Latitudes
Latitudes is a 20-bed, LGBTQ+ facility designed to meet the specific substance abuse and mental health needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Located in St. Paul, Minnesota, Latitudes is more than a treatment center, it’s a place for LGBTQ+ individuals of all genders, 18 years of age and older, to transform into the people they’ve always strived to become. A place where fear is replaced with hope and recovery becomes a reality. By incorporating a full spectrum of evidence-based treatment models and partnering with LGBTQ+-specific community partners, Latitudes is able to provide the right kind of opportunities to make lasting change possible.
It can be hard to make the decision that treatment is right for you if you don’t know what’s going to happen in treatment. So here’s a little of what to expect. You’ll start by conducting a thorough assessment of your substance use history, mental health issues as well as any medical issues you may have. Considerations like living situations and economic challenges will also be addressed. From there, recommendations will be made.
If treatment is recommended, you’ll get a plan specific to you. Each person’s treatment day is different and the length of time in treatment is uniquely yours. There is no cookie cutter approach to treatment – we meet you where you’re at. But here are common treatment components:
- 1:1s with your counselor
- Group therapy which could include the following:
- Life skills
- Time management
- Issues in sexually
- Co-occurring issues
- Guilt and shame
- Self-discovery
- Primary (small groups with your counselor and peers)
- Community
- Mental health education
- Addiction education
- Health education
- Family
- Coping skills
- Recreation Therapy so you can learn there’s fun without the use of substances
- Case management and discharge planning.
- Alumni speakers
Your treatment team has routine meetings to determine where you’re at in your recovery process and will adjust your treatment plan to ensure you’re meeting clinical milestones. They use the latest evidence-based treatment such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy.
Your treatment team will be made up of the following:
- Mental Health Professional
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- Social Worker
- Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
- Recovery Specialists
- Registered Nurse
- Trained Medication Aids
We can help you with things like STD/HIV testing, non-emergency transportation to outside appointments and anything else you need to give you the best chance at lifelong recovery. Our facility is beautiful and large, and you’ll have access to staff as our staff to patient ratio is small. You can be whoever you want to be – we’ll meet you where you are.
So call today – you’re worth it!
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