Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center

About the Facility

Harbor Care is a mental health support and drug and alcohol addiction recovery based in Nashua, New Hampshire. Harbor Care helps individuals and their families achieve stability following crises and times of personal difficulty through comprehensive, person centered care. They are a nonprofit facility with clinical amenities. Harbor Care is a network of service providers catering to the needs of New Hampshire residents. In addition to mental health and addiction care, they have housing, veteran, and HIV/AIDS programs available.

Residential treatment is a high level of care designed for clients with severe symptoms considered high risk. During inpatient care, they reside on campus under a set of restrictions to limit the risk of relapse and keep them safe. Clients are under staff monitoring throughout their stay.

Clients work with a care team to develop their treatment based on need. Treatment uses evidence backed therapies and holistic methods alongside education opportunities to help clients better understand the nature of addiction and their triggers while developing coping skills that support continued recovery.

Clients who complete inpatient care can transition into the outpatient program, or it can be entered into directly by clients with less intrusive symptoms. During outpatient programming, clients live at home and visit the campus for treatment sessions on a regular, relaxed schedule. The same therapies used in the residential program are used in outpatient care.

The medical team at Harbor Care may prescribe clients medication to help them overcome addiction or mental health symptoms that prevent them from focusing on treatment and recovery. Traditionally, MAT is used in treating opioid use disorder but can be applied in other cases if an assessment suggests it would help a client. Those receiving MAT are closely observed for adverse effects and to track their health.

Treatment

Mental Health

If you had a pre-existing mental health disorder before you started abusing substances, it is likely you relied on the substances as a way to self-medicate. Many symptoms of mental health disorders are stressful, so it can initially feel like drugs or alcohol are a way to reduce those symptoms. On the other hand, people who abuse substances increase their chances of developing a mental health condition.

Opioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance Abuse

In New Hampshire, individuals can find comprehensive rehab programs that provide substance abuse treatment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. These programs typically utilize evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and experiential therapies, together with family counseling, individual, and group meetings. These critical interventions provide an effective treatment program that will help you achieve sobriety and maintain it in the long-term.

Insurance and Financial

Medicaid
Medicare
Private insurance
Self-pay options
Sliding scale payment assistance

Programs

Adult program
Children program
HIV/AIDS program
Program for men
Program for women

Levels of Care

Outpatient

Clients undergoing treatment at an outpatient rehab reside in their own homes and engage in counseling and recovery education sessions in the evening, at night, or on the weekend. This ensures clients’ access to care while working, caregiving, or attending school. Outpatient treatment is often the next level of care for clients stepping down from inpatient care, though some clients enroll immediately after completing detox. Many programs offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) for those in alcohol or opioid recovery.

Intervention Services

Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need

Clinical Services

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.