Bear River Health Outreach
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 8486 M-119, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
- Accreditation

Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Harbor Springs
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Bear River Health Outreach
Is Bear River Health Outreach residential or day treatment?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Petoskey is the closest place to carry that on if you move.
Can you detox at Bear River Health Outreach?
They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Petoskey is the nearest place that does it, 4.7 miles away.
Can you stay overnight at Bear River Health Outreach?
Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Harbor Springs.
Does Bear River Health Outreach take court ordered treatment?
Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 13 things they offer a named program for.
Is Bear River Health Outreach an option for someone over 65?
Older adults, plus young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask how the groups are arranged in Harbor Springs, because a wide age range often still means one room.
Can I do this by video instead?
They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Harbor Springs.
How do I tell two programs apart?
The useful questions are the ones answerable with a fact: who prescribes, what the schedule is, what follows it. Referral services and treatment providers both answer the phone, and knowing which you reached changes the call. Ask for the daily schedule, because it is the most revealing single document.
What if someone has been to treatment before?
Coming back after a return to use is one of the most ordinary things an intake line hears. Tolerance falls quickly during any break from use, which makes the stretch right after a program the riskiest one. Nothing about calling again is unusual. Intake lines hear it daily.