Childers named Director of Addiction Services at Crawford County Mental Health Center

Crawford County Mental Health Center welcomes James Childers, LPC as its new Director of Addiction Services.

Childers has a Master in Community Counseling degree from Pittsburg State University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC.

He has served in a variety of roles as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, and Administrative Consultant with Ozark Center; Co-occurring Disorder Counselor at Quapaw counseling Services; and as the Clinical Director at Lost River Treatment Center.

Addiction Services at Crawford County Mental Health Center include residential intermediate treatment, social detox, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and women and children’s reintegration.   Crawford County has two 24-hour residential programs for addiction services: the Addiction Treatment Center in Girard and the Women & Children’s Reintegration Facility in Pittsburg.

Referrals, appointments, and questions should be directed to the Addiction Treatment Center at 620-724-8806.  To schedule outpatient substance abuse treatment and mental health services via telehealth or in person, call 620-231-5130.

Crisis mental health services are available 24/7 by calling our Save-line at 620-232-SAVE(7283).