Behavioral Health Assessment

A thoughtful assessment can help identify your needs, concerns, strengths, goals, and areas where additional behavioral health support may be helpful.

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Behavioral health assessment and supportive care

Personalized Assessment centered around your individual needs, experiences, and goals.

A clearer understanding of your behavioral health needs

Behavioral health assessment is an important part of understanding the concerns and experiences that may be affecting your emotional, mental, behavioral, and overall well-being.

Our approach focuses on listening to your experiences, understanding your goals, and gathering relevant information to help guide appropriate behavioral health services and support.

Every person has different circumstances. An assessment provides an opportunity to discuss what you are experiencing in a supportive and respectful environment.

Areas That May Be Discussed

Your assessment may include discussion of different aspects of your behavioral health, depending on your individual situation and goals.

Mental & Emotional Well-Being

Explore emotional experiences, mood, thoughts, behaviors, and concerns that may be affecting everyday life.

Behavioral Concerns

Discuss behavioral patterns, challenges, changes, and situations that may be impacting personal, family, or professional life.

Substance Use

When relevant, assessment may include discussion of substance use, recovery needs, and related behavioral health concerns.

Daily Functioning

Understand how behavioral health concerns may relate to relationships, work, school, routines, and other areas of daily life.

Strengths & Resources

Identify personal strengths, existing support systems, coping resources, and areas that may contribute to your well-being.

Goals & Support Needs

Discuss your priorities and identify behavioral health services or supports that may align with your needs.

Personalized behavioral health assessment

Assessment designed around the individual

Behavioral health is personal. Our assessment process is designed to provide an opportunity for you to share your concerns and experiences in a respectful, supportive environment.

Listen to your concerns and experiences
Understand your current needs and priorities
Consider relevant behavioral health factors
Identify strengths and available support systems
Discuss appropriate next steps and available services

What to Expect During an Assessment

The assessment process provides an opportunity to understand your needs and discuss possible next steps.

Connect

Begin by discussing your concerns, reasons for seeking support, and what you hope to accomplish.

Discuss

Share relevant experiences, current challenges, strengths, and behavioral health concerns.

Understand

Review information gathered during the assessment and discuss areas that may require additional support.

Plan

Discuss appropriate services, supports, resources, or next steps based on your individual needs.

Turning assessment into meaningful next steps

An assessment can help provide a clearer picture of your current behavioral health needs and the types of support that may be appropriate.

Depending on your individual circumstances, next steps may involve behavioral health services, counseling, substance use support, medication services, community resources, recovery support, or other appropriate care.

Review available behavioral health services
Discuss appropriate support options
Connect with additional resources when needed
Develop a path forward around your goals

Understanding the whole picture

Behavioral health needs can involve more than one area of a person's life. When appropriate, assessment may consider mental health, substance use, emotional well-being, daily functioning, relationships, and available support systems together.

Coordinated Support When multiple areas of need are identified, appropriate services and supports can be considered together as part of a coordinated approach.

Behavioral Health Assessment FAQs

What is a behavioral health assessment?

A behavioral health assessment is a structured opportunity to discuss your mental, emotional, behavioral, and related support needs. The information gathered can help guide appropriate services and next steps.

What topics may be discussed during an assessment?

Depending on your circumstances, discussion may include emotional well-being, behavioral concerns, substance use, daily functioning, relationships, strengths, support systems, and personal goals.

Is every assessment the same?

No. The topics and depth of an assessment can vary depending on the individual's concerns, circumstances, goals, and the services being considered.

What happens after the assessment?

After an assessment, appropriate next steps can be discussed based on the information gathered. This may include considering behavioral health services, counseling, recovery support, medication services, community resources, or other appropriate options.

Can mental health and substance use concerns be discussed together?

Yes. When relevant to an individual's circumstances, mental health and substance use concerns can be considered together to help provide a more complete understanding of behavioral health needs.

How do I get started?

You can contact Direct Behavioral Health Care Services to learn more about the assessment process and available behavioral health services.

Take the Next Step Toward Understanding Your Needs

If you are looking for behavioral health support, an assessment can be an important first step toward understanding your concerns and discussing available services.

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