Residential Mental Health Treatment at Icarus New Mexico
Long-term mental health facilities for adults can play a key role in helping those with the most pervasive mental health challenges. Residential treatment centers can help clients develop the life skills and resilience needed to recover by providing a safe, structured environment and evidence-based psychiatric services.
The inpatient treatment facilities at Icarus Behavioral Health in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho provide clients with 24-hour daily medical and psychiatric monitoring in a luxurious, home-like setting. Our facility is unlike local psychiatric hospitals, which have a clinical, cold environment.
As a Joint Commission-accredited mental health care provider, we take pride in helping those who require inpatient care for an extended period get the help they need.
If you or a loved one or friend struggles with long-term mental health issues, please keep reading. You’ll discover that a residential treatment facility can be the way to meet the needs of people with the most complex mental conditions.
What Are Long-Term Mental Health Facilities?
Long-term mental health care centers provide extended treatment programs for people who struggle with severe or treatment-resistant mental health conditions. They’ve usually tried outpatient treatment with limited success, proving the need for longer lengths of time in treatment.
The facilities may be public facilities, such as some community psychiatric hospitals, or private, like Icarus New Mexico. Some specialize in treating specific groups, such as teens or older adults.
Unlike short-term inpatient or outpatient programs, long-term mental health care centers focus on long-term goals and equipping clients with longer-lasting coping tools to manage their psychiatric challenges. The length of stay varies from one adult to another, depending on the level of support and treatment services they need.
The Stigma of Mental Health Facilities Stops Some From Getting Support
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reports that only about half of American adults who need professional support services for a mental illness receive the treatment programs they need. Don’t be a statistic because you fear the stigma of an unfair label.
Residential treatment centers are nothing to be ashamed about. In fact, it takes great courage to admit that you need long-term mental health care. Hold your head high as you start your treatment program, whether your length of stay is 30 days or 90.
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The Core Benefits of Long-Term Residential Programs for Adults
Long-term residential facilities offer several key benefits for adults struggling with mental health needs. Some benefits of our residential treatment centers are:
- Stability and routine; the structured environment creates predictability in a way that comforts someone with mental health challenges.
- Continuous monitoring and 24-hour access to mental health professionals ensure safety and continual progress.
- Holistic health, with facilities offering programs that encompass physical, emotional, and mental health.
- Community support groups, where peers build connections, share stories, and celebrate small wins together throughout their length of stay.
- Forming healthy new habits that are more likely to stick, even after re-entering their local community.
- Access to new resources, thanks to community partnerships between long-term mental health care facilities and community stakeholders.
Residential treatment programs provide stability while clients work on making gains in their mental health. They provide the best services and resources for adults who struggle with the most complex mental health conditions.
Mental Health Conditions That May Require Long Term Inpatient Treatment Facilities
The mental health issues we mention here often respond well to outpatient treatment. However, they can also be hard to treat in some adults and require the expertise of a long-term mental health recovery center.
Bipolar Disorder May Not Receive Adequate Care in Outpatient Programs
Bipolar disorder can lead to extreme, intense mood swings. It disrupts daily life, and in the most severe cases, requires an intensive residential program. While receiving inpatient treatment, they receive services to regulate their medications, stabilize symptoms, and learn life skills to cope with their mental illness in the future.
Borderline Personality Disorder May Require Inpatient Mental Health Care
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) creates great risks due to its emotional instability and impulsive behaviors. A residential treatment facility provides a safe place where clients with BPD can process and manage their emotions. They also receive counseling to learn communication skills so they can rebuild a supportive network.
Substance Use Disorders Often Mean Long-term Treatment Programs
Substance abuse is often a co-occurring condition with other mental health challenges. Self-medicating to ease the symptoms of a mental illness creates a cycle that sometimes requires a residential mental health program. Residential treatment centers allow mental health professionals to treat the addiction and the co-occurring disorder intensively, creating a greater chance at long-term recovery.
Mental Illness with Suicidal Thoughts Demands Residential Treatment Programs
People whose mental illness has led to suicidal thoughts or attempts need the best residential treatment centers. The structured environment and close monitoring offer immediate safety and access to a team of mental health providers and social workers to stabilize them. After the imminent crisis has passed, they receive intensive support and recovery resources.
