Access Services

ACCESS MHA offers the following BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES:

Behavioral Health Assessment: Person-centered assessments designed to determine the client's problems, strengths, needs, abilities, support system, functional level and the degree to which client has been integrated into the community.

Community Support: Rehabilitative, environmental support and resources coordination considered essential to assist a client and family in gaining access to necessary services and in creating environments that promote resiliency, emotional and functional growth and development of the youth. 

Crisis Intervention Services: Services directed toward the support of a client who is experiencing an abrupt and substantial change in behavior which is causing a marked increase in personal distress. 

Diagnostic Assessments: A face-face psychiatric diagnostic interview examination that includes a history; mental status exam; evaluation and assessment of physiological phenomena; screening and/or assessment of any withdrawal symptoms for clients with substance related diagnoses. 

Counseling & Training (Individual/Family/Group): Licensed therapists provide therapeutic intervention services directed toward achievement of specific goals including promoting resiliency, maintenance of cognitive skills, healthy coping mechanisms, adaptive behaviors and skills, identification and resolution of personal, social, intrapersonal and interpersonal concerns.

Nursing Assessment and Health Service: Face-to-face contact with client designed to monitor, evaluate, assess, and/or carry out a physician's orders regarding the psychological and/or physical problems and general wellness.

Psychiatric Treatment: Specialized medical and/or psychiatric services including evaluation and assessment of physiological phenomena and the assessment and monitoring of an individual's status in relation to treatment with medication.

Psychological Testing: Psychological testing consists of a face-to-face assessment of emotional functioning, personality, cognitive functioning (e.g. thinking, attention, memory) or intellectual abilities using an objective and standardized tool.

Medication Administration: Upon Physician's orders medical personnel provide medication to clients in one or more of the following ways: Oral, nasal, inhalant, mintramuscular injection, intravenous, topical, suppository or intraocular. 

Pharmacy and Lab: Pharmacy and Lab Services include ordering, packaging and distributing prescription medications. Assist clients with gaining access to medication and lab work when funding source is not available. 

Legal Skills/ Competency Training (Adults only): A therapeutic interaction shown to be successful with mentally ill or developmentally disabled individuals involved with the criminal justice system. Services are directed toward achievement of specific goals defined in a Court Order and/or pretrial forensic report. Services will address goals/issues related to development or restoration of skills related to competency to stand trial. 

ACCESS Mental Health Agency - GA
678-335-9010