ACTS Behavioral Health and

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and University Place is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Lakewood offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across University Place and Tacoma.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Lakewood differ on it.

They treat teenagers as well as adults, which is the less common arrangement and worth confirming for Lakewood specifically.

Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. A center that asks you a lot of questions before recommending anything is behaving correctly. Write down four questions and ask every place the same four.

The two feed each other, which is why handling them separately tends to work badly. A diagnosis made while someone is still using can be wrong, so assessment often waits until after detox. Ask what happens to your current psychiatric medication during the program.

It depends on the level of care. Outpatient care is designed to fit around a job. Where an employer offers an assistance program, it is usually confidential and separate from your manager. Keep a copy of everything you send and every date you were given.