Frequently Asked Questions
- What does CCMH do?
We
provide mental health and addiction services that promote a healthy
community. Our services cover all ages,
young children through older adults, and reach people where they live, work and
go to school.
- How many people did you serve during fiscal year
2003-04?
3,386
people each year including: 2,910 in direct
treatment and 476 through outreach and prevention services
- How many treatment centers are there?
We
operate 3 outpatient treatment facilities in St. Helens, and 1 each in
Scappoose, Rainier, Clatskanie, and Vernonia.
In addition, we have 5 residential treatment programs in St. Helens and
multiple proctor homes.
- How many employees do you have?
We
have 90 employees throughout Columbia County.
A large percentage of our staff have graduate degrees and/or special
training to work with the population they serve.
- Why don’t people with mental health and
addictions help themselves?
When
people are sick, they seek medical treatment. Mental health and addictions are
no different. When a person has a
mental illness or an addiction, they need professional help. Today there are a host of resources,
including medications and new therapy techniques to help them in their
recovery.
Other FACTS
- 1 in 5 Americans experiences a mental disorder in
the course of a year
- Mental health is second only to heart disease as
a leading cause of disability and premature death.
- Mental disorders account for more financial
expenses than all forms of cancer.
- And in Our Community:
As
CCMH goes forward with our new $3.3 million Creekside Center, located on
McNulty Creek, we continue to
o
More than 53,000
children and adolescents suffer from a mental disorder in Oregon
o
13,000 children will
suffer from a severe disorder
o Older adults are not immune to mental health concerns.
In Oregon, for every
$l spent on alcohol and drug treatment, $7 was saved in future costs of law
enforcement, corrections, welfare and publicly support medical treatment.