Adult and Teen Challenge Missoula Women's Campus
3815 S 7th St W, Missoula, MT 59804
Winds of Change
About Winds of Change
Situated close to the Clark Fork River and W Broadway Street in Missoula, Winds of Change Mental Health Center is an outpatient program focused on supporting people through case management, community-based services, counseling, medication oversight, and life skills development for both adults and children dealing with mental health and substance use challenges. In addition, Winds of Change provides group home residential support for adults as a short-term option intended to promote safety, stability, and progress. Winds of Change works in partnership with the Wellness Institute of Montana and takes Medicaid for many of its services.
Every person receiving services is supported by a case manager and a peer support specialist, along with a therapist, and some clients also receive help from psychiatric staff for medication management. Individual counseling, available in person or through video sessions, assists clients in recognizing patterns in thoughts and behavior, choosing goals, and putting new strategies into practice. For substance use and gambling concerns, the center offers addiction-related assessments and interventions, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Participants also receive life skills training, such as budgeting and financial management, and case managers help with locating housing and pursuing work and education opportunities. The center also runs evening anger management classes that are recognized by the courts and teach participants to notice anger sooner and respond with calmer communication. Additional programs include groups focused on relationships, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), driver education, and illness management.
Winds of Change also provides care for children ages 5 to 18 who are experiencing mental health and substance use difficulties. Therapists may use approaches such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), solution-focused therapy, and other evidence-based methods, coordinated with case workers who advocate for children, support goal-setting, and connect families to the resources they need.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health 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
- Facility type
- Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
- Treatment approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Special programs
- Young adults · Seniors or older adults · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Intensive case management · Illness management and recovery · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Case management service
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Methamphetamine · Psychedelics
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Gambling · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR) · Family Therapy · Life Skills · Online Therapy · Psychoeducation · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Solution Focused, Goal-Oriented Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Medical · Strengths-Based
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Employment Counseling · Housing Services · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Winds of Change
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- 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?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Montana. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Winds of Change
Winds of Change reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Montana 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 Missoula
Measured from the population center of Missoula County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Missoula, about 1.4 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Missoula, about 1.9 miles (1 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Missoula, about 1.4 miles (2 within 25 miles)
See the Missoula County treatment map, methadone clinics near Missoula County and Suboxone doctors near Missoula County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Winds of Change offer?
Winds of Change reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Winds of Change accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Winds of Change located?
3000 Palmer, Missoula, MT 59808.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Missoula?
From the center of Missoula County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Missoula, about 1.4 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.