Shawano County Dept of Human Services

Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports using: clonidine, a medication that can calm some physical symptoms of withdrawal; non-nicotine medications that support quitting smoking or tobacco.

Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering: cognitive behavioral therapy, a talk therapy that helps you notice and change the thought patterns that lead to substance use; motivational interviewing, a counseling style that helps you find your own reasons to change, without lectures or judgment; trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected; relapse prevention, which helps you spot your triggers early and make a plan so a hard moment doesn't undo your progress; substance use counseling, regular sessions with a counselor focused on your recovery.

Yes. Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering trauma-related counseling, therapy that addresses painful past experiences at your pace, because trauma and substance use are often connected.

That doesn't have to stop you. Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering transportation assistance, help getting to and from treatment.

Possibly, yes. Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering housing services, help finding or keeping a stable place to live.

Yes. Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering employment counseling or training, help finding work or building job skills.

Treatment doesn't just stop when your program ends. Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering: discharge planning, a concrete plan made with you before you leave; aftercare and continuing care, ongoing support after your main program ends; follow-up after discharge, check-ins to see how you're doing; a recovery coach, a trained guide who supports your day-to-day recovery; peer mentoring, support from people who have been through recovery themselves.

Yes. Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports offering naloxone and overdose education. Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose.

Yes, in designated areas. Shawano County Dept of Human Services allows smoking in set areas, not everywhere on site. Vaping is allowed in designated areas.

Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports serving women and men. If you're not sure whether a program is the right fit for you, call and ask. It's a normal question and they hear it every day.

Shawano County Dept of Human Services reports serving children and teens.