About this facility
Addiction and Behavioral Counseling Services, Inc. (ABCS) offers licensed, court-approved counseling programs throughout Northwest Indiana. The center serves individuals aged 17 and older who are facing charges related to Operating While Intoxicated/Driving Under the Influence (OWI/DUI), substance abuse, anger management, and possession offenses. Services are available in English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, and Polish to support a diverse client base.
ABCS accepts referrals from courts, probation officers, and attorneys, including for clients with out-of-state cases. Services include individual and group counseling, Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), and a Minor in Possession Program for youth ages 15 to 20. Programs are tailored to each person's legal situation and recovery goals, utilizing evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and structured anger management classes to promote healthy behavior, reduce relapse risk, and support lasting change.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient; Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Nicotine replacement; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team; Psychiatric emergency onsite services; Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, State government
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Community Mental Health Block Grants; Medicaid; Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Payment assistance (check with facility for details); Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Testing, SCR, Metabolic syndrome monitoring; Laboratory testing
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Young Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Family psychoeducation; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Supported employment; Vocational rehabilitation services; Case management service; Suicide prevention services
