appointments for therapy so if you have lack of transportation, you are out of luck with receiving services. I have fortunately had a consistent psychiatrist for 7 years who does telemed appts and makes sure I always have refills for my prescriptions. It is convenient that they have a pharmacy available to have your prescriptions filled.

Ashante Riggins
1 year ago
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They don t care for they patients I went in early in the morning here it 1:15 haven t been seen so unprofessional

Jerika Howell
1 year ago
1

Terrible experience. Been going for 3 years and EVERY single appointment is either changed, canceled or missing WITHOUT being informed of it. Schedule an appointment and show up just to continue to waste your entire day sitting in the lobby waiting for them to decide to see you. You never get the same doctor or therapist. Customer service skills clearly are not required for this job. 10 out 10 DO NOT recommend.

gunslinger
1 year ago
1

Nicole Watson is not the therapist you want to see for any type of help.she has questionable therapeutic skills. She does not follow the legal, professional, and ethical standards. shes been nothing but dismissive, Very unprofessional, argumentative, and condescending. You'd be better off asking a carcus for help.

Tomica McKay
1 year ago
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Tony Land
2 years ago
1

I was supposed to be in an IOP program that turned out to be a once a month visit. The the psychiatrist did not listen to a single concern or discuss anything about them. A great note taker Run from these people. If you have insure, go to a private facility.

Ladonna Lyons
3 years ago
1

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