About us
Porter Starke Services, located in Portage, Indiana, offers comprehensive support for individuals dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues. They provide specialized care for adults, adolescents, and children, ensuring that their services meet a wide range of needs. Their programs are designed to be accessible to the community, with the facility accepting most major insurance plans, Medicaid, Medicare, and offering a sliding scale fee structure. This sliding fee system provides discounts based on the clientโs family income and size, making treatment more affordable for those in need. Additionally, they welcome walk-ins, facilitating easy access to their services.
The facility focuses on care coordination and a variety of counseling services, providing both individual and group therapy sessions. While their outpatient addiction treatment is available for individuals aged 18 and older, they also offer referrals to residential and acute care programs at their nearby locations for those requiring more intensive support. Group therapy, including 12-Step-based sessions, is available depending on demand and availability, helping clients integrate into supportive peer networks as part of their recovery journey.
For those seeking medication management, Porter Starke Services has an on-site pharmacy and offers psychiatric care for both adults and youth, including crisis intervention. The facility features an opiate replacement program for clients struggling with opioid dependence, where personalized treatment plans may include methadone maintenance or Suboxone induction and maintenance under the close supervision of medical professionals.
Feedback from clients regarding Porter Starke Services has been mixed. While some express frustration with wait times and aspects of the care quality, others praise the dedication of the staff and the positive impact the clinic has had on their lives. Despite differing experiences, many find value in the resources and support offered through their comprehensive treatment programs.
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- State welfare or child and family services funds
- County or local government funds
- Community Mental Health Block Grants
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Addiction Resource Score
Scoring is assigned by a proprietary system which helps surface key metrics that determine quality. The 10-point scale factors in categories such as operations, customer satisfaction, and trust metrics.
7.5
Out of 10
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Treatment
Treatment Options
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
Levels of Care
- Outpatient
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
Treatment Modalities
- Individual psychotherapy
- Couples/family therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Activity therapy
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Treatment for gambling disorder
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Relapse prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
- Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Treatment for other addiction disorder
License and Accreditation
- State mental health department
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Facility Operation
- Private non-profit organization
Screening
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- TB screening
- Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
- Metabolic syndrome monitoring
- Laboratory testing
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Diet and exercise counseling
- Family psychoeducation
- Illness management and recovery
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
- Supported housing
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Early intervention for HIV
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
Emergency Mental Health Service
- Crisis intervention team
- Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
- Psychiatric emergency onsite services
- Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Transitional Recovery Services
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Self-help groups
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Recovery coach
Age Groups Accepted
- Seniors or older adults
- Children/adolescents
- Young adults
- Adults
- Seniors
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Smoking or Vaping
- Smoking not permitted
- Vaping not permitted
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