Michigan Behavioral Health Institute

Michigan Behavioral Health Institute’s office is located in Essexville, Michigan, just outside of Bay City, approximately 15 minutes north of Saginaw and 20 minutes east of Midland, Michigan. Our facility offers a professional atmosphere, making our consumers as comfortable as possible. We offer quality addiction and mental health treatment services allowing you to receive high-caliber care while maintaining your commitments to work, family and home.

MissionThe mission of Michigan Behavioral Health Institute is to promote development of an integrated system of care for the co-occurring disorders of substance abuse and mental illness in the Tri-County Area.

Our program has come together through a vision of combined experience working with addictions and mental illness with a specific purpose of advancing the philosophy of education, treatment, and research into the complex issue of substance use disorders and mental health disorders. We are dedicated to helping each consumer achieve lasting sobriety and enjoying a new found quality of life. We strive to build a personal relationship with each consumer.

MBHI offers an integrated system of care and treatment for individuals and their families who are experiencing the co-occurring disorders of substance abuse and mental illness.

MBHI’s  treatment approach emphaszies dignified care and is specifically tailored for dually-diagnosed individuals.

MBHI is CARF accredited.Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities Consumers face a variety of options when deciding what services to use and who should provide them. Accreditation is a sign of quality and is an important consideration in their decision making. Consumers look for CARF accreditation in their choice of treatment for addiction and substance abuse services.

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Relapse prevention from naltrxone
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Accepts clients on opioid medication
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted without restriction

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Active duty military
• Seniors or older adults
• Adolescents
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Transitional age young adults

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Ancillary Services

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opiods Detoxification
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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