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We accept most major insurance plans. Staff will guide you through the process and customize a payment plan for you as needed.
About YSS of Story County
YSS of Ames serves as the headquarters for YSS and provides a wide range of services aimed at supporting youth and families in the community. Located in a historic building, the center offers a counseling clinic, emergency shelter, and residential addiction treatment through its Ember Recovery program. These services include mental health therapy, substance use counseling, and crisis stabilization, ensuring that youth in need receive comprehensive care and support.
In addition to these core services, YSS of Ames runs afterschool and summer programs for children, mentoring initiatives, and parenting education for young mothers. The Rosedale Shelter, Iowa's first youth shelter, provides a safe haven for youth in crisis, offering food, clothing, and support. By collaborating with local organizations and Iowa State University, YSS of Ames is dedicated to fostering a supportive environment that helps youth build a brighter future.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:We accept most major insurance plans. Staff will guide you through the process and customize a payment plan for you as needed.
Medicaid
<p>Signed into law through the Social Security Act in 1965, Medicaid is a United States government program that offers health insurance to those with limited income.</p>
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See rehabs that accept this provider.Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
This approach is commonly used with children. It incorporates elements of play and self-expression, like boardgames, finger painting, dolls, and blocks.
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Patients can connect with a therapist via videochat, messaging, email, or phone. Remote therapy makes treatment more accessible.
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
Synthetic drugs are made in a lab, unlike plant-based drugs like mushrooms. Most synthetic drugs are either stimulants or synthetic cannabinoids.
Programs for young adults bring teens 18+ together to discuss age-specific challenges, vocational and educational progress, and successes in treatment.
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