Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients Barstow CA

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

Mental Health Systems Inc
(760) 256-9224
200 East Williams Street
Barstow, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men

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Vista Guidance Center
(760) 256-0376
309 East Mountain View
Barstow, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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San Bernardino Cnty Dept of Behav Hlth
(760) 256-5026
805 East Mountain View
Barstow, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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El Cajon Treatment Center
(619) 579-8373
234 North Magnolia Avenue
El Cajon, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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SPIRITT Family Services
(626) 852-2314
1393 Grand Avenue
Glendora, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Morongo Basin Mental Health Services
(760) 256-7313
234, 236, 300, 304, 308
Barstow, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Barstow Guidance Clinic
(760) 256-0376
309 East Mountain View
Barstow, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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McAlister Institute for Trt and Educ
(760) 721-2781
2821 Oceanside Boulevard
Oceanside, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Glenn County Perinatal Program
(530) 865-1146
1187 East South Street
Orland, CA
Hotline
(800) 507-3530
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Hmong, Spanish

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Valley Wide Counseling
(951) 654-2026
1604 South Santa Fe Street
San Jacinto, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Spanish

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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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