Community and Family Resources
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 211 Avenue M West, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
- Levels of care
- OutpatientInpatient ResidentialDetoxTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
- Accreditation

Detox and medication
Detox
- Offered: Opioids
- Offered: Alcohol
- Offered: Benzodiazepines
- Offered: Methamphetamines
- 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 Fort Dodge
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Community and Family Resources
Is Community and Family Resources inpatient or outpatient?
They offer outpatient, inpatient residential, detox and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Fort Dodge has 5 other centers within 14 miles.
Does Community and Family Resources offer a detox?
They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and none of the 5 centers near Fort Dodge offer one at all.
Is there anything in Fort Dodge besides paid treatment?
Alongside this, Fort Dodge has 8 NA meetings and 3 free AA meetings.
Does Community and Family Resources take court ordered treatment?
They take mandated treatment. What paperwork the court wants back is between you and whoever ordered it, and Fort Dodge has 5 other centers if the dates do not work.
Does Community and Family Resources offer appointments by video?
Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 5 centers near Fort Dodge differ on it.
Is there an interpreter at Community and Family Resources?
They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which is worth confirming before a first visit because Fort Dodge has 5 other centers and not all of them do.
What separates a good program from a bad one?
Compare what each one actually provides rather than how each one describes itself. Accreditation by a recognized body is a floor rather than a recommendation, and the absence of it is worth asking about. Check the accreditation yourself rather than taking the logo at face value.
Is outpatient enough?
Outpatient keeps work, school and family going. Inpatient pauses them. An assessment by a clinician is how this is normally decided, and it takes about an hour. Ask what the step down from residential care looks like at that center.