Worcester County Health Department WACS Center

Worcester County Health Department WACS Center

Services:
Education and Counseling Services
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Children/Adolescents
• Young Adults
• Seniors

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Other State funds
• Federal Grants
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• Private or Community foundation
• Community Service Block Grants
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• State education agency funds
• State welfare or child and family services funds
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• County or local government funds
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• Medicare

Testing

• Laboratory testing

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Nicotine replacement

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• State government

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Type of Care

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

Facility Type

• Outpatient mental health facility

Ancillary Services

• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Case management service
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing