Richmond Behavioral Health

107 South 5th Street Richmond, VA 23219
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Richmond Behavioral Health Authority VA 23219

About Richmond Behavioral Health

Situated in Richmond, Virginia, the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) offers outpatient substance use and prevention services throughout the area and is known for preventative care. These prevention services are meant to mitigate substance use risks but also support healthy behaviors as well as promote resilience. By adopting evidence based approaches, RBHA provides clients with the skills they need to live a life of long term sobriety.

Community engagement and collaboration are key features of the approach at the RBHA facility. By partnering with local organizations, schools and community stakeholders RBHA delivers tailored prevention programs designed to meet the unique needs of diverse populations. The organization conducts public education campaigns, workshops and outreach initiatives to raise awareness about the dangers of substance misuse and provide practical strategies for prevention.

Their prevention measures include skills training that adults and families can use to acquire important life skills. For example, they offer courses on decision making, problem solving and coping abilities. These sessions are designed not only to prevent substance use but also to empower participants to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and resilience.

RBHA’s Substance Use Prevention Services are an essential part of the Richmond community, offering compassionate and accessible resources for individuals seeking to prevent addiction in their lives and wider communities. Through evidence based practices, outreach projects and an emphasis on early intervention RBHA is a path toward a healthier tomorrow. Its dedication to reducing the impact of substance use highlights the importance of prevention as a proactive solution to one of today’s most pressing public health challenges.

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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.

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.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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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.
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RBHA residential treatment is located at their North Campus location. They treat individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness. Staff provide person-centered care to individuals seeking substance use treatment. The building offers gender specific treatment, a gymnasium building to provide recreational therapy, a child activity center for women and their children and more. Additionally, they offer a residential treatment for adolescents ages (13-17). Treatment duration is usually 60-90. The treatment provided gender-specific groups to address the addiction.
intensive-outpatient iconIntensive Outpatient
Clients in an intensive outpatient rehab (IOP) benefit from robust support but often do not require the high-level supervision and round-the-clock clinical care provided in an inpatient setting. Clients engage in multiple therapeutic sessions weekly, with most programs requiring between nine and 20 treatment hours per week. Intensive outpatient rehabs provide a wide array of evidence-based services, including addiction counseling, recovery-focused life skills training, holistic therapies, and medication assisted treatment (MAT).
heart-hands iconIntervention Services
A drug intervention in Virginia requires careful planning and execution. Due to complex family dynamics, intervention services are often necessary to help families successfully navigate the process. An intervention specialist can help family members plan what they will say and then facilitate the conversation. This expert also educates everyone involved about addiction, enabling behaviors, and treatment options.
24-hour icon24-Hour Clinical Care
24-hour clinical care in Virginia features a highly trained team of professionals to treat your physical, mental, and emotional needs. Doctors and nurses are available to prescribe and administer medications. Psychologists and counselors provide professional counseling. Other experts such as nutritionists and addiction specialists may also offer support. This 24/7, comprehensive care is designed to give you the support you need to begin a successful recovery.

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.

When you enroll in drug rehab in Virginia, a treatment plan is designed by professional staff in order to help you overcome drug addiction and modify addictive behaviors. This may include evidence-based treatments, group and individual therapy, and relapse prevention.

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. RBHA offers specialized programs to individuals seeking to enhance their recovery from both a serious mental illness and a substance abuse disorder.

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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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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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

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a structured way of helping those with major mental illnesses and/or substance abuse by bringing services directly to the patient in home. Instead of hospitalization or an outpatient program, staff members like social workers, psychiatrists, and counselors come directly to the patient’s house for treatment. ACT is used primarily for those with severe and persistent mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, some of whom also contend with substance abuse. ACT can be short- or long-term (months to years), and provides the same multidisciplinary, 24/7 staffing of a psychiatric unit, but in the comfort of the patient's own home and/or community.

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.

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.

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.

Recreational therapy (aka therapeutic recreation) uses creative and fun activities to help with addiction recovery. Recreational therapists lead patients in entertaining and engaging activities like sports or games; art (drawing, painting, sculpture); drama, music, and dance; and/or community outings (field trips) to improve patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being.

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Contact Information

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107 South 5th Street
Richmond, VA 23219

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Reviews of Richmond Behavioral Health

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2.5

The staff is friendly at the beginning but after a few days they just become rude, and the service becomes useless at one point.

Reviewed on 2/5/2019
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3.2 (51 reviews)
Sarah B
1 month ago
5

I like this place for my neuro divergent child. I will say, could you guys please provide us with parking passes?? Validate the parking at least? Thank you!!!! Pleeeeaaase

Robert Moore
2 months ago
1

Maria Banks
4 months ago
5

Austin Family
4 months ago
5

Patti Dunegan
7 months ago
5

Every single person I (we) encountered over this past month have been extremely professional, very compassionate and filled with empathy. I cannot say enough about all the folks at RBHA. Truly impressive. Every single one of you!!!!

Collin Sandler
7 months ago
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I ve never been to a worse doctor. Tharta King continuously misses scheduled appointments and now can t fill my prescription until we schedule a new appointment. First available is a month out. Not to mention the office never answers the phone during scheduled business hours and are always very rude. Surprised this place is still open to be honest. I would avoid at all costs.

Dionte Sparrow
9 months ago
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I get service here and if I could leave 0 stars or use foul language I would. This is by far the worst experience and service you will ever receive from a doctors office! Good luck at the front desk if you need help!

Knows You
9 months ago
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I get service here and if I could leave 0 stars i would! Out of my 32 years of living this is by far the worst service you will ever receive! Good luck at the front desk!

Axel Giovannetti
9 months ago
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was a client here from going to the CSU (crisis stabilization unit) in mid 2022, and then again, twice in a months time, in early 2023 for a much worse episode and experience there. my first time, it was comforting and helpful. second time around was about the same. third, i started recognizing some of the other patients simply as staff dressed and acting as such, then realizing I was the only actual patient. it was disheartening and honestly disgusting. Moving past this, I was suggesting their out patient services with a case worker through the RBHA, i was open to this as they said they would help me with medication management, therapy, finding me a PCP through their Rich Clinic , also just simply assisting me with getting food stamps and medicaid, which i was eligible for. none of these things got done besides the medication. a nurse practitioner started prescribing me two different anti anxiety meds with very little assessment or communication with me. my case worker, she s a kind women who i enjoy, i m not sure if her case load was too large or what but she did none of the things she said she would, even missed a couple of appointments for lack of well planning. i also missed appointments but that s a little different. i have since discontinued my services with the RBHA. i ended up being a more self sufficient out of force truly by being a 20 year old neurodivergent adult living on his own and the city i ve always lived in, the community behavioral health service board isn t even working my case. i used to recommend this place to many others who were struggling but i most likely will not be, the CSU is very questionable and RBHA does not actually get you what you need, from my experience

David Allen
9 months ago
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I Got Inside Right Away And Got Following Appointments Quickly. However I Still Didn't Feel Good About It. So I Can't Give It Hire Then 4 Of 5

Gail Sorensen
1 year ago
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My son is a client. He showed inappropriate behavior with Jeanie Pryor during his meeting. He has been banned from the property and will have to meet with new provider with a zoom call. I fully understand the ban. he doesn t have a cell phone now. In the interim Pryor refused to refill his meds and he had to go to Emergency Room. I spoke with Dr there who said it was irresponsible to cut off those types of meds. RBHA refuses to help.

Akita Rabsatt
1 year ago
2

Nice.

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