Cobb and Douglas County Community Services Board



	Services - First time Appointments, Information and Referrals, Monday through Friday 8 am to 6 pm Call 770-422-0202

Outpatient

Outpatient Services of the Cobb and Douglas Community Services Boards provides mental health and substance abuse services to children, adolescents and adults. A range of outpatient services are available to provide treatment , illness management education and to support the development of the skills necessary to function in the community. Family education and support are important components of treatment.

Outpatient Services utilizes a service delivery model which develops an individualized plan of care as the basis of determining the supports necessary for living a potentially independent and productive lifestyle. Should an individual have a special need outside the scope of this agency's services, then he/she would be referred to the most appropriate services in the community.

Outpatient services Included:

Counseling Services

Day Services

Criminal Justice Services

Consumer Liaison

IMAGE: Outpatient services provide mental health and substance abuse services

Counseling Services


	Group counseling

Attention deficit disorder Alcohol/Drug education Conflict resolution Crisis management Decision-making Depression Bipolar disorder Medication education Relapse prevention Relationship enrichment Substance abuse education Violence/anger management Women's issues
	Individual counseling
	Family counseling
	Substance abuse assessment
	Substance abuse intensive outpatient
	Psychiatric assessment
	Nursing services
	Pharmacy services
	Medication monitoring
	Resource coordination - individual contacts, linkage and referral top


Day Services


	Day Services are provided for adults with persistent behavioral, emotional, or substance-related disorders. Day Services consist of Psychosocial Rehabilitating (PSR), Peer Support and Substance Abuse Day Treatment. These programs provide intensive, coordinated rehabilitation and recover services for individuals whose primary mental health or substance condition issues are incapacitating. We offer:

		Structured day and evening programs
		Self-help, socialization and adaptive skills training
		Vocational supports
		Group counseling and education
		Psychiatric and nursing services
		Coordination/linkage with community and other natural supports
		Individual and family education, training and support
		Specialized women's programs
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Criminal Justice Services


	Services are provided for incarcerated and court involved adults with a mental illness or substance-related disorder. These include:

		Assessment and evaluation
		Court interfacing
		Individual counseling
		Linkage and referral
		Medication monitoring

	In a joint partnership through Wellstar Health Systems, Cobb CSB has begun offering behavioral health services in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. The Sheriff's office estimates that some 20 percent of the 2,060 inmates at the facility have mental illness. It has set up a separate pod at the jail for inmates with acute needs including mental health and substance abuse. The new unit provides education, treatment and support services. The CSB also provides treatment for the inmates following their incarceration. top

Consumer Liaison


	The Consumer Liaison establishes and provides ongoing community and natural support for all mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse consumers and their families. For information, Contact: Judith Masching 3830 South Cobb Drive, Suite 300 Smyrna, Georgia 30080 Phone: 770-429-5005 top


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