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Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc
Address: 318 South Maple Street, Suite 1, Carroll, IA 51401 · Map
Phone: (712) 546-4624
Website: plainsareamentalhealth.org
About Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc
Plains Area Mental Health in Carroll, Iowa provides help for adults, adolescents, and children who face mental health and substance use difficulties. The center offers outpatient programs that include counseling, clinical evaluations, and crisis assistance. Their focus is on developing individualized treatment plans that support both individuals and families in handling everyday challenges with dignity, care, and understanding.
Highly trained staff use approaches grounded in research, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and play therapy. They also deliver interpersonal therapy and solution-focused brief interventions. These varied services support people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance use disorders, helping them heal and build healthier coping strategies.
Plains Area Mental Health further includes a crisis hotline and a mobile crisis assessment team. For those experiencing severe mental illness, the center provides community-based support and in-home services. Through ongoing skill development and practical assistance, clients are supported in maintaining independence and improving quality of life at home, strengthening their ability to manage their day-to-day responsibilities.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Disulfiram · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Medication for mental disorders · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Licensing and accreditation
- Council on Accreditation (COA)
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Prescription Drugs
- Conditions treated
- ADHD, ADD · Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR) · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Online Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · Men · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Mentoring and Peer support · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Iowa (this facility reports accreditation). If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc
Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Iowa Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Carroll
Measured from the population center of Carroll County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Manning, about 14 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Manning, about 14 miles (1 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Carroll, about 1.2 miles (3 within 25 miles)
See the Carroll County treatment map, methadone clinics near Carroll County and Suboxone doctors near Carroll County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc offer?
Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc located?
318 South Maple Street, Carroll, IA 51401.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Carroll?
From the center of Carroll County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Manning, about 14 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.