Regional Mental Health Center – Strawhun Center – Merrillville, Indiana

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
• 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)
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Per session

For more than 40 years, Merrillville, Indiana’s Regional Mental Health – Strawhun Center has been a pillar of the community, offering management and treatment for a variety of mental health conditions. The facility has a solid reputation for providing kind, efficient care to those in need, no matter what their situation. Serving the many needs of the Northwest Indiana community, Regional Mental Health – Strawhun Center is a non-profit organization committed to making excellent mental health treatment accessible to everyone, irrespective of circumstances, age, or financial status. 
 
The center has a federally qualified health center (FQHC) as well as other facilities run by Regional Health Systems. This enables them to provide a wide variety of services, including family social services, counseling, psychiatric treatment, and reasonably priced primary care and dental care. Their all-encompassing strategy guarantees that people and families may get the help they need for issues related to their physical and emotional health. The company’s dedication to accessibility and affordability exemplifies its goal of serving the community as a dependable resource at every stage of life.
 
Regional Health Systems have a significant local influence in addition to receiving federal financing from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which is granted to them under the federal public health service designated status. This status offers defenses against certain health-related lawsuits, such as medical malpractice insurance for the FQHC and its staff. Their capacity to provide comprehensive, community-based care that meets the highest standards of quality and safety is improved by this government financing. 
 
The Joint Commission’s accreditation of Regional Mental Health – Strawhun Center demonstrates their dedication to upholding the highest standards in patient care and treatment results. The center’s commitment to quality and ongoing progress in offering the community mental health and healthcare services is reflected in its certification. 

Treatment Options

The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services
• Discharge Planning
• Self-help groups
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Recovery coach

The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• 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
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Treatment Modalities

• Individual psychotherapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• 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
• 12-step facilitation
• Intervention Services
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Matrix Model
• Relapse prevention
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Conditions Treated

• Alcoholism
• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment
• Co-occurring Disorders

Levels Of Care

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Residential detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Aftercare
• Halfway house

License and Accreditation

• State mental health department
• State department of health
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• The Joint Commission

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Family psychoeducation
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance