UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 313 West High Street, Ebensburg, PA 15931
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Not offered: Buprenorphine
- Not 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 Ebensburg
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Is UPMC Western Behavioral Health residential or day treatment?
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 Johnstown is the closest place to carry that on if you move.
Is detox part of what UPMC Western Behavioral Health offers?
They do not detox, and nothing inside 14 miles of Ebensburg does either. Ask them where they send people, because a place without one usually has somewhere it refers to.
Does UPMC Western Behavioral Health offer medication for addiction?
No. If medication matters to you ask directly, because it is the hardest thing to change later and not every place around Ebensburg offers it.
Are there alternatives to UPMC Western Behavioral Health?
There are 2 more within a short drive of Ebensburg, so this does not have to be the only call you make.
Can I do this by video instead?
They do video appointments, which matters if Ebensburg is a drive for you.
What does the court need from the program?
Most programs will say plainly whether they sit on a court's approved list. Drug court programs often have their own approved list and their own funding attached. Ask what happens if you miss a session, so you hear it from them first.
How much will my family be told?
Programs expect family contact rather than tolerating it, though the amount is set by the person in treatment. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon exist for the people around someone using, they are free, and they are separate from any treatment program. Ask what exists for a relative who is not ready to sit in a room with the person using.
Should I live at the center?
One of them takes the decision to use out of your hands for a while. The other leaves it with you. A clinician settles this on risk, history and circumstances, and the assessment is a single appointment. If you are told you need the most expensive option before anyone has asked you anything, get a second opinion.