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<p><strong>ABOUT BLUE RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE - BURRELL CENTER</strong></p> <p>Based in Roanoke, Va., Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is a community-based treatment provider designed to treat individuals struggling with <strong>substance abuse, mental health, and co-occurring disorders</strong>. The organization's Burrell Center, operating from Carillion Hospital, provides <strong>specialized outpatient-based programs</strong> and services for adults, individuals involved in the criminal system, pregnant women, and women with infants. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Upon admission, clients undergo an <strong>initial psychiatric and substance abuse assessment</strong> to determine the most appropriate program. Adults struggling with chemical dependency and co-occurring disorders are admitted into the Burrell Center's outpatient program. According to the facility's website, the outpatient program entails <strong>multiple group counseling sessions per week</strong>. Individuals struggling with a <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a> are served in all groups.</p> <p>In addition to outpatient sessions, the Burrell Center also provides a range of psychiatric services. These services include psychiatric evaluations, <strong>ongoing medication management</strong>, case management, and nursing services.</p> <p>The Burrell Center's Program LINK is designed to treat women with infants and pregnant women with <strong>specialized case management and intensive outpatient counseling</strong>. In Virginia, the center is among 28.7 percent of facilities to provide treatment for <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/VA17.pdf" target="_blank">pregnant and postpartum women</a>.</p> <p>In addition, the Burrell Center provides ALPHA Jail Services, which facilitates <strong>therapeutic communities for men and women incarcerated in area jails</strong> who have struggled with substance abuse. Once released, participants in the program transition directly into the Burrell Center's intensive outpatient program. The center is among the 30 percent of Virginia facilities to provide specialized <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/VA17.pdf" target="_blank">programming for criminal justice clients</a>.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The Burrell Center employs a multidisciplinary clinical team comprised of consulting psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, professional counselors, and case workers. </p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Although alumni reviews of the Burrell Center are limited, the two alumni reviews sourced from Google gave the facility perfect five-star ratings, but did not expound on their experience.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small></p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole loved ones polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing agreed with this positive evaluation of the facility. Out of five stars, the survey respondent gave perfect five-star ratings for the facility's ability to treat co-occurring disorders, the staff's level of experience and training, counseling options, and the level of family participation. "My brother was treated there and seems to be doing better after attempted treatment at other facilities with no success," the family member wrote. </p> <p>On Google, a loved one also gave the facility a perfect five-star rating, writing: "It's great that these services are provided for low income individuals and families. Someone I know gets his prescriptions at a very low cost as well as case management and counseling."</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Secondary sources revealed mixed employee opinions of Blue Ridge Behavioral Health as a whole. On Indeed, 36 employees gave the treatment provider an average rating of <strong>3.2 out of five stars.</strong><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> Although many reviewers praised co-workers and the level of care provided, some reported low incentives and stressful conditions. "Good company to work for but stressful work," one representative reviewer wrote.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>The facility's website states that funding is accrued through a "combination of state and local government appropriations, federal and private grants, and reimbursement from federal agencies, client insurers, and private payment." One survey respondent did cite the program's <strong>sliding scale fee</strong> as a facility strength. </p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/iGDH53" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Blue-Ridge-Behavioral-Healthcare/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Blue-Ridge-Behavioral-Healthcare/reviews</a></small></p>
— Patrick Greeley · 2018-11-10 10:32:34 PST
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