Gainesville Treatment Centers

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare has served North Central Florida since 1972, and its Gainesville campus provides medical detox and residential substance use treatment — the Bridge House is a 44-bed residential program running 28 to 90 days. Meridian's wider network gives this listing a reach a standalone rehab does not have: crisis stabilization units with 40 adult beds and a separate children's unit, an 18-bed adolescent residential center in Lake City for ages 13 to 17, the Mothers Intensive Supportive Treatment program for pregnant and parenting women with addiction, housing support, a primary care clinic and a pharmacy, plus a Veterans Administration partnership for veterans and families who are homeless or at imminent risk. Medicaid, State funding, Medicare and private or military insurance are all accepted.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center is a state-operated forensic residential facility in Gainesville, run by the Florida Department of Children and Families. It provides court-ordered evaluation and residential treatment for adults in the criminal justice system who have mental health and substance use needs. Admission is by referral through Florida's judicial system rather than by self-referral or family application, so the usual questions of insurance and cost do not apply here — but neither can a place be requested directly.