Loudoun County Mental Health Center

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Leesburg, 2 offer a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Ashburn, 5.4 miles away.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because transitional services and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Leesburg may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 6 things they offer a named program for.

They prescribe naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Leesburg, not all of them do.

Aftercare is the step down: less intensive, longer lasting, and often the difference that lasts. A discharge plan should name the appointments, who prescribes, and what to do on a bad night. Get the follow up appointment into the diary before the program ends.

Outpatient keeps work, school and family going. Inpatient pauses them. Where someone is using in the house, or on the route home, outpatient care is working against the current. If you are told you need the most expensive option before anyone has asked you anything, get a second opinion.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. Chargers, razors and anything with a cord are often held and signed out when needed rather than kept in the room. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.