6 Free Or Low-Cost Iowa Rehab Centers

Bridges of Iowa is a non-profit behavioral health center offering a full range of evidence-based substance abuse treatment options. Its residential recovery center includes full-time care as well as a transitional halfway house environment.

The facility provides care mostly to people who have been incarcerated, with little or no income, no health insurance, and other barriers to quality health care. In addition to treating drug and alcohol addiction, Bridges of Iowa provides reentry programs to help clients reintegrate back into society, find jobs, and reunite with their families.

When clients enter the halfway house portion of their treatment, following completion of inpatient rehab, they are permitted to find jobs to further develop responsibility and accountability. The final phase of treatment is the outpatient program (OP) in East Village. Clients are also accepted directly into outpatient rehab; participation in residential treatment is not a requirement for admission.

Clearview Recovery offers drug dependency care for women, including pregnant women and mothers with children. Free and low-cost substance use disorder treatment is available here via Iowa Medicaid (which has $0 copays) and private donations. The facility provides treatment beyond the typical length of stay to ensure that all clients receive the necessary care they need. Clearview Recovery strives to create a realistic environment between mothers and children that is more applicable to real-world situations that occur within families.

The treatment facility was founded based on a need for childcare while the childrens’ mothers underwent substance abuse treatment. At the time, some of the local judges stated that they would return children or delay termination of parental rights if there were a treatment center for women and their children in Polk and Jasper counties.

Integrated Treatment Services (ITS) is a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility in Newton, IA, that offers a wide range of evidence-based outpatient treatments to people experiencing drug abuse, including people who are incarcerated.

ITS is described as being a “one-stop shop” for all treatment-related needs. Services provided include OWI evaluations and DUI classes, traditional and culture-specific alcohol and drug treatment, socialization education, treatment for co-occurring disorders, mental health evaluations and treatment, and an in-jail treatment program. Treatment plans are customized based on the needs of each client on an individualized basis.

Keys to Success is a drug rehab center in Pella, IA, that offers evidence-based approaches with a focus on dual diagnosis treatment and outpatient services. The facility maintains a goal of meeting all of its patients where they are and provides treatment programs that aim to heal the mind, body, and spirit.

Treatment plans include gender-specific groups for adults, as well as group treatment for adolescents. A woman’s issues group emphasizes relapse prevention and triggers in relationships and with parenting. A men’s reasoning skills group also focuses on relapse prevention as well as criminal behaviors and stressors related to relationships, work, and parenting. Teen groups allow young people the space to express themselves and explore intentional decision-making.

SATUCI is a non-profit, state-run drug and alcohol addiction treatment center with three Iowa locations. Founded in 1980, the treatment provider manages a goal of abstinence, recovery, or reduction. The program uses an array of individualized, evidence-based treatment services, including gambling addiction treatment and services for adolescents.

SATUCI provides outpatient services to adolescents and adults. Priority treatment is given to people who use drugs intravenously and pregnant women. Most counselors are trained to treat alcohol and drug addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Treatment is provided to people who seek care on a voluntary basis, people in need of services through involuntary commitment, people who are involved in the criminal legal system and directed to participate in SATUCI services, and people under age 18 who are involved with the juvenile legal system.

YSS Family Counseling and Clinic is a residential treatment center in Ames, IA, for adolescents and teenagers. The program operates with a goal of generating hope by putting young people’s needs first. It also provides therapy for young people with mental health disorders such as depression. Services include a residential program for children experiencing alcohol and drug use, afterschool programs, crisis stabilization, emergency shelter, foster care advocacy, individual and family counseling, mentoring, homeless youth services, pregnancy and parenting education, prevention, and supportive housing.

In the year 2020 alone, YSS paired 301 children with a mentor, served 108 young people with residential addiction treatment, provided 21,336 counseling sessions, and served 12,981 families.