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Causes: Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment
Mission: The mission of the addiction center of broome county is to provide state-of-the-art outpatient treatment services to individuals, their families, and significant others suffering because of chemical dependency. We will provide treatment that is competent, ethical, and effective at the least possible cost. We will do this in cooperation with other service providers, and with local, state and federal government officials. Other services may be developed as a result of this cooperative planning process. Our services with be offered to all people who need them without regard to age, sex, status, religion, creed, sexual orientation, or race. Our clients come to the clinic suffering from an illness and its devastating effects. They will be treated with utmost care, dignity and respect.
Programs: Clinic - the clinic program offers a mix of traditional group and individual outpatient counseling to individuals, their families and significant others who suffer from chemical dependency.
dual recovery - this program is an arrangement with broome county mental health department whereby acbc provides a full-time employee who coordinates a collaborative effort among the broome county providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment to create a seamless integration of psychiatric and substance abuse interventions in order to form a cohesive unitary system of care.
rehab - the rehab program offers full-day group counseling to individuals who are dually recovering from substance abuse and psychiatric illness.