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Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment and Services to Support Lasting Success
Icarus in New Mexico applies the latest research and evidence-based treatment, customizing every long-term care program to meet each client’s recovery goals and needs. Our priority is always to help each client achieve long-term mental and emotional stability, so they can lead a fulfilling life after completing residential treatment.
Comprehensive Mental Health Care
Our interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, counselors, and behavioral health therapists takes the time to assess and fully understand each client’s therapy needs. This attention to detail allows us to deliver the best support and guide them to long-term recovery.
We also evaluate and adjust treatment plans to ensure that symptoms remain well-managed. That means the treatment plan doesn’t grow stale as the client’s mental health improves with long-term treatment.
Individual, Group, and Family Therapy Options
Therapy plays a large part in the daily routine in residential mental health facilities. Adults in our program at Icarus New Mexico may receive a variety of therapy methods:
- Individual therapy programs to explore and overcome their personal mental health challenges
- Group therapy services, working with peers or support groups on coping strategies and mastering life skills
- Family therapy to restore trust and confidence within families as they reintegrate into the community after leaving the residential treatment facility
Therapy services are invaluable in establishing the foundation for good mental health.
Medication Management and Monitoring Clients’ Well-Being
We make sure that clients take the correct medications, safely and consistently. Our medication management services also help minimize side effects or adverse interactions with other medications, making adjustments when necessary.
Coping Skills Training
The mastery of healthy coping skills is a must for adults with long-term mental health issues. Their behaviors are often triggered by stress or traumatic memories. But life skills programs teach them about mindfulness, stress management, and problem-solving, helping them face everyday challenges without slipping back into harmful behaviors.
Recreational and Holistic Therapies
Besides receiving standard therapies and treatments, Icarus New Mexico offers holistic treatment that supports good mental health. These activities are science-backed programs and include yoga, art therapy, and outdoor recreation. Each can serve as a healthy emotional outlet for adults in our programs as well as support better physical health.
Maria Attended Long-Term Treatment and Changed Her Life
‘Maria’ had struggled with substance use since her teens. As a young adult, her drinking and drug use led to a long history of financial and legal problems that had become out of control. She’d used the services of a community methadone clinic, outpatient treatment facilities, and even one inpatient stay, but she left before finishing detox.
Because she was in her early 20s, and still technically half-heartedly attending community college, Maria was still on her father’s company health insurance. When her dad gave her the ultimatum to get help at a professional mental health care center or he’d no longer pay her bills, she finally agreed. Maria’s initial assessment revealed an addiction and something other treatment facilities had overlooked – bipolar depression, which perfectly explained Maria’s risky behaviors, which had befuddled her father for many years.
A Comprehensive Approach to Long Term Mental Health Support
The severity of her condition meant Maria qualified for a 60-day length of stay. Maria found the calm, stable facility soothing and enjoyed having the time and space for self-discovery. Her recovery program included medical detox, which kept her fairly comfortable. She also worked on reshaping her risk-taking behaviors, medication management to stabilize her moods, and working in a group setting. Her father even made the hour-long drive from Santa Fe to Albuquerque a few times to attend family counseling with her.
Maria flourished in her programs and reconnected with her passion for writing short stories. As part of her aftercare plan, she set a goal to meet with her college advisor and change her major to communications and writing.
After completing her long-term mental health care programs, Maria went back to college full-time. She attends an on-campus AA meeting and continues to take her medication and apply her coping strategies when the stress of school gets her down. She will live with her father until she graduates, and she’s very appreciative now of all his support.
Private Pay and Using Insurance as Payment Options
Icarus New Mexico understands that the cost of treatment can be a significant factor when deciding on long-term care. We offer flexibility by providing private pay and insurance coverage options to help cover the cost of your recovery journey.
If you need to discuss these options, call the financial counselor in our admissions department. We are always happy to explain how you can apply your insurance benefits and health savings account to keep treatment costs to a minimum.
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Speak with Icarus New Mexico About Residential Care for Mental Health Today
The upscale setting and compassionate staff elevate our residential treatment facility above others in Albuquerque. Our long-term mental health care services have earned us the confidence of clients from all around New Mexico and West Texas.
When you – or your loved one – is ready to get help for a chronic mental illness at a residential treatment facility, our team is here to provide support. Call us confidentially today to speak with someone about how we can help.
