Washington

Mental Health Center
    Gallaudet University Kellogg Conference Center
    800 Florida Avenue NE, Rm 3202
    Washington, DC 20002
(202) 651-6080 (Voice, TTY)
(202) 651-6085 (FAX)
E-mail: Mh.C@gallaudet.edu
Contact Person: Dr. Lauri Rush
Host Institution:  Gallaudet University
Year Established:  1960
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  9 Full-time; 3 Deaf; 9 American Sign Language Skilled
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Refferal; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs
Interpreted AA Meetings:  2 In Area
Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; TTYs
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages except under 18
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 400 Past Year
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Deaf and Their Families
Financial Arrangements:  Sliding Fee Scale; Private Insurance

Seton House at Providence Hospital
    1053 Buchanan Street NE
    Washington, DC 20017
(202) 269-7777 (Voice)
(202) 269-7491 (FAX)
Dr Gaurdia Banister
Host Institution:  Providence Hospital
    1150 Varnum Street NE
    Washington, DC  20017
Year Established:  1978
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  48 Full-time; 2 Part-time; 2 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare; Psychiatry: Dual Diagnosis
Interpreted AA Meetings:  5 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 3 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  1 in the Past 6 Months; 3-5 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American Women; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance
Publications:  Newsletter; Renee Lohman; (202) 269-7249

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.

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