BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Comprehensive mental health services are provided by a professional staff of licensed counselors, psychologists, a child psychiatrist, and adult psychiatrists. The staff is culturally sensitive, respecting the religious and healing orientation of each client.
Prevention programs help build mentally healthy families and combat individual self-destructive behaviors. Stability and wellness are emphasized through healthy lifestyle practices.
Mental Health Services
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Individual, group, family, and couples counseling
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Psychiatric care and medications for children and adults
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Comprehensive care and support services to families of children with emotional and behavioral problems
Substance Abuse Treatment Services
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Psychiatric services for patients with addiction
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Recovery support services
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Referrals for medical detox, residential treatment and intensive outpatient treatment
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Tobacco prevention and cessation services
Patient must complete an assessment with an IHCRC before starting the program.
Drug and Alcohol assessments are conducted on a walk-in, first-come first-serve basis. Days and times for walk-in assessments are:
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Tuesdays at 2:00 pm (clinic doors open at 7:45 am)
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Thursdays at 10:00 am (clinic doors open at 9:45 am)
It is recommended you show up at least one hour early, and once checked in you must stay or forfeit your spot to the next individual waiting. Spots are limited; if all available assessment spots are filled, you may be asked to come back on the next available assessment day. Please note that IHCRC staff does NOT complete assessments for DPS/Driver’s License, nor is IHCRC ADSAC approved.
Systems of Care Wrap Around Services
The Systems of Care program serves children with emotional or behavioral disorders who are also at risk of being removed from either school or the home. Families are assisted in the development of a plan which will meet the youth’s emotional, educational, intellectual, physical, family, cultural and social needs. The goal of the program is to keep emotionally and behaviorally challenged children with their family and community.
Pre-doctoral Internship Program
Pediatric Behavioral Health
Care for a variety of behavioral and emotional problems, including, but not limited to depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and mood disorders, is provided to children and adolescents by a team of behavioral health professionals.
Youth Suicide Prevention Program
IHCRC's youth suicide program consists of seven integrated parts: (1) training for youth using the American Indian Life Skills program in local schools; (2) Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) training; (3) spring and summer camps for youth, (4) a family powwow focused on youth mental health, (5) an ongoing program for Native youth including drum group and Native games (stickball, Cherokee marbles); and, (6) appropriate referrals for behavioral health and wellness.
Domestic Violence Intervention
The goal of Indian Health Care Resource Center’s DVPI program is to increase access to culturally sensitive domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, advocacy, crisis intervention, and behavioral health services for American Indian victims of domestic violence and their families living in urban Tulsa and the surrounding areas.
The program consists of bullying training in the schools, individual counseling, community education, training for professionals, and appropriate referrals for shelter and legal services.