The initial assessment is made in order to determine what level of care is needed and best meets the patient’s circumstances.

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The assessment achieves this by considering multiple concerns:

For those struggling with chemical dependency, the assessment identifies treatment considerations across a continuum from use, abuse, and addiction. For mental health disorders and concerns, the assessment identifies mental health issues from mild, moderate to severe. Additionally, all potential patients are assessed for current degrees of stress and life circumstances, social support, access to care, and other issues which are critical to understand in order to provide the highest standard of care.