Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Mental Health Centers

Founded in 1977, McAlister Institute is one of San Diego County's largest alcohol and drug treatment providers, serving over 13,000 men, women, teens, and children annually across 24 programs. Its services span the full continuum from prevention and education through outpatient and residential treatment. McAlister Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing high-quality, low-cost substance use treatment regardless of ability to pay. It accepts Medicaid and Medicare, and no one is turned away for inability to pay.

MHMR of Tarrant County is the county's community mental health provider, and most of what distinguishes it is reachable before anyone becomes a client. Its ICARE Call Center takes calls and texts on 800-866-2465, and a Mobile Crisis Outreach Team provides face-to-face crisis response 24 hours a day to children, adolescents and adults anywhere in Tarrant County — the team comes to the person rather than the other way round. Families expecting a child or raising one under five can reach Help Me Grow North Texas on 844-689-5437 for early support.

Lakes Regional Community Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, serves Northeast Texas with mental health, substance use counseling, and intellectual and developmental disability services. Formed from a state-operated program and governed by a community nonprofit board, the center provides substance use counseling and treatment for teens and adults, early childhood intervention, veterans services, and crisis support. Lakes Regional accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, military insurance, and state-financed health plans.

Desert Willow Treament Center provides residential treatment in Las Vegas, NV. The program serves adults seeking recovery from substance use disorders. Desert Willow Treament Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance.

Blue Heron Recovery is a drug rehab center in San Antonio, Texas offering 24/7 medically supervised detoxification, a partial hospitalization program, an intensive outpatient program, evening IOP, and outpatient therapy for substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns. It notes that residential treatment is coming soon, and currently supports clients through structured day and evening care while they live at home.

Horizon Health and Wellness has served Arizona communities for over 40 years as a nonprofit integrated health care provider. Its addiction treatment program offers intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient services integrated with primary medical care and mental health counseling under one roof. Accredited by The Joint Commission and designated a Certified Primary Care Medical Home, Horizon accepts Medicare and private insurance. As a federally qualified health center, it receives HHS funding and holds Federal Public Health Service deemed status.

Thresholds provides intensive outpatient mental health and substance use treatment in Chicago, Illinois. Serving over 74 clients, whom it calls members, the organization offers integrated care including homeless outreach, housing and residential programs, peer services, crisis response, and a Veterans Project. Thresholds receives SAMHSA funding to expand practical mental health supports and workforce development.

Harmony Road Recovery is a full-service outpatient treatment program in El Paso, Texas, providing evidence-based, holistic care for substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Its programs include partial hospitalization, outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and a dedicated Native American substance abuse track, with sober living housing available. The program accepts major insurance plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor provides outpatient substance use and mental health treatment in Erie, Pennsylvania. Part of the UPMC health system, the program serves adults with individual counseling, group therapy, medication management, and case management. UPMC accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance.

Oceans Behavioral Hospital in Amarillo provides partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient behavioral health care for adolescents, adults, older adults, service members and first responders, treating mental health conditions alongside co-occurring substance use. Oceans runs a dedicated STAR military program and a track for first responders built around service-related stress, trauma and professional identity, and offers a virtual outpatient program for people who cannot attend in person. Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA benefits, private insurance and self-pay are accepted.

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Inland Behavioral and Health Services in San Bernardino is a provider of outpatient mental health services, including intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) for substance abuse for both men and women, including expectant mothers and women with children. Payment assistance may be available to fund your treatment (check with facility).

Horizon Health and Wellness offers integrated primary care and behavioral health services across multiple Arizona locations, including substance use treatment through intensive outpatient programming. The organization provides a broad range of services under one roof — family medicine, psychiatric care, counseling, crisis services, and children's programming — alongside its addiction treatment track. Horizon Health and Wellness accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and military insurance.

Orange County Healthcare Agency provides outpatient substance use treatment services in Aliso Viejo, California. This county-operated program offers substance use disorder counseling, case management, and accepts Medicare and state-financed health plans. As a public agency, services are accessible to Orange County residents.

Family Service and Children's Aid Society in Franklin, Pennsylvania provides outpatient behavioral health and substance use treatment. Founded in 1887, it is one of the longest-serving human services organizations in the region. The program offers individual, family, and group counseling, with a focus on serving children, adolescents, and families. The organization is a private nonprofit and accepts Medicaid and private insurance.

Bestself Behavioral Health provides outpatient behavioral health and substance use treatment in Dunkirk, New York, including an intensive outpatient program for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Formed in 2017 through the merger of Child & Adolescent Treatment Services and Lake Shore Behavioral Health, it is the largest community-based behavioral health provider serving children and adults across Western New York. Bestself accepts Medicaid and Medicare, offers a sliding fee scale, and does not turn anyone away for inability to pay.

Wellmore Behavioral Health provides intensive outpatient treatment for substance use and mental health disorders in Waterbury, Connecticut. A non-profit organization serving the Greater Waterbury area, Wellmore accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and state-financed plans. The program offers individual and group counseling, case management, and relapse prevention services.

Mind Dojo offers intensive outpatient programming and mental health services from locations in Monroeville and Irwin, Pennsylvania. The program features a dedicated adolescent track called The Teen Dojo, alongside adult IOP, substance use treatment, EMDR therapy, Brainspotting, ADHD evaluations, psychiatry with medication management, and Spravato (esketamine) treatment. Mind Dojo also operates LUX, a wellness division offering biomarker analysis, hormone replacement, and vitamin optimization, and runs a community scholarship program for those who cannot afford care.

Sutter-Yuba Counties Behavioral Health Services in Yuba City, California provides outpatient substance use and mental health treatment. As a county-operated program, services are available to residents of Sutter and Yuba counties. The program accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, and offers a sliding fee scale for uninsured residents.

Camino Real Community Services is a local behavioral health authority providing mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disability services across multiple counties in Texas. The organization offers a 24/7 crisis hotline (1-800-543-5750), early childhood intervention, veteran services, and youth empowerment programs. Camino Real accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.

North County Lifeline Inc provides intensive outpatient, outpatient in Vista, California. Health and human services organization in San Diego offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and serving adults. The program accepts accepts Medicare and military insurance.