Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients Stillwater MN

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

Avalon
(651) 351-9325
1825 Curve Crest Boulevard
Stillwater, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Cedar Ridge Inc
(651) 426-3300
11400 Julianne Avenue North
Stillwater, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Men

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We Care Counseling Center
(651) 777-4233
6060 50th Street North
Oakdale, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Burkwood Inc
(715) 386-6125
615 Old Mill Road
Hudson, WI
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Spanish

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Saint Johns Hospital Healtheast
(651) 326-7128
1575 Beam Avenue
Maplewood, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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New Choices For Recovery
(651) 430-2720
375 East Orleans Street
Stillwater, MN
Hotline
(651) 430-2720
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Bachmann and Associates
(651) 379-0444
8669 Eagle Point Boulevard
Lake Elmo, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Hudson Hospital
(715) 531-6752
405 Stage Line Road
Hudson, WI
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Senior Recovery Program
(651) 773-0473
1351 Frost Avenue
Saint Paul, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Seniors/older adults

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Valhalla Place
(651) 925-8200
6043 Hudson Road
Woodbury, MN
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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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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