Betty Hardwick Center - Adult Mental Health Services

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📍 2616 South Clack, Abilene, TX 79606

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3.3 ★★★☆☆ Historical rating · 2 reviews via Recovery Brands
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<p><strong>ABOUT BETTY HARDWICK CENTER IN ABILENE, TX</strong></p> <p>Founded in 1971 and located in Abilene, Texas, Betty Hardwick Center is <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/TX17.pdf" target="_blank">one of the 362 (84 percent) of Texas treatment facilities</a> that offers <strong>outpatient treatment to men, women, and children struggling with mental health disorders.</strong> The facility has about 195 employees. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>According to Betty Hardwick Center's website, its treatment program follows the <strong>Resiliency and Disease Management (RDM) model.</strong> In order to be admitted, clients must typically be diagnosed with <strong>schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.</strong> Intake services are available on a walk-in basis. </p> <p>Separate treatment programs are available for adults, adolescents, and children in need of mental health services. The facility also offers an early childhood intervention program. Counseling services are available in the form of individual, group, or family counseling with the goal of increasing the client’s ability to perform activities of daily living. </p> <p>Throughout treatment, clients may benefit from various types of resources including but not limited to a <strong>crisis hotline (staffed 24 hours a day), counseling, case management, provision of medication and pharmacological management, supported employment and housing, skills training and psychosocial rehabilitative services.</strong> </p> <p>The supported housing program provides individualized services to assist clients in receiving and maintaining housing. Clients in this program may also receive transportation, meal preparation, and budgeting assistance. </p> <p><strong>The Assertive Community Treatment</strong> program aims to identify clients with persistent mental illness and provide additional resources and support through clinical and rehabilitation staff expertise. <strong>Psychological rehab services</strong> offer social, educational, behavioral, and cognitive interventions by the treatment team to help clients with severe and persistent mental illness live independently, secure a job, and maintain social relationships. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by Betty Hardwick Center regarding its treatment staff. However, one alum polled by Rehabs.com stated that staff are experienced and gave four out of five stars for the staff's level of training and experience. </p> <p><strong>REVIEWS</strong></p> <p>The two alum polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave Betty Hardwick Center conflicting reviews. One alum gave excellent ratings across several categories. They gave five out of five stars for treatment effectiveness, holistic offerings, counseling options, when asked if treatment was worth the cost, and its treatment of <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders.</a> "They care," they wrote. </p> <p>However, the other reviewer gave two stars for treatment effectiveness and accommodations and amenities. "Too little staff, most staff don't seem to care, over crowded. Short staffed, unfriendly staff, dingy uncomfortable environment," they wrote. </p> <p>To date, <strong>the 20 people to leave reviews on its Facebook page, which it has the ability to manage, gave an average of 4.4 out of five stars</strong>. Of the four people to leave commentary, two gave positive commentary while two gave negative feedback such as long wait times. Positive feedback includes praise for the staff. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small></p> <p>The <strong>13 people to leave Google Reviews for Betty Hardwick Center to date gave an average of 1.9 out of five stars.</strong> Negative feedback includes turning away clients and unprofessional staffers. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to the facility’s website, the cost of treatment at Betty Hardwick Center is <strong>assessed for each client based on the facility’s funding sources</strong>, and is <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/TX17.pdf" target="_blank">one of the 211 (49 percent) of Texas treatment centers</a> that offers fees on a sliding scale. Clients are encouraged to contact the facility directly for additional information regarding the cost of programming.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/bettyhardwickcenter/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/bettyhardwickcenter/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=0Q_AW6rfNJGp_Qa14JnwDw&q=Betty+Hardwick+Center+-+Adult+Mental+Health+Services+in+Abilene%2C+TX&btnK=Google+Search&oq=Betty+Hardwick+Center+-+Adult+Mental+Health+Services+in+Abilene%2C+TX&gs_l=psy-ab.3...846.846..1234...0.0..0.204.204.2-1......0....1j2..gws-wiz.nByz0I7hOE4#btnK=Google%20Search&lrd=0x86568c3b18a2ab45:0x7c5f851e2aa987ec,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p>

— Saige Driver · 2018-10-24 14:45:08 PDT

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