Mental Health Services

• Outpatient Services
• Youth Services
• Crisis, Screening & Assessment
• Substance Abuse Services
• Skills Training
• Community Services
• Work Placement

We Serve People Challenged with:

Outpatient Services

Outpatient, day treatment and community support services are the most widely used services offered by Spindletop MHMR Services. These services assist people of all ages throughout the four-county catchment area who sufer with severe problems ranging from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to less severe problems such as marriage and family disruptions. Outpatient therapy allows individuals to work through problems with a licensed counselor on a one-to-one basis, within a group or in family sessions. For many individuals a more supportive type of therapy is needed. Community support services and skills training are provided 15 to 30 hours a week in the home, school or other appropriate settings.

On average, 520 adolescents are served per month who have serious emotional and behavioral problems that are causing significant disruption in their lives. Such problems often result in the risk of placement outside the home. The target population ranges in age from 4 to 18 with problems ranging from serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to behavioral problems, depression and attention deficit disorder. Daybreak Interagency Youth Services is the outpatient clinic for youth services, serving the largest number of youth. Individual, group and family counseling are provided by licensed staff when indicated. Play therapy is utilized for younger children. Evaluations by a child psychiatrist to determine the need for medication and medication management are available as needed. Daybreak Residential Center is the residential portion of youth services offered at Spindletop MHMR. The residential program is for emotionally disturbed and mentally ill young people needing 24-hour supervised care. The program is located in Beaumont and is a secured, self-contained program complete with dining room, laundry facilities and 16 beds. The program has separate male/female day rooms and living quarters. The program is licensed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. An individual treatment plan is established for each resident. The plan incorporates their current life problems as well as long-range goals which can be continued after leaving Daybreak. Educational programming is individually designed with certified teaching staff through the Beaumont Independent School District. The program is accredited by the Texas Education Agency. Daybreak residential clients must:

Spindletop MHMR Services receives an average of 252 telephone calls per month from people who are in emotional or mental crisis. For those individuals who are in severe psychiatric crisis, a short-term residential unit with 16 beds is available. Crisis Resolution Program's primary focus is to consult and/or counsel with individuals and their families to provide immediate short term, safe, secure, protective and therapeutic intervention which resolves the immediate crisis. Basic services provided by the program include information and referral services linking appropriate levels of care within and outside of Spindletop MHMR Services.

The Crisis Stabilization Unit is part of the Community Psychiatric Center which offers short term residential services to residents in the four-county catchment area who are in acute stages of mental/emotional crisis. The unit provides 24 hour screening and referrals, intensive inpatient intervention and stabilization and pre-discharge planning for continued assistance through the Spindletop network. Using medication regimens, structured activities and counseling services, the unit provides emotional crisis stabilization. The unit serves adult men and women, 18 and older. The 16-bed, 24-hour crisis stabilization unit is located in Beaumont. Requests for voluntary admission and emergency detention are processed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The client must also demonstrate a significant psychiatric crisis, not need acute medical care and not have a primary diagnosis of substance abuse. (409)839-1080

The Spindletop MHMR Substance Abuse treatment programs provide residential and outpatient services. Treatment includes individual, group and family counseling along with aftercare, relapse prevention, education and support groups. Mental health services are offered for the dual diagnosed clients. Youth prevention and intervention programs are offered at four housing complex sites and provide young people with an array of educational information and activities designed to offer an alternative to using drugs and alcohol. (409) 839-1044

The adult skills training program offers group settings with skills learned and practiced on-site and in the community. The program operates program six hours a day, Monday through Friday, in facilities located in Beaumont and Port Arthur. The priority population for the program is adults dealing with major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression, as well as other persons going through severe emotional crisis that greatly affect their ability to cope with everyday life. Consumers and staff work together in practical ways to help consumers get back on their feet and experience a better quality of life. An individualized treatment approach emphasizes taking personal responsibility for one's own life and well being. Training is offered in several practical areas such as:

Support includes activities such as:

Breakfast, lunch, snacks and transportation to and from the programs are provided free of charge.

Community Services is composed of seven individualized programs which provide a continuum of services. The programs are targeted toward serving the most vulnerable, at risk clients who often lack the ability to meet their basic needs. The programs provide access to medical, social, educational and other appropriate services that help improve quality of life. All of the programs are available in Jefferson, Orange, Hardin and Chambers counties. Programs within the Community Services unit include:

Trust Industries is a work placement program for qualified mental health, substance abuse and other disabled clients. The program contracts with several regional businesses and industries to utilize Trust workers in a variety of paid employment settings. Employment at Trust Industries helps clients move from being a tax-user to a taxpayer. Trust Industries 2750 S. Eighth Street Beaumont, Tx 77701 (409) 839-2291