Health Care for the Homeless – West Baltimore - Baltimore, MD

About Health Care for the Homeless – West Baltimore

Health Care for the Homeless provides comprehensive support to people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders. You'll find 'em located out in Baltimore, Maryland. Behavioral health therapy, mental health support, as well as adult, pediatric and family medical care are just a few of their many services. A mobile clinic also offers Suboxone maintenance.

Beyond just providing medical care, their goal is to end homelessness by fighting for fair housing policies and access to healthcare for people of all racial backgrounds. They’ll meet people where they are in their recovery process, which is a key component of their methodology.

When you sign up, they’ll develop individualized health plans that take into account your particular requirements and encourage teamwork to reach common objectives. This service gives people the tools they need to take back control of their lives. Furthermore, Narcan is widely accessible making it possible to reverse opioid overdoses and offering crucial assistance during emergencies.

They offer a range of support groups to help foster connection and recovery even more. For these sessions participants are paired with a counselor or therapist. By providing both individual and group therapy, their therapists and addiction counselors can assist people in navigating and recovering from the traumas related to homelessness and substance use.

Addiction Phase Groups and Stress Reduction Yoga sessions are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, respectively, for individuals in need of specialized assistance. The atmosphere is friendly and inclusive for everyone, with groups specifically created for men women and Spanish speakers.

Payment Options

Financing available
Military insurance
Medicaid
Medicare
Financial aid

Levels of Care

24-Hour Clinical Care

At certain points in the recovery process, it's important to have support available 24/7. 24-hour clinical care offers a safe environment in which to recover from drug or alcohol addiction in peace, knowing medical detox and other treatment will happen with professionals on hand.

Outpatient

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.

12-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 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).

Programs

Adolescence program

Adult program

Elderly program

HIV/AIDS program

Their staff members work with individuals who are HIV-positive to teach them how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including how to develop habits that help keep sex and/or needle sharing partners safe. When individuals are HIV-positive but not yet in treatment, they help them connect with the appropriate medical and social services.

LGBTQ program

Program for men

Program for women

Young adult program

Settings & Amenities

Private setting
Yoga studio
Art activities

Treatment

Mental Health

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Clinical Services

Creative Arts Therapy

Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.

Group Therapy

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.

Individual Therapy

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

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.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma is central to the homeless experience. People without homes often experience life trauma before they end up on the street, and living on the street is, in itself, traumatic. Trauma affects everything from their ability to trust others and build relationships to their brain development. For these reasons, at Health Care for the Homeless they are committed to providing trauma-informed care, a best practice that recognizes the impact of violence on an individual’s well-being, and that helps heal the social and psychological wounds violence leaves in its wake.

Accreditations

Joint Commission

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