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If you want to be listened and helped come to this place! This is the best place for anything, the staff is helpful, and the energy surrounding the place is positive and good!
About High Plains Mental Health Center
You’ll find the High Plains Mental Health Center in the city of Hays in Kansas. They offer several addiction treatment and mental health services. In a city known for its small town feel and supportive community, they help individuals and families who are experiencing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health issues. People of all ages can get help here!
A Lifeline for Northwest Kansas
This center was built on the belief that getting help should be simple and within reach for everyone in the community. Started in 1964 when a few Kansas counties came together to make mental health care more accessible, they’ve grown into a place where people can find support without having to travel far or worry about the cost.
They’re also a designated Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). This means you can get all your treatment in one place!
Making Treatment Affordable and Accessible
Don’t let money be a barrier. You can use private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid to pay for treatment. They also offer a sliding fee scale. Even if money is tight, they’ll work with you because no one is turned away for financial reasons.
Hays has public transportation options like Access Transportation if you need help getting to your appointments. Telehealth is another convenient option.
A Recovery Resource in Hays That Works for You
Recovery looks different for everyone, and there’s more than one way to find the right path. Here, they offer outpatient care, including medication assisted treatment (MAT). That means you can keep up with work, family, and everything else in your life.
Peer support is a huge part of the program. It can make a difference when you have someone in your corner who truly understands what you’re going through.
When you consider their treatment options and accessibility, High Plains Mental Health Center in Hays, Kansas may be a good option for recovery. Hays is a great place to find recovery support and offers spaces where you can build healthy routines, whether it’s a walk at Frontier Park or a summer swim at Hays Aquatic Park.
Fact checked and written by:
Amy Ramirez-Leal, MA
Edited by:
Courtney Myers, MS
Latest Reviews
For a service company that is all built around communication, they are absolutely terrible. Our daughter has had 2 counselors and, a Med Dr’s quit and we have never received an email, phone call or any form of communication, regarding the situations. If it wasn’t for the providers themselves letting us know they were no longer working for High Plains, we would have been “hung out to dry!” Pretty sad when they are the only provider of this service in our area!
Reported being a vicitm of false accusations abuse to my medical provider with massive stress headaches and what I felt was declining health. Got a referal to this place. Reported exactly as I reported being a vicitm of false allegations to the referal doctor to their intake, got sympathy and understanding from the medical doctor, they seemed not so concerned for me at their mental health appointment intake! Recieved a notice they were about a month out for assigned care, I reiterated I needed victim mental health care, and they sent me a text indicating a woman would have at at home session with me, I was relieved, felt like a real manidory reporter was finally going to do what it takes to come in and talk about not only the abuse on me, but my children and elderly mother that I also reported. Appointment time came, no one showed. Get a call asking me if I am going to participate in the therapy. Then learned that at home session meant online. Learned this 15 minutes into the scheduled time. The lady was rather rude in that I should have known it was online and not in person. Told me to call her Mrs. Baker when reffering to her. Basically was not interested in my family victim of abuse and extorsion story. Ended with O Great, Good Bye, never heard from this place again!
The people that help me are wonderful.
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Accepted Insurance
Other Forms of Payment
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Treatments
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
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 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.
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.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Staff
Craig Poe
Executive Director
Cindy Pfeifer, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse
Dr. Mark Romereim, MD
Medical Director
Mark Dinkel, MS, LPC
Director of Clinical Programs
Contact Information
208 East 7th Street
Hays, KS 67601
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