Outpatient mental health
The Community
Counseling
Solutions staff.
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Community Counseling
Solutions provides
wellness services
Blue Mountain Eagle
C
ommunity Counseling Solutions pro-
vides mental health and addiction
services in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam
and Grant counties.
Its mission statement is “Providing dy-
namic, progressive and diverse supports to
improve the well-being of the communities
we serve.”
Outpatient offi ces are located in Board-
man, Arlington, Fossil, Condon, Heppner
and John Day, in addition to multiple school-
based clinics.
CCS provides: a triage within 15 minutes
of fi rst contact; screening and assessments;
individual, group and family counseling;
psychiatric services; peer services; jail di-
version; DUII counseling; crisis-interven-
tion services; alcohol, drug and gambling
addiction-prevention services; abuse/ne-
glect investigations and examinations; and
school-based services (local and school-
based health care services).
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CCS also offers enhanced services within
the program:
Assertive Community Treatment
• High-intensity services for high-needs
patients
• Team approach
• Community-based
• Time-unlimited services
• High fi delity
• Positive outcomes
Supported Employment
• All patients are screened for interest in
employment (triggers SE specialist)
• Job training
• Job development with employer out-
reach
• Follow-up supports
• Zero exclusion
Wraparound Services
• High-risk youth with emotional and
behavioral issues typically with multi-
system involvement
• High-intensity services
• Monthly Community Family Team
meetings
• Service coordination planning
• Team approach
Early Assessment and
Support Alliance
• Provides information and support to
teens and young adults ages 12-25 experienc-
ing symptoms of psychosis for the fi rst time
• Fast access to psychiatric and counseling
services
• Education about causes, treatment and
management of psychosis
• Coaching on rights regarding access to
employment, school, housing and additional
resources
• Family psycho-education and support
groups
• Support for vocational education and in-
dependent living goals
CCS offers respite and therapeutic foster
care for clients in need of help outside their
homes. CCS has multiple contracted private,
in-home respite providers and contracted TFC
homes. Along with respite homes, CCS pro-
vides assistance in coordinating for higher lev-
els of care such as residential, secure residen-
tial, acute and sub-acute care and crisis respite.
CCS utilizes in-house resources as much as
possible while referring out when necessary.
For more information, visit community-
counselingsolutions.org or call 541-575-1466
in John Day, 541-676-9161 in Heppner or
541-481-2911 in Boardman.