The Adapt Prevention & Education Program was awarded $18,460 from the Umpqua Health Alliance Community Health Improvement Plan Funding Program to train four facilitators from Adapt and Compass Behavioral Health the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop. The two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid teaches participants to […]
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March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
For the 15th year, Adapt Prevention & Education, in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling, dedicates March to helping people to “have the conversation” about problem gambling. Approximately 2 million (1%) of U.S. adults are estimated to meet the criteria for compulsive or pathological gambling and another 4-6 million (2-3%) are considered problem […]
Adapt Opens Transitional Housing in Grants Pass to Help Families on the Path to Recovery
Adapt announced an initiative to help address the need for transitional housing in Grants Pass for people recovering from opioid and other substance use disorders. “The lack of safe, stable and affordable housing for those in recovery is a barrier for many members of our community,” said Dr. Gregory Brigham, Adapt CEO. “Eveningside Transitional Housing […]
Art of Prevention Douglas County Youth Empowering Voice through Art
Adapt’s Prevention & Education Program is proud to announce the 8th Annual Art of Prevention art contest and art show. “We’re calling all young artists in grades 4-12 to submit entries for this year’s contest,” said Cati Strempel, Prevention & Education Director. Entries will be accepted through April 5, 2019. Every year for the past […]
Adapt – Medication-Assisted Opioid Treatment Program
Medication-assisted treatment and recovery combines prescribed medications with counseling and behavioral therapies, community-based services and recovery supports to help people achieve long-term recovery from alcohol, opioid and other drug dependence. Adapt’s OTP offers medication-assisted treatment in a professional, safe, convenient, and caring environment.
Talking Health: Deer Creek Celebrates 30 Years of Providing Youth Residential Treatment
Ron Farley, Director of Adapt Youth & Residential Treatment Services, and Susan Jeremiah, Chief Human Resources Officer for Adapt, are interviewed on the KQEN / CHI Mercy Talking Health. The podcast is attached, and here’s the link: https://kqennewsradio.com/2018/12/04/talking-health-12-3-18/
Dr. Gregory Brigham Talks About Addiction and Opioid Use Disorder
Dr. Gregory Brigham from Adapt Treatment Program talks about addiction and treating Opioid Use Disorder in Coos County, Oregon.
The Crossroads: Detox and Residential Care
When it comes to recovery, one size does not fit all. The Crossroads offers medically managed detox and residential treatment for adult men, women, and women with children in a safe, secure and therapeutic environment.
Adapt Releases 2017 Annual Report
Adapt today released its Annual Report for 2017. The report provides information about the delivery of primary care, behavioral health care, and prevention services over the past year, and highlights successes in growing a comprehensive system of care to support the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities in Douglas, Josephine, Coos and Curry […]
Local Tobacco Prevention & Education Program Moves to Douglas Public Health Network
Effective 11/1/18, Douglas County’s Tobacco Prevention & Education Program (TPEP) will be carried out by Douglas Public Health Network. TPEP transitioned to Adapt in 2014 with the reorganization of public health in Douglas County. “We are grateful to have had an opportunity to sustain this work, and we look forward to working with Douglas Public […]
Community Response to Mental Health Emergencies
It is estimated that over 8,300 Douglas County residents are living with a mental health diagnosis. Although having a mental health diagnosis does not always result in a mental health emergency, Compass Behavioral Health Pre-Commitment Investigators have processed more than 13 civil commitments since January 2018—more than double the average of the previous three years—and […]
SouthRiver Receives Funding to Expand Access to Substance Use & Mental Health Services
SouthRiver Community Health Center has been awarded a $330,500 grant to expand access to mental health services, and substance abuse services for its health center patients. These integrated services focus on the treatment, prevention, and awareness of opioid abuse. The U.S. Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) awarded over $396 million […]