Youth and Shelter Services (YSS)
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 50 North Eisenhower Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401
- Levels of care
- Inpatient ResidentialTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)
- Languages
- Spanish
- 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
Meetings in Mason City
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Youth and Shelter Services (YSS)
What programs does Youth and Shelter Services (YSS) offer?
They provide inpatient residential and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Mason City is set up for.
Can you detox at Youth and Shelter Services (YSS)?
No detox, here or anywhere listed within 14 miles of Mason City. Ask whether they will take somebody straight after a detox done elsewhere, because most will.
What is there in Mason City that costs nothing?
Mason City has 2 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.
Is medication assisted treatment available at Youth and Shelter Services (YSS)?
They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Mason City offers both.
Can Youth and Shelter Services (YSS) handle a court referral?
They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Mason City is something they handle.
Are there other options nearby?
There is nothing else within 14 miles of Mason City, so the next option is a longer drive.
What are the warning signs of a bad program?
What matters is the fit with your situation, not a ranking, and no honest page can rank them for you. A program that answers precisely about its clinicians and vaguely about its results is behaving well. Ask who you would actually be treated by, and what their license is.
Can I keep my job if I go to treatment?
Residential care means time away. Outpatient care usually does not. Where an employer offers an assistance program, it is usually confidential and separate from your manager. Ask the program to write the letter in terms of a medical leave rather than a diagnosis.