Alliance Medical Services
1425 Scalp Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15904
Independent Family Services
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents
- Exclusive programs
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Early intervention for HIV · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Couples Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · Men · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment · Recovery Coach · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Independent Family Services
- 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?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- 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 Pennsylvania. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Independent Family Services
Independent Family Services reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Pennsylvania 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 Johnstown
Measured from the population center of Cambria County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Penn Run, about 17 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Ebensburg, about 6.9 miles (7 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Ebensburg, about 6.9 miles (16 within 25 miles)
See the Cambria County treatment map, methadone clinics near Cambria County and Suboxone doctors near Cambria County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Independent Family Services offer?
Independent Family Services reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Independent Family Services accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Independent Family Services located?
636 Scalp Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15904.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Johnstown?
From the center of Cambria County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Penn Run, about 17 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Nulton Diagnostic and Treatment Center Johnstown (Downtown)
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See all 13 facilities in Johnstown · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Accepts Medicaid · Private insurance · Teens
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.