Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 201 Mulholland, Bay City, MI 48708
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<p><strong>ABOUT BAY-ARENAC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH</strong></p> <p>Bay-Arenac Behavioral Health (BABH), located in Bay City, Mich., is outpatient and partial hospitalization facility for adults and children who are struggling with <strong>mental illness, substance use disorders, dual diagnosis, and developmental disabilities.</strong> A governmental Michigan Community Mental Health Authority, BABH operates centers across the two counties, with its main office is located on the campus of McLaren Bay Region hospital. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The facility offers outpatient-therapy clinical services, which offers a talk therapy approach to help clients with their <strong>emotional, mental, and social functioning</strong> on a one-on-one basis. Outpatient therapy includes individual and family therapy, assistance with accessing community resources, advocacy and crisis intervention. </p> <p>BABH’s website indicates that the organization can link clients to <strong>medication-assisted treatment</strong> such as Suboxone and methadone programs, detoxification, and long- and short-term residential therapy, as well as outpatient programming, though it’s not clear whether these services are provided on-site, or whether BABH provides referrals to them. The facility also utilizes Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), which is an intensive treatment program for adults that have a serious mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse issues, who have not benefited from traditional case management or outpatient services. Treatment is provided through a team approach.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>According to its website, BABH has a team of clinicians. There is currently no specific information regarding treatment staff; however, the facility is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The sole alum polled by Rehabs.com on the staff’s level of training and experience offered four out of five stars. The second alum had an average opinion of the staff, givin the facility three out of five stars for the support received.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information regarding living arrangements and related offerings. A <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bay-arenac+behavioral+health&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyu5Cgtr_aAhUFFnwKHdr2CJgQ_AUoA3oECAAQBQ&biw=1142&bih=898" target="_blank">single photo on Google</a> shows a large brick building with ample windows. The two alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center’s cleanliness gave it four out of five stars. The single alum polled on the center’s accommodations, meals, and exercise/leisure provisions offered four, four, and three stars respectively.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The two reviewers to date provided mostly positive opinions of the facility to Rehabs.com. One alumni polled by Rehabs.com across 15 metrics said they would recommend BABH to others. The reviewer gave four stars for most of the evaluated categories, including family participation, counseling options, and treatment of <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>. Another alum indicated that they enjoyed the family programming but had mixed feelings about the holistic offerings. The center’s holistic offerings fared more poorly, with three stars, but its overall treatment effectiveness scored five stars. “Faculty was well educated careing,” the anonymous reviewer wrote, also praising the center’s individual counseling sessions.</p> <p>Secondary review sites were mixed. On Facebook, which the facility staff can manage, BABH had an average of three stars from four reviewers.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> In one comment, Randall wrote, “These peolpe really help me out they are nice and kind and if you can't find help they will go out if there way to help you find it love the people.”</p> <p>On Google, the facility was rated more negatively, with four reviewers offering an average of 2.5 stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup><a href="[GoogleReviews](https://www.google.com/search?q=Bay-Arenac+Behavioral+Health&oq=Bay-Arenac+Behavioral+Health&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61j69i60j0l3.270j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x8823e10aa5f7eb15:0x39e293bbb33e6fb1,1,)" target="_blank">2</a></sup></a></small> Little commentary was left in these reviews, but one alum offered a positive note, writing, “Friendly and helpful, very polite and professional.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>At the time of this writing, Glassdoor featured five reviews with an average of 3.3 stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> Majority of these reviewers did not offer commentary about the facility, but one employee wrote, “I really can't say much other than there are some good people there.”</p> <p>On Indeed, the reviews were extremely positive, with six reviewers offering 4.7 stars.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-4"><sup>[4]</sup></a></small> Wrote one reviewer: “It was a pleasure working for BABH. I found it to be rewarding as well as challenging. BABH makes it possible for people to be a part of the community instead of living in an institution.”</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to the website, services are intended for uninsured individuals on low incomes, individuals on Medicaid or Healthy Michigan, and individuals with private insurance who need a specialty mental health service. Services are offered free of charge to those clients who have Medicaid; others pay fees determined on a <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MI16.pdf" target="_blank">sliding scale according to income — one of 278 Michigan facilities to do so</a>. The sole individual polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center’s affordability gave it four out of five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/BABHCMH/reviews/" target="_blank">FacebookReviews</a> </small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Bay-Arenac-Behavioral-Health-Reviews-E410105.htm" target="_blank">GlassdoorReviews</a> </small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-4"><sup>[4]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Bay-Arenac-Behavioral-Health/reviews" target="_blank">IndeedReviews</a></small></p>
— Sarah Sicard · 2018-04-17 13:21:46 PDT
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