Cherry Street Health Services - Southside Health Center/MATP

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Grand Rapids, 2 offer a bed.

No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is about a mile away in Grand Rapids.

Yes. They treat people in Spanish. Confirm it for the first appointment specifically, because in Grand Rapids that can depend on who is rostered that day.

Yes, they offer a veterans program, one of 12 named programs at this address.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Grand Rapids.

Depression, anxiety, trauma and attention disorders turn up constantly alongside substance use. Trauma focused therapy is offered by some programs and not others, and it is a specific skill rather than a general one. Bring the existing diagnosis and the name of whoever currently treats it.

Expect questions rather than a sales pitch, and expect them to be direct. The call can end with nothing booked, and often does. Have your insurance card and a list of medications next to you.

Often, though residential care is reviewed far more closely than outpatient care. Whether a plan calls something medically necessary is the hinge, and that is a clinical judgment made on paperwork. Have your member id with you when you call, because nothing can be checked without it.