Guidance/Care Center, Inc. (GCC), at 1205 Fourth Street in Key West, offers comprehensive behavioral health services, including treatment for mental health illnesses and substance misuse. The hospital serves a wide range of ages, including adults, children, and families, with a focus on persons in crisis and those suffering from significant and persistent mental diseases. GCC works with no gender or faith-based restrictions, enabling equal access to care for all people, regardless of economic situation or background.
GCC provides a variety of programs, including detoxification, outpatient care, crisis stabilization, and a Personal Growth Center (PGC) with day treatment and support services. In addition, the center has a mobile crisis response team that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Cognitive behavioral therapy, anger management, group therapy, crisis intervention, psychiatric examinations, and medication management are among the available treatment options. Notably, GCC prioritizes crisis treatment and aggressively works to reduce unnecessary mental hospitalizations, as well as providing transportation assistance to improve access to its programs. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has accredited the facility, demonstrating its dedication to quality service delivery.
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Most private insurances accepted
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 detoxification
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
Treatment Modalities
- Individual psychotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Private Insurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
- Cigna
- Humana
- Magellan Health
- UnitedHealth Group
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- State welfare or child and family services funds
- State corrections or juvenile justice funds
- State education agency funds
- Other State 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)
- Federal Grants
- Private or Community foundation
- SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
License and Accreditation
- State mental health department
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- State department of health
Amenities
- Private setting
- Day school
- Private transportation
- Oceanfront views
- Beach setting
- Residential setting
Care Type
- Detox
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Type of Detox
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
Facility Operation
- Private non-profit organization
Screening
- Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- HIV testing
- Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
- Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
- Early intervention for HIV
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
Opioid Treatment
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- 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
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Age Groups Accepted
- Children/adolescents
- Young adults
- Adults
- Seniors
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Smoking or Vaping
- Smoking permitted in designated area
- Vaping permitted in designated area
