Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center

Southwest Iowa Mental Health is part of Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services which is a network of mental health clinics spread across the state including this location in Atlantic, Iowa. The clinic is in the southeastern side of town, not far from the Atlantic Hawks Flying Field.

The facility takes a personalized approach to treating substance abuse which is based on the individual assessments performed on each potential patient before intake. Comprehensive treatment plans target long term recovery and sobriety.

At any point in your recovery journey, you could find yourself in a crisis with your addiction or mental health that can’t wait until business hours. I was glad to see that this facility has crisis services that you can turn to for help at any hour of the day or night.

If you have a supportive home network and environment or aren’t suffering from severe addiction or withdrawal symptoms, outpatient treatment may be a good treatment option. This format offers nine hours a week for individual and group therapy sessions, which can include routine check ins with mental health and medical professionals. This format is more flexible but still provides support when you need it.

You might need more sustained treatment in the early stage of recovery so inpatient care might be the best option. This is an around the clock solution that can include medically supervised detox, support from mental health and medical professionals, a very structured routine, and daily therapy sessions. This service isn’t available at the Atlantic location but this clinic can refer you to the Clarinda, Iowa clinic.

When it comes to affording care, your treatment could be covered by insurance. But if not, the Zion network works with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and offers services funded by the state government agency.