About this facility
Nestled near the shores of Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, this outpatient clinic guides individuals through substance use and mental health recovery, treating a wide range of conditions from alcohol and opioid addiction to anxiety, depression, and various personality disorders. Services include individual, couples, and family therapy, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and telehealth.
The Ness Center focuses on helping clients understand their symptoms and develop long-term coping skills. Therapy explores past trauma, emotional triggers, and daily challenges through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal approaches. For substance use disorders (SUD), this center offers medications like buprenorphine and methadone alongside behavioral therapy to reduce cravings and support recovery at every stage.
The Ness Center fosters an inclusive space for the LGBTQ+ community, offers tailored care for veterans and their families, and supports stronger relationships through couples and family therapy. It also equips first responders and community members with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) training to build awareness, preparedness, and compassionate response within the wider local network.
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, Outpatient; Partial hospitalization/day treatment; Residential/24-hour residential
Facility Type, FT, Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Aripiprazole; Clozapine; Risperidone; Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior 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 mobile/off-site services; Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Medicare; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Private health insurance; 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, Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Veterans; Active duty military; Members of military families; Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients with HIV or AIDS; Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with eating disorders; Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); 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, Housing services; Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Supported housing; Case management service; Integrated primary care services; Suicide prevention services; Education services
