How listings work

Where listings come from

Public online treatment directory listings of programs that list Medicaid, compiled 18 Sep 2026. This is where every listing starts.
SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov, the federal treatment locator, and SAMHSA's 2025 national directories of treatment facilities. We used these only to fill in missing details, like a ZIP code, a website or a phone number, and only when the address matched.
U.S. Census Bureau ZIP code areas, to place a program on the map when we did not have an exact location. Distances are straight line estimates, not driving distance.

The directory has more than 15,000 listings. It includes programs that focus on substance use, on mental health, or on both.

What "Lists Medicaid" means

Every program here lists Medicaid on a public profile. That is all it means. It does not mean the program takes your Medicaid plan, and it does not mean the program has openings.

Medicaid is run by each state, often through several different health plans. Before you go, call the program. Give them your plan name and member ID, and ask if they take it. Confirm your plan with the program.

What we have not checked

We have not checked any of these for any listing yet:

That the program is open and taking new people
Its state license
Its accreditation
That the phone number rings at the program
The care, coverage, ages, languages and services it lists
Openings, wait times or cost

Some phone numbers may reach a call center or a tracking line instead of the program itself. That is why each phone number shows where it came from.

What each part of a listing means

Treatment focus: Whether the listing says the program treats substance use, mental health, or both. Our filters call these "Substance abuse" and "Mental health." A program that treats both shows up under either one.
Level of care: The kinds of care the listing names, like detox, residential or outpatient. Our levels of care guide explains each one.
Lists Medicaid: The program's public listing says it takes Medicaid. Confirm your plan with the program.
Other coverage listed: Other insurance or payment options the listing names, like Medicare or private insurance. Confirm your plan with the program.
Accreditation listed: The listing names an accreditor, like CARF or the Joint Commission. We have not confirmed it with the accreditor. You can look it up yourself with CARF's provider search or the Joint Commission's accredited organization search.
Phone: Each number shows its source. "Phone from a public listing" means we have not confirmed where it rings. "Phone from SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov" means it came from the federal locator. Some are marked "This may be a tracking number."
Website: Each link says what kind of page it is. Some links go to an insurance verification page on the program's website. Those pages may ask for your insurance details. Share them only if you choose to.

What we plan to check

Today every listing is at the first step below. We plan to add checks over time, one step at a time. A listing will only show a step when we have a dated record of the check behind it.

Listed. In use now. The program appears in public listings. We have not checked it.
License checked, with a date. Planned. It will mean we looked up the program's license with the state agency on the date shown.
Verified by findingrehab.io, with a date. Planned. It will mean we confirmed key facts with the program and with public records on the date shown.

The second and third steps are not running yet. No listing on the site has them today.

How results are ordered

State pages sort programs by name. You can also sort by city, or by distance when you enter a ZIP code. The concierge ranks programs by how many of your answers their listing matches, then by distance.

No one can pay to change the order. Read who builds this site and how we handle our conflict of interest.

No paid placement

No program pays to be listed, to be featured or to rank higher. We do not sell leads, and we do not sell information about visitors.

How to fix a listing

If you run a program, see For providers to claim or correct your listing.

If you are a visitor and something is wrong, such as a closed program or a wrong phone number, please tell us. Include the page address, what is wrong, and how you know.

Our email address is being set up. Until it is ready, we cannot take questions or corrections by email. Please check back soon.

If you need help now, call 911 if someone may be overdosing or is in danger. For a mental health or substance use crisis, call or text 988. For free treatment referrals, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 (free, open 24/7).

We will fix or remove listings that we find are wrong.

How to check a program yourself

Call the program and ask. Our twelve questions to ask a program can help.
Ask the program for its state license number. Your state's health or behavioral health department can tell you if the license is active.
Look up accreditation with CARF or the Joint Commission.
Search FindTreatment.gov, SAMHSA's treatment locator, for state licensed programs.