Addiction and mental health care in North Carolina

Waypoint lists 539 behavioral health providers in North Carolina, in 152 cities: 417 offer substance use treatment, 354 offer mental health care, 55 are recovery residences or sober homes, and 91 provide crisis services. 396 offer telehealth.

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Types of care in North Carolina

Substance Use Treatment (417)

  • Outpatient SUD treatment: 366
  • Medication-assisted treatment (MAT / MOUD): 274
  • DWI & court-ordered programs: 210
  • Adolescent SUD treatment: 201
  • Intensive outpatient (IOP): 147
  • Opioid treatment program (methadone): 72
  • Withdrawal management (detox): 68
  • Residential SUD treatment: 57

Mental Health Care (354)

  • Co-occurring disorders (MH + SUD): 320
  • Outpatient therapy / counseling: 267
  • Trauma & PTSD treatment: 219
  • Couples & family therapy: 211
  • Psychiatry & medication management: 168
  • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): 160
  • Eating disorder treatment: 62
  • Partial hospitalization (PHP): 54
  • Assertive community treatment (ACT): 45
  • Inpatient psychiatric care: 31
  • Residential mental health treatment: 25

Crisis Services (91)

  • Walk-in / urgent behavioral health care: 79
  • Mobile crisis response: 43

Housing & Sober Living (55)

  • Sober living / recovery residence: 55

Children, Youth & Family (216)

  • Children's community mental health services: 199
  • Psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF): 20

Medicaid work requirements in North Carolina

Adults covered by Medicaid expansion in North Carolina must meet new work requirements starting January 1, 2027, unless they qualify for an exemption. 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

  • Charlotte: 44
  • Raleigh: 26
  • Asheville: 25
  • Greensboro: 20
  • Durham: 18
  • Wilmington: 18
  • Winston Salem: 17
  • Fayetteville: 16
  • Lumberton: 13
  • Gastonia: 12
  • Greenville: 10
  • Morganton: 10
  • High Point: 8
  • Jacksonville: 8
  • Concord: 7
  • Hickory: 7
  • Salisbury: 7
  • Smithfield: 7
  • Statesville: 7
  • Lenoir: 6
  • Morehead City: 6
  • Reidsville: 6
  • Shelby: 6
  • Boone: 5
  • Goldsboro: 5

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Aberdeen

Ahoskie

Albemarle

Apex

Arden

Asheboro

Asheville

Ayden

Bailey

Bakersville

Bayboro

Benson

Black Mountain

Boone

Brasstown

Burgaw

Burlington

Camp Lejeune

Candler

Carrboro

Cary

Chapel Hill

Charlotte

Clayton

Clinton

Clyde

Concord

Connelly Springs

Creedmoor

Dallas

Davidson

Dobson

Dunn

Durham

Eden

Elizabeth City

Elizabethtown

Ellenboro

Erwin

Fayetteville

Forest City

Franklin

Fuquay Varina

Garner

Gastonia

Gold Hill

Goldsboro

Graham

Greensboro

Greenville

Hamlet

Hampstead

Henderson

Hendersonville

Hickory

High Point

Huntersville

Indian Trail

Jacksonville

Jamestown

Jefferson

Kannapolis

Kenansville

Kernersville

King

Kinston

Kitty Hawk

Landis

Laurinburg

Leland

Lenoir

Lexington

Lillington

Lincolnton

Linville

Louisburg

Lumberton

Marion

Marshall

Matthews

Maxton

Mill Spring

Mills River

Mocksville

Monroe

Mooresville

Morehead City

Morganton

Mount Airy

Nags Head

New Bern

Newland

Norlina

North Wilkesboro

Ocean Isle Beach

Old Fort

Pembroke

Pinehurst

Pineville

Pittsboro

Pleasant Hill

Plymouth

Raeford

Raleigh

Red Springs

Reidsville

Richlands

Ridgecrest

Roanoke Rapids

Rockingham

Rocky Mount

Rocky Point

Rowland

Roxboro

Rutherfordton

Salisbury

Sanford

Scotland Neck

Sealevel

Selma

Shallotte

Shelby

Siler City

Smithfield

Sparta

Spring Lake

Statesville

Supply

Swansboro

Tarboro

Taylorsville

Thomasville

Troy

Valdese

Wade

Wadesboro

Wake Forest

Wallace

Walnut Cove

Washington

Waynesville

Weaverville

West Jefferson

Whiteville

Williamston

Wilmington

Wilson

Windsor

Winston Salem

Yadkinville

Youngsville

Zebulon

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.