Behavioral Health Services (BHS)

Bhs believes that recovery, or living a clean, sober, and happy life requires a commitment to working every day. Staff are committed to clients as they identify their needs and commit to a program of recovery. All clinical sud treatment staff are registered or certified as addiction counselors including master's level and licensed professionals for specialized Services. Bhs was among the first substance use disorder treatment providers to develop specialized Services for pregnant and parenting women. Bhs has been providing alcohol and other drug treatment to persons involved in the criminal justice system for over 28 years. Bhs recognizes that the continuum of care begins with prevention, and the organization has a long history of providing alcohol and other drug prevention Services.

Bhs became a fqhc (federally qualified Health center) to bridge the gap between primary care, substance abuse and mental Health. Bhs realized its clients and the community would be better served by integration of care through the provision of a primary care Health clinic. The department of Health and human Services (hhs), Health resources & Services administration(hrsa) funding, through a new access point federal grant and was awarded in 2015, which resulted in the opening of bhs-family Health center in april 2016. Bhs has since expanded to addtional Health center sites which serve a growing number of clients from the recovering community, and plans are underway for further expansion of these Services.

Bhs was awarded a federal contract from the substance abuse and mental Health Services administration ("samhsa") to provide targeted street and internet outreach and substance abuse counseling, hiv/aids and prevention case management Services. Recognizing the disconnect between primary care, substance abuse and mental Health, bhs realized its clients and the community would be better served by integration of care through the provision of a primary care Health clinic.