Because we believe that all persons should have access to treatment, programs at The PathFinders are often considerably less than other treatment facilities. We offer clinical assessments for treatment. PathFinders accepts most major insurance, and is a grantee of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. The Department of Mental Health grants allow us to provide services to persons who otherwise could not afford treatment.

Residential treatment typically last from 21 to 28 days. Intensive Outpatient groups meet four times per week for 2-4 months and Low Intensity Outpatient groups meet one time per week for 16-22 weeks.

The patient is in the process of receiving the basic tools necessary to begin living a chemically free lifestyle.The process includes education through lectures and films.

Group therapy as well as community living is a beginning point for learning new ways to explore feeling buried by the use of alcohol and other drugs and relating to others in new ways. The patient will attend self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.

Because we believe that chemical dependency is a disease that not only affects the person abusing chemicals but also anyone who cares about that person, PathFinders is dedicated to helping families and significant others understand addiction and begin healing within the family unit.

The Thursday Night Family Meetings consist of educational sessions on topics such as Chemical Dependency as a family disease, roles of the family, codependency, detachment, etc. The groups also include open discussions to answer questions about treatment, family involvement, 12-step meetings, etc., and to gain support from other group members.

Through participation in an on-going Outcomes Study done by the Institute for Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluation, The University of Memphis, on treatment facilities that receive any state funds, we have found that treatment at PathFinders has been very effective. A staff member can get you a copy of this study upon request. Please see "Activities and Outcomes" on this website.

Please be advised: We are not a detox facility.

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