Caring Choices of Alexandria

Central LA Human Service District

Caring Choices of Alexandria provides addiction treatment and mental health care in Alexandria, LA, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access intensive outpatient treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. Payment options include private health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-payment.

5411 Coliseum Boulevard, Alexandria, LA, 71303

Call intake: 318-484-6296

Services & treatment options

Treatment

Type of Care

Mental health treatment
Substance use treatment
Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Care setting

Intensive outpatient treatment
Outpatient
Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
Regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

Buprenorphine used in Treatment
Naltrexone used in Treatment

External Opioid Medications Source

In-network prescribing entity
Other contracted prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

Other contracted prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Prescribes buprenorphine
Prescribes naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies

Acamprosate (Campral®)
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
Buprenorphine with naloxone
Buprenorphine without naloxone
Disulfiram
Medication for mental disorders
Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
Naltrexone (oral)
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Treatment Approaches

12-step facilitation
Anger management
Brief intervention
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Contingency management/motivational incentives
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Matrix Model
Motivational interviewing
Relapse prevention
Substance use disorder counseling
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Trauma-related counseling

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Complete medical history/physical exam
Comprehensive mental health assessment
Comprehensive substance use assessment
Interim services for clients
Outreach to persons in the community
Screening for mental disorders
Screening for substance use
Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
Drug or alcohol urine screening
HIV testing
Laboratory testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
TB screening

Medical Services

Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services

Who we help

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Active duty military
Adult men
Adult women
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
Clients who have experienced trauma
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Members of military families
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Pregnant/postpartum women
Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Young adults

Age Groups Accepted

Adults
Children/Adolescents
Seniors
Young Adults

Gender Accepted

Female
Male

Payment & insurance

Payment and insurance

Cash or self-payment
Community Mental Health Block Grants
Community Service Block Grants
County or local government funds
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Medicaid
Medicare
Other State funds
Private health insurance
SAMHSA funding/block grants
State corrections or juvenile justice funds
State education agency funds
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
State welfare or child and family services funds
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available

Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Support services

Transitional Services

Aftercare/continuing care
Discharge Planning
Naloxone and overdose education
Outcome follow-up after discharge

Recovery Support Services

Assistance with obtaining social services
Employment counseling or training
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Self-help groups

Other Services

Treatment for gambling disorder
Treatment for other addiction disorder

Education and Counseling Services

Family counseling
Group counseling
HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
Individual counseling
Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Substance use disorder education

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

Assertive community treatment
Case management service
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Early intervention for HIV
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Mental health services
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Social skills development
Suicide prevention services

About the center

Facility operation

State government

License/Certification/Accreditation

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
State Substance use treatment agency
State department of health

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Facility Type

Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)