Family Guidance Center
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 4906 Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Accreditation
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Saint Joseph
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Family Guidance Center
What kind of care does Family Guidance Center provide?
They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Saint Joseph has 6 other centers within 14 miles.
Does Family Guidance Center offer a detox?
No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is about a mile away in Saint Joseph.
Is telehealth available at Family Guidance Center?
Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 6 centers near Saint Joseph differ on it.
Does Family Guidance Center prescribe buprenorphine or methadone?
They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 6 centers near Saint Joseph, not all of them do.
Does Family Guidance Center treat teenagers?
They treat young people from 12 up, so a parent calling from Saint Joseph about a teenager is in the right place.
What is there in Saint Joseph that costs nothing?
Saint Joseph has 5 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.
What does treatment at a place like this cost?
It ranges from nothing at all, in a state funded program, to figures that need a payment plan. The cheapest program and the one with the shortest wait are rarely the same program, and that is the real tradeoff. Ask what the daily rate becomes if coverage stops before the program does.
Is a dual diagnosis treated in one place?
Dual diagnosis means both are present, and treating them together is the current standard of care. Where a diagnosis already exists, the existing prescriber becomes part of the plan. Ask who to speak to if the mental health side gets worse mid program.