Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients Scottsbluff NE

While many programs address relapse prevention, LGBT clients may need additional help to find LGBT-specific resources, which may be scarce outside metropolitan areas.

Human Services Inc
(308) 635-7782
15 West 16th Street
Scottsbluff, NE
Hotline
(308) 762-7177
Services Provided
Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)

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Blue Valley Behavioral Health
(402) 228-3386
1123 North 9th Street
Beatrice, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Heartland Counseling and
(308) 284-6767
401 West 1st Street
Ogallala, NE
Hotline
(877) 269-2079
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Blue Valley Behavioral Health
(402) 826-2000
225 East 9th Street
Crete, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Alegent Health Psychiatric Associates
(402) 717-4673
6901 North 72nd Street
Omaha, NE
Hotline
(402) 717-4673
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment

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Panhandle Mental Health Centers
(308) 635-3171x140
4110 Avenue D
Scottsbluff, NE
Hotline
(308) 635-3171
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Blue Valley Behaviorall Health
(402) 228-3386
1903 4th Corso Street
Nebraska City, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Blue Valley Behavioral Health
(402) 274-4373
820 Central Avenue
Auburn, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Heartland Counseling and Consulting
(308) 534-6029
110 North Bailey Street
North Platte, NE
Hotline
(877) 269-2079
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Russian, Spanish

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Lydia House
(402) 422-1111
2706 North 21st Street East
Omaha, NE
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Residential beds for clients' children, Men, Criminal justice clients

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Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients

The following information could be included in a training or educational program.

Barriers to Treatment Access

Barriers to adequate substance abuse treatment for the LGBT community have been touched on in other chapters. In addition to the reasons any prospective client might have, the reasons LGBT individuals may avoid or delay seeking professional care include fear of disclosing their sexual orientation or gender and previous experiences with health care providers who attempted to convert them to heterosexuality, who attributed their substance abuse to their sexual or gender orientation, or who were otherwise judgmental and unsupportive.

Engagement and Retention

LGBT individuals may leave treatment prematurely for the same reasons as non-LGBT clients. But LGBT clients may have additional treatment difficulties if a facility lacks culturally specific services, if it lacks self-identified LGBT practitioners or sensitive counselors, if it has few contacts with the non-substance-abusing LGBT community, or if it fails to engage non-LGBT clients in exploring their prejudices or honoring diversity.

Relapse Prevention

While many programs address relapse prevention, LGBT clients may need additional help to find LGBT-specific resources, which may be scarce outside metropolitan areas. LGBT clients may have difficulty addressing problems with their sexual or gender orientation and may have difficulty with their families of origin, co...

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