Mental Health Care in Mason City, IA

Youth and Shelter Services (YSS): YSS of North Iowa/Outpatient

What Does Youth and Shelter Services (YSS): YSS of North Iowa/Outpatient Offer?

Youth and Shelter Services (YSS): YSS of North Iowa/Outpatient is a mental health facility at 30 North Eisenhower Avenue, Mason City, Iowa, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, private insurance, TRICARE and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR and couples and family therapy.

30 North Eisenhower Avenue
Mason City, IA 50401

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.

Types of Care at Youth and Shelter Services (YSS): YSS of North Iowa/Outpatient

  • Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • County or local government funds
  • Medicaid
  • Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Private health insurance
  • State corrections or juvenile justice funds
  • Cash or self-payment
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

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

Who the Program Serves

  • Young adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Veterans
  • Active duty military
  • Members of military families
  • 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 intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Clients who have experienced trauma
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Ages: Children/Adolescents
  • Ages: Young Adults
  • Ages: Adults
  • Ages: Seniors

Licensing and Accreditation

  • Mental Health Clinic or Mental Health Center

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Housing services
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Education 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 Iowa lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.

Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

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