Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc

Programs: Youth residential program: cumberland height's youth services offers primary care for adolescent males from 14-18 struggling with drug and alcohol abuse as well as an extended care program. Services offered, among others, are individual and group therapy, recreation, education, psychiatric care, if needed, and family programming. These services allow us to support families in stopping the addictive process before the cycle continues into another generation. When other programs are restricting their services to adolescents, cumberland heights is moving forward toward expanded services at highly competitive rates.

medical services: cumberland heights medical services operates a 30 bed detoxification unit, as well as provides medical services for all 137 licensed beds at the river road location. Cumberland heights makes available physical health services to patients, which is necessary for the evaluation and treatment of alcohol or other drug dependencies. Medical services operates within the framework of the disease model of addiction as a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual disease. Nursing practice is based around bio-psychosocial principles that approach the patient on a holistic basis. Staff is maintained 24 hours daily, seven days/week and consists of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and medical technicians. There is three physicians on staff, including one psychiatrist. The goals of the medical services department at cumberland heights is to ensure that each patient gets the highest quality of medical care possible in a safe, loving environment.

womens program: our residential womens program offers gender responsive treatment to adults 18 and up. Services include a first step program which focuses on bio-psycho-social-spiritual crisis stabilization, psycho-education and an introduction to the recovery skills that will assist the patient in successfully transitioning to the traditional program. The traditional program services include individual, group, and family counseling, psycho-education, introduction to 12 step programs and activities, art therapy, recreation therapy, adventure based counseling, and equine therapy. Treatment is individualized based on the patient's identified needs. Psychiatric services are available as an adjunct for those who need this assistance to best meet the challenge of recovery from addiction. In addition, specialty services are offered for those patients who have experienced a relapse (e. G. A return to active chemical use).