where to go for help
Substance Abuse / Misuse / Addiction
University Resources:
Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS)
UMATS is part of the U-M Department of Psychiatry’s Substance Abuse Section, and is committed to providing outstanding clinical care for people recovering from alcohol and other drug problems.
http://www.med.umich.edu/psych/sub/treatment.htm
(734) 232-0600
NOTE: To obtain treatment for alcohol and other drug problems at UMATS, please call the U-M Department of Psychiatry:
Toll Free 1-800-525-5188
Adults: (734) 764-9190
Adolescents: (734) 764-7269
http://www.med.umich.edu/psych/appt.htm
Alcohol Management Program
Alcohol Management is a brief, confidential educational program that helps you eliminate drinking problems by reducing your drinking or stopping altogether. The Alcohol Management program is for people with mild to moderate alcohol problems who want to eliminate the negative consequences of their drinking. Individual consultation is available either in person or by telephone.
http://hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/alcohol/management/
(734) 647-6691
Toll Free 1-800-222-5145
UMHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For health system employees
The UMHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential, no cost service for UMHS faculty, staff, and their families as well as U-M staff and faculty located near UMHS. Our goal is to inspire ongoing individual and organizational development, while contributing to the health and well-being of the Health System community. We do this by providing brief counseling and coaching services, mediation services, crisis intervention, assessment and referral, educational and training programs, and supervisory, staff, and team consultation.
hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/programs/mental_emotional/eap.html
(734) 763-5409
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP)
For campus employees in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, & Flint
The University of Michigan Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP) offers a number of services to help staff, faculty, and their immediate family members with personal difficulties encountered at both work and home. All services are free of charge and confidential and include: short-term counseling on personal, emotional, family and work place issues; personalized coaching services to assist with achieving professional or personal goals; critical incident, trauma and grief counseling; and educational presentations on a variety of emotional and mental health topics.
www.umich.edu/~fasap
Central Campus (734) 936-8660 TTY (734) 647-1388
Flint Campus (734) 936-8660 TTY (734) 647-1388
Dearborn Campus (313) 593-5430
Geriatrics Center and Turner Senior Resource Center
U-M Geriatrics Center’s Social Work & Community Programs aim to help people achieve the highest wellbeing. Our social workers offer individual and group counseling in the clinic to both older adults and family members. A wide range of support groups, educational programs, and peer counseling services are also available. The center also offers daycare for older adults with dementia. Information and support for caregivers is provided by telephone, email and through individual and group sessions.
http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/communityprograms/index.htm
(734) 764-2556
Health Education Resource Center (HERC)
The MHealthy Health Education Resource Center is a full-service lending library located in the East Ann Arbor Health Center. The HERC has a complete collection of health materials which includes electronic, print, and audiovisual resources. Use the online search feature to locate materials of interest to you. Some information can also be accessed online.
http://www.mhealthy.umich.edu/herc
(734) 647-5645
House Officer Mental Health Program
The House Officer Mental Health Program provides confidential counseling, evaluation, and psychotherapy for house officers and their significant others. The program is staffed by psychiatrists who know the medical setting. They have experience treating the full range of personal and work problems of physicians at all levels of training.
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/hoa/house_officer_mental_health_program
(734) 647-9776
(734) 936-6266 #13728 pager
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) provides emergency/urgent walk-in evaluation and crisis phone services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for people of all ages. The following services are provided; psychiatric evaluation, treatment recommendations; crisis intervention; screening for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and mental health and substance abuse treatment referral information.
To make an appointment, walk-in or call:
(734) 936-5900 TTY: (800) 649-3777
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
(734) 996-4747
Psychological Clinic
The Psychological Clinic is a University of Michigan agency offering outpatient mental health services for adults and couples 18 and over. University affiliation is not required to receive services. Services include consultation, psychological testing, short and longer-term psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals and couples (psychiatric consultation available in conjunction with therapy), groups for eating disorders and social isolation. Sliding scale fee.
http://www.psychclinic.org
(734) 764-3471
UMHS Tobacco Consultation Service (TCS)
The Tobacco Consultation Service (TCS), part of MHealthy, assists people who wish to be free from tobacco addiction. TCS offers both individual and group sessions for employees, patients and community members. The TCS website features real stories from real people who have quit smoking.
www.mhealthy.umich.edu/tobacco
(734) 936-5988
Community Resources:
Community Mental Health Services Programs
Mental health services in Michigan are coordinated through local Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSPs).This website provides an alphabetical list of local CMHSPs. The list includes contact information for your local program.
Community Mental Health Services Programs
Livingston-Washtenaw Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency (Health Services Access)
Among its other responsibilities, the Livingston-Washtenaw Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency is responsible for funding Substance Abuse Prevention Services for Alcohol, Tobacco and other drugs (ATOD). Through Health Services Access they provide free and confidential screening and referral for substance abuse services. Priority is given to pregnant women, IV drug users, and parents who are at-risk of losing custody of dependent children.
By calling (800) 440-7548 you can receive information on the following services:
Full Range Substance Abuse Treatment Services |
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Services are available to individuals with limited English proficiency or hearing impairments. Services are tailored to meet individual needs and are usually available at a choice of locations.
Michigan Department of Community Health: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) provides support and services for adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbance, people with developmental disabilities, and people with substance use disorders.
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2941---,00.html
517-373-3740
Michigan Mental Health Networker
The Networker website provides listings of mental health therapists, agencies, and support groups in Michigan. The site also provides news articles and other informational resources on mental health topics.
http://mhweb.org/index.html
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) helps Michigan residents with disabilities achieve employment and self-sufficiency. A person with a disability may be eligible for MRS services if the disability causes problems in preparing for, finding, or keeping a job. Any person with a disability who is interested in receiving job rehabilitation services may call the nearest MRS office.
http://www.michigan.gov/mrs
Toll Free 1-800-605-6722
TTY 1-888-605-6722
Support Groups/ Self-Help Groups:
Note: If you don’t find the support group or self-help group you’re looking for, search on the more general sites listed under the Support Groups/ Self-Help Groups category. There are many more potentially relevant groups than can be included here.
Al-a-non
For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship.
http://www.al-anon.org
Search for meetings in Michigan: http://www.afgmichigan.addr.com/ais.htm
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Search for meetings nationwide: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/en_find_meeting.cfm?PageID=29
Search for meetings in Washtenaw County: http://www.hvai.org/contacts/area4.htm
Families Anonymous
Families Anonymous is a group of concerned relatives and friends whose lives have been adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to alcohol or drugs. Families Anonymous is dedicated to doing something constructive about our approach to someone else's problem.
http://www.familiesanonymous.org/
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 43,900 weekly meetings in over 127 countries worldwide. Membership is open to all drug addicts, regardless of the particular drug or combination of drugs used. Members share their successes and challenges in overcoming active addiction and living drug-free productive lives through the application of the principles contained within the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of NA.
Search for meetings in Michigan: http://www.michigan-na.org/main.htm
