Mental Health Care in Indiana

Mental Health Facilities by City in Indiana

The Indiana cities with the most SAMHSA-listed mental health facilities. All 119 cities are listed below the table.

Crisis and Support Lines in Indiana

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. Call or text 988, or chat at 988Indiana.org. When needed, people contacting 988 can receive help from a Mobile Crisis Team that provides on-site support; teams always include a certified peer support professional and another behavioral health professional.

• Indiana crisis services

Indiana's Mental Health Agency

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) oversees public mental health services in Indiana.

• Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)
• Find local services through Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)

Medicaid Mental Health Coverage in Indiana

Indiana's Medicaid program is Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP): Traditional Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), Hoosier Healthwise, Hoosier Care Connect and Indiana PathWays for Aging. Hoosier Healthwise and Hoosier Care Connect members must select a health plan (managed care organization). Traditional Medicaid is fee-for-service. Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (MRO) community-based behavioral health services are carved out of managed care and reimbursed as fee-for-service for all eligible members, and must be provided by an IHCP-enrolled community mental health center. Covered mental health services the state names include Mental health care, Substance abuse services, Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (MRO) community-based behavioral health services for individuals with serious mental illness, youth with serious emotional disturbance and individuals with substance use disorders and Crisis intervention services by DMHA-designated mobile crisis teams. Some services require the member's Primary Medical Provider to request prior authorization. There are some benefit limits for Hoosier Healthwise Package C members. MRO services require qualifying diagnosis and level-of-need criteria (ANSA or CANS); services beyond the assigned MRO service package need prior authorization.

• Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP): Traditional Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), Hoosier Healthwise, Hoosier Care Connect and Indiana PathWays for Aging mental health services
• Indiana Medicaid behavioral health

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

Indiana has 24 Community Mental Health Centers certified by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction, which provide a wide array of behavioral health and addiction services for adults, adolescents and children. CCBHCs serve all who walk through their door, regardless of diagnosis, insurance status, place of residence or age.

• Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in Indiana

Check a Therapist's License in Indiana

Before you start, confirm your therapist or psychologist holds an active Indiana license.

• Psychologists: Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)
• Mental health counselors, social workers (bachelor and clinical) and marriage and family therapists: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to find a therapist, how sliding-scale therapy works, whether Medicaid covers therapy and the difference between a psychiatrist and a therapist.

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