The Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery is dedicated to providing treatment and support for individuals experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms or problems with substance abuse in an environment which acknowledges each individual’s strengths, affirms each person’s potential for recovery, promotes personal responsibility and independence, encourages participation of family and informal supports, and provides opportunities for employment and service to others.


What is the Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery?
The Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery is a Center where individuals can come who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse problems that have built to a crisis level. Services and supports at The Balsam Center include: a toll free 800 line, assessment services that can determine placement needs for an individual in crisis, an adult recovery unit, a youth recovery unit, peer support and help with an individual’s transition back to their home.

The Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery serves individuals in the region who are experiencing:
  - Major Depression
  - Suicidal Thoughts
  - Acute Exacerbation of Psychiatric Symptoms
  - Problems Related to Substance Abuse
  - A Family Crisis

Providing the Highest Quality of Service Using the Recovery Model and a Focus on Wellness…
The Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery is committed to ensuring the highest quality of service through the efforts of experienced staff including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, licensed clinical social workers, specially trained habilitation technicians and peer support specialists. The Balsam Center Team embraces the Recovery philosophy in all aspects of Center operation. Recovery focuses on hope, symptom management through non-medical methods, collaboration between consumers and health care professionals, wellness and consumer empowerment.

How Can I Get Help from The Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery?
Help is just a phone call away. The Balsam Center is a funded through Smoky Mountain Center. If you live in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, or Swain County we can help you get the support you and your family need. You may call a Care Manager at your local Smoky Mountain Center Office to get more information or to get support during an emergency, or call The Balsam Center for Hope and Recovery any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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