Mental Health Care in Missouri

Mental Health Facilities by City in Missouri

The Missouri cities with the most SAMHSA-listed mental health facilities. All 111 cities are listed below the table.

Crisis and Support Lines in Missouri

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. If help from 988 is not enough, mobile crisis response staff can meet the person where they are in the community and provide in-person help. Mobile crisis response is available across the state, 24/7, and is reached through 988. DMH also publishes a Mobile Crisis Response Map.

• Missouri crisis services

Missouri's Mental Health Agency

Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health oversees public mental health services in Missouri.

• Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health
• Find local services through Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health

Medicaid Mental Health Coverage in Missouri

Missouri's Medicaid program is MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid). MO HealthNet offers healthcare coverage through either a Managed Care health plan (Healthy Blue, United Healthcare or Home State Health) or the Fee-For-Service Program, depending on age and eligibility. Parents and guardians with a child under 19 in the home, children, adults 19 to 64 without a disability and pregnant women get coverage through a Managed Care health plan; people with a disability, seniors 65 or older, blind or visually impaired adults and women under 65 with breast or cervical cancer get coverage through Fee-For-Service. Certain individuals get coverage through Show Me Healthy Kids. Covered mental health services the state names include Behavioral Health & Substance Use Disorders (including emergency). Covered for Managed Care members and Fee-For-Service participants. For Fee-For-Service, services may be limited or not covered based on eligibility group or age; the state refers participants to Your Guide to Fee-For-Service or the Participant Services Unit at (800) 392-2161.

• MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) mental health services
• Missouri Medicaid behavioral health

Community Mental Health Centers

Mental health services for the Division of Behavioral Health are accessed through 25 service areas, each serving particular counties of the state. DBH contracted providers are responsible for providing comprehensive psychiatric services; they determine a person's eligibility for psychiatric services and provide them.

• Community Mental Health Centers in Missouri

Check a Therapist's License in Missouri

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

• Psychologists: Missouri Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration)
• Professional counselors: Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors (Division of Professional Registration)
• Social workers: Missouri Committee for Social Workers (Division of Professional Registration)
• Marriage and family therapists: Missouri State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists (Division of Professional Registration)

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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