Amethyst Inc.

The About page carries links headed History, Board and Management and 2004 Annual Report, but the page itself gives no founding date, no named staff or board members, and no biographies. It publishes no accreditation, licensure or certification details, no clinician credentials, and no outcome or success figures. It publishes no admission or referral process, no eligibility criteria, no hours, and no price, prices, cost, fees or rates. The contact details shown are 527 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 and (614) 242-1284.

The services page does not publish eligibility criteria, an intake, admission or referral process, waiting lists, or whether any place, bed or appointment is currently open. It publishes no price, prices, pricing, cost, fees or rates, no insurance or Medicaid coverage information, and no hours of operation. It also gives no crisis line or after-hours number.

Anyone who needs those details - how to book or schedule an assessment, what a referral requires, what a stay costs, or whether a service is open to them - should contact Amethyst directly on the published phone number, (614) 242-1284, or at the published address, 527 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Items the page says are accepted: living room, dining room and bedroom furniture; towels and washcloths; sheets for twin beds; kitchen items; and small appliances such as televisions, VCRs, microwaves, coffee pots and air conditioners.

The page also describes Holiday Donations - each year Amethyst provides gifts of clothing, food, personal items and toys for the women and children living there - and points to the contact form to take part. It carries links headed Funding, Planned Giving Guide and Sponsor A Child For Camp, and lists sponsors: The Kraft Heinz Company, ASAP Finance, Sysco Corporation and Tyson Foods, Inc. No donation amounts, sponsorship prices, rates or camp costs are published.

Amethyst Inc. publishes one location. The address, repeated in the footer of every page, is 527 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The published phone number is (614) 242-1284 and the fax number is (614) 242-1285. The contact page shows this address and phone number and nothing further by way of direct contact details.

The contact page carries a contact form asking a visitor for name, address, city, state, zip, email and phone, with options to join the mailing list, request donation information, or ask for additional information. That form is the only web-based way to get in touch that the site publishes.

What the contact page does not publish: no email address, no opening hours or office hours, no separate intake or admissions phone number or department, no named contact for referrals, no directions or parking information, no downloadable forms or application, and no crisis, helpline or after-hours number. It does not describe an appointment, booking or scheduling process, and it does not list any second site, satellite office or the areas served beyond the Columbus, Ohio address given.

Because the website publishes no price, prices, pricing, cost, fees, rates or funding terms, and no eligibility or admission rules, questions about whether a woman can be admitted, what a place would cost, or when someone can be seen must be put to Amethyst directly by phone on (614) 242-1284 or in writing to the South High Street address.

No price, prices, pricing, cost, fees or rates are published for any family or children's service, and no funding, sponsorship or scholarship terms are described on this page. There is no published referral route, eligibility rule, or appointment and booking process, and no crisis or emergency contact.

The organisation's published contact points are the address 527 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 and the phone number (614) 242-1284, in the Columbus, Ohio area. Questions about a specific child's service, its schedule or its cost need to go to Amethyst directly, because the website does not answer them.

The home page lists a wide spectrum of individualized services for clients and their families, including intensive outpatient treatment for addiction; traditional outpatient treatment; supportive housing; medical services; mental health and trauma treatment; family services; and job readiness and placement. It also describes counseling to heal from the trauma of physical and sexual abuse, safe and affordable housing in a community of recovery, and education and employment readiness through volunteering, learning to manage paychecks, GED attainment, higher education and employment. Children of clients are encouraged to live with their mothers in the supportive housing and be part of the treatment plan, with family counseling and counseling for the children.

The address published is 527 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 and the phone number is (614) 242-1284. The site does not publish prices, cost, fees, rates, eligibility rules, admission or referral steps, programme hours, or any crisis phone line.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.