Our Mission
It is the mission of the board and staff of Barry County Substance Abuse Services to work toward a community environment in which substance abuse is less likely to occur, to encourage sound decision-making in those considering substance use, and to assist those living with addictions in achieving sobriety and in establishing a fulfilling and effective lifestyle that supports recovery.
BCSAS began in 1976 under the name of "The Argosy Program", and originally was a rap center in the basement of the “Curtis-E-House”, an historic boarding house that had been acquired by county government. The name was changed to Barry County Substance Abuse and Referral Service in 1979, and finally to Barry County Substance Abuse Services in 1985. The organization was quickly called upon to serve persons under the management of the courts and probation offices of the county. Upon becoming accredited in the first wave of professionalization of substance abuse services that began in 1983, BCSAS increasingly served persons referred by local physicians and industry as well as those involved with the courts. Since 1985 BCSAS has offered prevention programming to the school districts serving Barry County youth. BCSAS was at the forefront of the changes brought about by managed care in the 1990’s, participating in some of the early efforts to provide services through large funding organizations while retaining its community commitment. BCSAS participated as a charter member in the development of Barry Community Resources Network, working to bring the many organizations serving Barry County residents together in an effort to make the best use of our combined services and skills for county residents. Today we look back on a thirty year history with some pride.
Location and Hours
We are located in the Courts and Law Building, 206 W. Court Street, Suite 104 in Hastings, MI. The Courts and Law Building is immediately south of the historic courthouse at the corner of Broadway and State streets at the main intersection in Hastings. Hastings is located at the crossing of M43 from Lansing to Kalamazoo and M37 between Grand Rapids and Battle Creek. A map is provided under the “Contact us” button .
Regular office hours are 8:00 am. to 9:00 pm. Monday Wednesday and Thursday and 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday and Friday. Other hours may be available if required. We try to make evening hours available to accommodate people's work schedules. Limited access to the building is provided after 5:00 pm, so please call ahead. We will provide home-based services in some cases for the homebound. Please call 269.945.1387 and inquire if home visits will be required.
Licensing and Accreditation
Barry County Substance Abuse Services is licensed to provide substance abuse services by Michigan's Department of Community Health, Division of licensing and Certification (telephone 517.241.1970). We are licensed to provide three types of services including Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Assessment. In addition to being licensed, BCSAS has involved itself in quality accreditation programming since 1983. Since 2002, we have worked with the Counsel on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA) for accreditation programming.
Confidentiality and Cost
Persons who use our services are protected by Federal law and State regulation. The confidentiality of client's records kept by this agency is protected by Chapter 42 of Compiled Federal Regulation. More recently, the Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPPA) also provides protection for information maintained by substance abuse providers for the persons it serves. Please ask for details of these laws from our Recipient Rights Advisor.
Persons are not refused services based on their being unable to pay the full cost of treatment. We are able to offer services based on a sliding fee schedule adopted by the state of Michigan. Many people pay only $4 to $9 dollars per session for services. We are a Medicaid provider and Blue Cross of Michigan and Priority Health provider. We are able to reimburse many insurances and will work with you to file
