Ruth Meiers Adolescent Residential Center (RMAC)

Grand Forks, North Dakota

770 South 14th street
Grand Forks, ND 58201

(701) 795-3870
3.7 (3 reviews)

About Ruth Meiers Adolescent Residential Center (RMAC)

Ruth Meiers Adolescent Center, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, offers drug rehab services for adolescents ages 12 to 17. The center provides inpatient programs and aftercare.

At the Ruth Meiers Adolescent Center, up to 12 clients undergo individual and group counseling, life and social skills development, education classes, emotional wellness training, and anger management. Clients participate in relapse prevention strategies and form healthy daily living routines.

Ruth Meiers Adolescent Center offers continual care and support for all alumni. Referrals may be provided to outside facilities and programs.

The center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

Ruth Meiers Adolescent Center offers self pay and financing options. The center may be in network with insurance providers such as Aetna, Beacon, BlueCross/BlueShield, Cigna, Humana, Optum, and Wellpoint. Please check your coverage for out of network benefits.

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inpatient iconInpatient

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.

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Our Policy: Ruth Meiers Adolescent Residential Center (RMAC) works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

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check iconDual Diagnosis

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.

mental-health iconMental 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.

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inpatient-file iconCognitive Behavioral Therapy

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.

couples-therapy iconCouples Therapy

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 iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

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.

Eating Disorder Treatment

Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.

medical-detox iconExperiential Therapy

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

family iconFamily Therapy

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.

intervention iconGroup 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.

mental-health iconIndividual 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.

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

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.

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770 South 14th street
Grand Forks, ND 58201

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3.7 (3 reviews)
David Vrolyk
2 years ago
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In my time at Ruth Meier's, it did not aid my mental health in the slighest, and quite frankly, worsened it numerous times. Additionally, being sent here irreparably damaged my relationship with my parents. While it is long, I would request you read and consider my full review and consider if this facility is right for your child before sending them here.The "higher-ups" of the staff, I generally disapprove of. The structure is such that they stay in the administrative side of the building for the most part outside of important events, but at the same time they make the decisions on how a child is handled despite hardly interacting with them. Looking at the website now, the majority of them are the same despite years having passed, and the one who I did respect has left. While I will not call out any individual by name I will say that some were explicitly mean or rude to me, and they were generally derisive of my opinions of how my own treatment should be handled.I would like to give a hearty applause to the "lower-downs" though. They were called Direct Care Associates, if I recall correctly, and they did all the heavy lifting. From dawn til dusk, they watched us, helped us with things, talked us through problems, fed us, took us to school. All the actually caring and interacting portions. Even for the DCAs who I did not personally get along with, I respect their ability and willingness to work with a large number of mentally ill teenagers under situations that could easily escalate to tension. Unfortunately, though, my issues with the structure as a whole outweigh the good brought by these individuals.There is also the problem of treatment. Most likely, if you are coming to a facility such as this, you already visit with a psychiatrist or psychologist to consult on your condition, forge a treatment plan, etc. When coming here, I was forced to change from a psychiatrist who was generally receptive to me, to their onboard one, who was generally unresponsive to my feelings about treatment and strictly did things her way. There was also the nurse, who refused to give me medication multiple times, despite my chart calling for it, saying I was faking symptoms, forcing me to endure terrible migraines on multiple days while I stayed there. I simply stopped asking at a certain point because the endeavor felt fruitless. If any medical professional makes you want to stop seeing them by mere presence, they are failing.There are many forced activities which while boons for some, worsen the experiences for others. I arrived while they were preparing for their annual bicyce trip where they average 40 miles by bicycle a day. Despite not having the training that others did, I was expected to perform all four days and was reprimanded harshly when I simply couldn't finish the third day. Another such forced activity was drug rehabilitation therapy, once a week on tuesdays. At the age of 15, I had not yet touched a street drug and had no idea where to even start looking if I wished to. By the end of the program, I could easily find you dealers. That is not to say these activities are inherently bad, I can see how they would help a child, but the forced inclusion of them if they do not suit your child's needs is poor handling.The final point I wish to make is one of process where I feel RMAC fails. I did not "graduate" Ruth Meier's by actually getting better with my mental illness. I was allowed to leave by identifying what traits they valued and emulating them for a long enough period of time. This happened with a decent number of past residents I talked to, as well. They didn't get treated, they simply saw the trend of behaviors that let them out of an unpleasant situation and waited for the admin team to slap a smiley face sticker on them. While I understand you can't simply dive into the mind of the children you are hosting and find out how they truly feel, perhaps you could get a better idea of whether the treatment is working and what might aid them if you actually talked to them in person instead of just reading DCA reports.

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7 years ago
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