Mental Health Care in Fort Payne, AL

Cherokee Etowah Dekalb CMHC

What Does Cherokee Etowah Dekalb CMHC Offer?

Cherokee Etowah Dekalb CMHC is a mental health facility at 301 14th Street NW, Fort Payne, Alabama, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

301 14th Street NW
Fort Payne, AL 35967

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Cherokee Etowah Dekalb CMHC

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

County or local government funds
Community Mental Health Block Grants
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
State corrections or juvenile justice funds
State education agency funds
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
State welfare or child and family services funds
U.S. Department of VA funds
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Perphenazine
Thioridazine
Trifluoperazine
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Mentoring/peer support
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Therapeutic foster care
Case management service
Suicide prevention services

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Alabama lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.