It is a very clean and organized place, full of a good-hearted staff eager to help people who are going through a difficult time
About KVC Behavioral Health
KVC Behavioral Health is a nonprofit healthcare organization that provides help to families and children in crisis. The facility is located in Charleston, West Virginia, near the Kanawha River and is convenient to I-64. They offer personalized treatment plans for clients with mental health needs. Additionally they connect clients to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs and therapy. The organization accepts welfare, child and family services funds as well as Medicaid.
Strengthening Families in Charleston, West Virginia
The organization emphasizes strengthening families through better mental health. They support children experiencing neglect and abuse, and they partner with foster families to place children dealing with trauma.
The treatment team fosters an environment where all clients feel valued and supported. They pride themselves on welcoming clients from diverse backgrounds who’ve been through different experiences.
Wraparound Services in West Virginia
The organization specializes in treating children, teens and young adults who have experienced trauma. They use a trauma informed approach to mental health treatment and provide strengths based, child centered services that are family driven.
They provide wraparound services that include academic support and assistance for children with serious emotional disorders. The organization offers family in-home services that are convenient and effective. Some services include crisis response and CAPS assessment.
CAPS assessment provides a comprehensive evaluation of the strengths and needs of children and their families. The assessment guides decision making with the goal of safety, permanency and improved quality of life for children and their families.
Connecting Clients with Addiction Treatment
The organization connects clients with appropriate addiction treatment programs. These programs include outpatient mental health and addiction treatment. They can connect you to intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and addiction therapy services.
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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.
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
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.
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
Erin Keltner, LCSW, LICSW
President
Erin Osborne, LGSW
VP of Operations
Contact Information
1510 Kanawha Blvd E
Charleston, WV 25311