Addiction and mental health care in Iowa

Waypoint lists 267 behavioral health providers in Iowa, in 109 cities: 205 offer substance use treatment, 173 offer mental health care, 29 are recovery residences or sober homes, and 53 provide crisis services. 214 offer telehealth.

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Types of care in Iowa

Substance Use Treatment (205)

  • Outpatient SUD treatment: 185
  • Adolescent SUD treatment: 158
  • Medication-assisted treatment (MAT / MOUD): 95
  • DWI & court-ordered programs: 88
  • Intensive outpatient (IOP): 81
  • Residential SUD treatment: 37
  • Withdrawal management (detox): 16
  • Opioid treatment program (methadone): 7

Mental Health Care (173)

  • Co-occurring disorders (MH + SUD): 149
  • Outpatient therapy / counseling: 144
  • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): 119
  • Couples & family therapy: 117
  • Psychiatry & medication management: 92
  • Trauma & PTSD treatment: 76
  • Assertive community treatment (ACT): 26
  • Eating disorder treatment: 23
  • Residential mental health treatment: 11
  • Inpatient psychiatric care: 11
  • Partial hospitalization (PHP): 8

Crisis Services (53)

  • Walk-in / urgent behavioral health care: 39
  • Mobile crisis response: 36

Housing & Sober Living (29)

  • Sober living / recovery residence: 29

Children, Youth & Family (136)

  • Children's community mental health services: 135
  • Psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF): 6

Medicaid work requirements in Iowa

Iowa starts Medicaid work requirements for new applicants on December 1, 2026, and for most current members at renewals starting in February 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

  • Des Moines: 21
  • Cedar Rapids: 20
  • Sioux City: 18
  • Fort Dodge: 9
  • Iowa City: 8
  • Davenport: 7
  • Carroll: 6
  • Ames: 5
  • Mason City: 5
  • Ottumwa: 5
  • Spencer: 5
  • Council Bluffs: 4
  • Dubuque: 4
  • Independence: 4
  • Sac City: 4
  • Waterloo: 4
  • West Des Moines: 4
  • Ankeny: 3
  • Cherokee: 3
  • Clinton: 3
  • Indianola: 3
  • Le Mars: 3
  • Newton: 3
  • Oskaloosa: 3
  • Shenandoah: 3

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Adair

Adel

Albia

Algona

Allison

Ames

Anamosa

Ankeny

Atlantic

Audubon

Bayard

Belmond

Bettendorf

Bloomfield

Boone

Burlington

Carroll

Cedar Falls

Cedar Rapids

Centerville

Chariton

Charles City

Cherokee

Clarinda

Clarion

Clarksville

Clinton

Clive

Conroy

Coralville

Corydon

Council Bluffs

Cresco

Creston

Davenport

Decorah

Denison

Des Moines

Dubuque

Eldora

Elkader

Emmetsburg

Estherville

Fairfield

Forest City

Fort Dodge

Fredericksburg

Garner

Greenfield

Grinnell

Guthrie Center

Hampton

Hiawatha

Humboldt

Ida Grove

Independence

Indianola

Iowa City

Jefferson

Keokuk

Keosauqua

Knoxville

Lamoni

Le Mars

Leon

Letts

Lisbon

Manchester

Manning

Maquoketa

Marion

Marshalltown

Mason City

Mount Pleasant

Newton

Oelwein

Osceola

Oskaloosa

Ottumwa

Pella

Perry

Pleasant Hill

Prairie City

Red Oak

Rockwell City

Sac City

Seymour

Sheldon

Shenandoah

Sigourney

Sioux Center

Sioux City

Spencer

Spirit Lake

Storm Lake

Tama

Tipton

Urbandale

Vinton

Wapello

Washington

Waterloo

Waukon

Waverly

Webster City

West Burlington

West Des Moines

West Union

Woodward

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.