Plains Area Mental Health Center Cherokee

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Program length

5 days

Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Founded

1972

Call (712) 225-2575

Website

This mental health center supports children, teens, and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, or serious mental illness. It offers individualized care through outpatient therapy, medication management, crisis response, and group programs. Specialized services are available for youth with emotional difficulties, people with both mental health and substance use concerns, and those needing in-home or community-based support. Treatment includes practical, goal-focused approaches that help individuals understand thoughts and behaviors, manage emotions, and recover from trauma. Services may be delivered in person or through secure telehealth sessions. Community programs provide help with housing, food, transportation, and completing essential forms. Crisis care teams and mobile responders offer short-term support and stabilization in homes and other safe environments. Daily care may involve meeting with a therapist, learning coping skills, or seeing a prescriber for medication management. Group sessions encourage connection and peer support. Staff meet clients where they are—at home, school, or in the community—offering consistent, respectful care focused on safety, stability, and long-term recovery.

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Plains Area Mental Health Center Cherokee

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Type of Care

Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

County or local government funds Community Mental Health Block Grants Community Service Block Grants Medicare Medicaid Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) Other State funds Private health insurance Cash or self-payment State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping permitted in designated area

Ancillary Services

Assertive community treatment Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Case management service Integrated primary care services Suicide prevention services Education services