Mental Health/Substance Abuse

We will arrange short-term treatment for mental or emotional needs for you or your family. Treatment for long term, severe mental conditions, or severe emotional disturbances for children, as well as inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment must be arranged through the local Community Mental Health (CMH) agency. CMH can also help refer you to the right local agency when you have problems about drugs, drinking alcohol, and drug abuse. Following are some of the signs of substance abuse. If you feel you have a substance abuse problem, we encourage you to seek help.

Signs and symptoms of substance abuse:

• Failure to complete jobs at work, home or school
• Frequent absence or poor work or school performance
• Using substances (alcohol or drugs) when it is dangerous, such as while driving or using machines
• Legal problems due to drinking or drug use
• A need for more of the substance to reach the same effects
• Failed efforts to cut down or control the use of the substance
• Much time spent to get the substance, use it or recover from its effects
• Important social, work or recreational activities given up or reduced because of substance use
• Continued use of the substance despite knowing its negative effects

If you have questions about your mental health or substance abuse benefits you can call our Behavioral Health Department at 616 464-8500 or 800 673-8043.You can also call your local CMH.