Services
The Sobering Center, serving Austin and Travis County, keeps our community healthy.
Our clients reflect the Austin/Travis County community in that we are regularly providing sobering services and brief interventions for college students, festival goers, partakers of downtown entertainment, and the chronically homeless. All are welcome and our staff will work to individualize the intervention.
Medically Appropriate
Licensed medics triage each person at intake to ensure they are a good fit for services at the Sobering Center. Upon discharge, the medics assess the patient to ensure that it is medically safe for them to leave.
Sober Up Safely
Sobering up at the Center typically lasts between four to eight hours. During this time, each person is given a bed where they can sleep while also being monitored by staff to ensure that they are sobering up at a safe rate. Snacks and beverages to help rehydrate are available to clients during their stay.
Bridge to Recovery
Interrupting the cycle of addiction through compassionate intervention by a counselor saves lives. The Sobering Center staff provides screening and assistance in locating appropriate community-based treatment programs for those clients who want to enter into recovery.
Outreach & Education
The Sobering Center provides outreach and education to the general public on harm reduction, effects of substance use, and access to resources and support.
The Sobering Center Process of Care
Client is referred/transported to the Sobering Center by law enforcement, EMS, or other referral partner.
Client is referred/transported to the Sobering Center by law enforcement, EMS, or other referral partner.
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Intake medics do a screening to ensure it’s safe for the client to sober up in our facility.
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Intake medics do a screening to ensure it’s safe for the client to sober up in our facility.
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SBIRT Counselors conduct an assessment used to link a client to the appropriate community resource.
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SBIRT Counselors conduct an assessment used to link a client to the appropriate community resource.
Referring to the Sobering Center
Currently, individuals can be taken to the Sobering Center by way of a local police department, ambulance, or hospital. The Sobering Center also has formal referral partnerships with several local community based organizations.
Impact on the Community
Our organization provides the essential service of diverting publicly intoxicated individuals from such systems and provides direct intervention to assist that 90% in getting the help they need.