The Rulon Center – Chillicothe, Ohio
The Rulon Center is a 36-bed residential treatment facility for adult men in Chillicothe, Ohio, operated by Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center (SPVMHC). It was opened in 2019 and named for longtime SPVMHC board president Marsha Jo Rulon. The center provides 90-day-plus residential care for men who have completed detoxification and are ready to build a foundation for lasting recovery.
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About The Rulon Center
Before being admitted to the Rulon Center, patients must have already completed detoxification. Once admitted, residents work through evidence-based therapies, individual counseling, group sessions, and skill-building work aimed at relapse prevention and long-term stability.
The Rulon Center exists because SPVMHC’s board identified a specific, unmet need for men’s residential beds across its five-county catchment area, and purchased and reconstructed an existing building specifically to meet it. After discharge, most residents continue with outpatient therapy at SPVMHC’s counseling centers.
What Makes The Rulon Center Different?
The Rulon Center is large enough to serve men from five counties at once, which matters in a part of Ohio where a man may otherwise have to leave his home region entirely to find an open residential bed. The detox-completed admission requirement also shapes who the program treats. Rather than splitting focus between acute withdrawal and longer-term behavioral work, every resident arrives medically stabilized. As a result, the full residential stay can go toward relapse prevention and the type of long-term work that’s more difficult to achieve in a shorter stay.
Trust Features
- CARF
Levels of Care
- Inpatient/Residential
Population(s) Served
- Men
Treatment Offerings
- Group Therapy
- Life Skills
- Relapse Prevention
- Case Management Services
- 1-on-1 Counseling
Payment Options/Accepted Insurance
- Medicaid/Medicare
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Get Answers About The Rulon Center
The Rulon Center admits adult men who have already completed detoxification and are ready for longer-term residential treatment for alcohol or other substance use disorders.
The residential program runs 90 days or more to provide long-term care for patients.
Most residents transition into outpatient therapy at SPVMHC’s counseling centers across Ross, Fayette, Highland, Pike, and Pickaway Counties, continuing care within the same organization.
Yes, the Rulon Center provides treatment for dual diagnosis, which allows men to receive treatment for mental health and substance use disorders at the same time.
The Rulon Center provides long-term residential treatment exclusively, though it provides referrals to outpatient programs through SPVMHC’s broader network.
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