YSS Youth and Shelter Services Ames
420 Kellogg Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

About YSS Youth and Shelter Services Ames
Located in Ames, Iowa, YSS Youth and Shelter Services provides alcohol and drug rehab programming to adolescents aged 10-18. They offer a residential treatment program that provides a warm, home-like atmosphere. They provide evidence-based treatment for mental health and addiction concerns. Staff create an individualized treatment plan for each person that takes into consideration his or her unique needs and goals for treatment.
YSS Youth and Shelter Services provides gender-responsive treatment that helps clients learn healthy coping skills and proper social development. They also learn age-appropriate relapse-prevention strategies. Continuing education, trauma therapy, individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapies are available. YSS Youth and Shelter Services also extends its services into other areas. These include crisis stabilization, mentoring, outpatient counseling, supportive housing, prevention services, emergency shelter services, pregnancy and parenting education, foster care, after-school programming, and advocacy.
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Addiction Treatment Programs
Alcoholism
The journey through alcohol rehab in Iowa typically involves four key phases. Treatment initiation is followed by early abstinence. Participants then learn how to maintain abstinence, and finally enter advanced recovery. These steps teach individuals how to develop and maintain a healthy, sober lifestyle.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Triggers can cause a person who is addicted to crave a substance and relapse. Cognitive behavioral therapy in Iowa teaches people how to manage these triggers in multiple ways that don’t involve turning to substances.EMDR Therapy
EMDR Therapy is a neurobiological treatment modality used to address trauma disorders and related mental and behavioral health challenges. Short for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, EMDR is designed to help clients cope with distressing memories and emotions, including fear, sadness, and anger. EMDR may help clients in addiction recovery manage the psychological and emotional triggers that contribute to substance misuse and/or addiction relapse.Men's Rehab
Men’s rehab in Iowa offers multiple levels of care. Treatment programs designed for men include inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), detox, and sober living.Opioid Treatment
Opioid rehab in Iowa is more comprehensive than many people imagine. This treatment addresses physical, mental, emotional, and relational issues that contribute to opioid abuse. Most successful programs offer comprehensive care that includes detox, behavioral therapy, medication assisted treatment, and aftercare support.Women's Rehab
Women and men react differently biologically, emotionally, and socially to substance abuse and addiction. That’s why women’s rehab in Iowa provides treatment targeted to meet women’s needs.Teen & Adolescent Program
A young adult program in Iowa specializes in addiction treatment for young people from their teen years through their late 20s. Some include adults up through age 32. Treatment focuses on recovery challenges that are specific to this stage of life.Levels of Care
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