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Accessing Mental Health Care

Higher levels of care for mental health challenges include a range of treatment programs and services that offer a greater intensity, frequency of contact, and/or duration compared to traditional outpatient therapy & psychiatric services. Higher levels of care for mental health challenges include (but aren’t limited to) inpatient hospitalization, residential programs, partial hospitalization programs, and intensive outpatient programs.

‍Consult with your mental health providers

‍If you have mental health providers, they are often the most helpful resources for finding and vetting programs that suit your specific mental health needs.

Recovery.com: an extensive directory of treatment programs, filterable by location, therapeutic approach, level of care, and more.

NAMI Affiliate: contact an affiliate at your local National Alliance on Mental Illness for free guidance with finding intensive outpatient programs.

FindTreatment.gov: a comprehensive website for locating intensive outpatient programs near you.

Virtual IOPs

‍If an IOP you’re considering is located too far away, ask if there is a virtual option available. Some IOPs can accommodate participants from other states.

Finding Intensive Outpatient Programs

‍Consult with your mental health providers

Virtual IOPs

Finding Partial Hospitalization Programs

Finding Residential Programs

Finding Inpatient Hospitalization Facilities