Addiction and mental health care in Arkansas

Waypoint lists 236 behavioral health providers in Arkansas, in 77 cities: 106 offer substance use treatment, 200 offer mental health care, 24 are recovery residences or sober homes, and 55 provide crisis services. 208 offer telehealth.

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Types of care in Arkansas

Substance Use Treatment (106)

  • Outpatient SUD treatment: 94
  • Medication-assisted treatment (MAT / MOUD): 77
  • DWI & court-ordered programs: 56
  • Adolescent SUD treatment: 50
  • Intensive outpatient (IOP): 39
  • Residential SUD treatment: 25
  • Withdrawal management (detox): 15
  • Opioid treatment program (methadone): 4

Mental Health Care (200)

  • Couples & family therapy: 171
  • Outpatient therapy / counseling: 163
  • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): 160
  • Co-occurring disorders (MH + SUD): 155
  • Psychiatry & medication management: 145
  • Trauma & PTSD treatment: 102
  • Partial hospitalization (PHP): 47
  • Eating disorder treatment: 47
  • Residential mental health treatment: 34
  • Assertive community treatment (ACT): 32
  • Inpatient psychiatric care: 26

Crisis Services (55)

  • Walk-in / urgent behavioral health care: 49
  • Mobile crisis response: 46

Housing & Sober Living (24)

  • Sober living / recovery residence: 24

Children, Youth & Family (134)

  • Children's community mental health services: 127
  • Psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF): 7

Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas

Arkansas began a soft launch of Medicaid work requirements in July 2026. No one loses coverage for this before January 1, 2027. People in addiction treatment and people with a substance use disorder or disabling mental health condition may be exempt. See who is exempt and what to do.

Cities with the most providers

  • Little Rock: 26
  • Fort Smith: 10
  • Springdale: 10
  • Conway: 9
  • Hot Springs National Park: 9
  • Jonesboro: 9
  • Russellville: 9
  • Batesville: 8
  • Benton: 8
  • Fayetteville: 7
  • North Little Rock: 6
  • Searcy: 6
  • Texarkana: 6
  • Cabot: 5
  • Clarksville: 4
  • Harrison: 4
  • Monticello: 4
  • Mountain Home: 4
  • Rogers: 4
  • West Memphis: 4
  • Clinton: 3
  • Crossett: 3
  • Forrest City: 3
  • Heber Springs: 3
  • Malvern: 3

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Bald Knob

Barling

Batesville

Benton

Bentonville

Booneville

Brinkley

Bryant

Cabot

Camden

Clarksville

Clinton

Conway

Corning

Crossett

Danville

De Queen

Dumas

El Dorado

England

Farmington

Fayetteville

Fordyce

Forrest City

Fort Smith

Hamburg

Hardy

Harrison

Hartman

Hattieville

Heber Springs

Hope

Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs Village

Hoxie

Jacksonville

Jessieville

Jonesboro

Kensett

Lake Village

Little Rock

Malvern

Marshall

Maumelle

Mayflower

McGehee

Mena

Monticello

Morrilton

Mountain Home

Mountain View

Nashville

Newport

North Little Rock

Oxford

Ozark

Paragould

Paris

Pine Bluff

Pocahontas

Ratcliff

Rogers

Russellville

Searcy

Sheridan

Siloam Springs

Springdale

Texarkana

Trumann

Van Buren

Waldron

Warren

West Memphis

White Hall

Wynne

Yellville

Free help any time

  • Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
  • Call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for treatment referrals.
  • Call 211 for local services.

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In crisis? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. In an emergency, call 911.