Rehab Centers for Pregnant Women in Denver

Do pregnant people get priority for addiction treatment in Denver?

Yes, in Denver, programs paid for with federal block grant funds for addiction treatment must admit pregnant people ahead of others, and Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration oversees those funds. No separate Colorado priority rule beyond the federal one was found, so ask each program how it applies the requirement.

State law, section 27-80-112 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, also creates a treatment program for high-risk pregnant women within that agency. Residents without insurance, or with coverage that falls short, can call the safety-net administrator for Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties at 888-607-4462.

Denver’s Department of Public Health & Environment runs its Community & Behavioral Health division from 201 W. Colfax Ave., downtown near the Civic Center. The office can be reached by public bus and rail, which helps anyone getting around without a car during pregnancy.

Health First Colorado’s Special Connections program offers free outpatient or women-only residential treatment to members who are pregnant or up to a year postpartum. Methadone and buprenorphine are generally continued under medical care during pregnancy, and withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids belongs under medical supervision alongside prenatal care.

Will Health First Colorado pay for treatment during and after pregnancy?

Yes, Health First Colorado’s Special Connections program gives members who are pregnant, or up to one year postpartum, free outpatient or women-only residential treatment for a substance use disorder. In Denver County, Elevate (Denver Health) Medicaid Choice is the only managed care plan listed, and its members get behavioral health care through Colorado Access. Programs that take the state plan are gathered on the Medicaid rehab page. Private insurance and self-pay options show in each listing’s payment types.

Women-only settings are listed on women’s rehab in Denver, and live-in options are on residential rehab in Denver. Ask whether a residential program lets children stay with you.

Is it safe to stop or continue medication for opioid use disorder while pregnant?

Methadone and buprenorphine are both used during pregnancy, and federal clinical guidance and ACOG say they are generally continued under medical care rather than stopped. Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines or opioids should happen under medical supervision, coordinated with prenatal care. Colorado’s State Opioid Treatment Authority, part of the Behavioral Health Administration, oversees opioid treatment programs. Denver options are listed on methadone clinics in Denver and Suboxone clinics in Denver.

Questions to ask a Denver program

Prenatal coordination is the first thing to ask about. Find out whether the program works with your OB or midwife, and how it handles care around the birth, including any reporting. Ask about childcare, parenting support, transportation help and postpartum continuity too. Check the languages spoken and the accreditation shown on the listing.

Nine in ten of Denver’s listed programs for pregnant clients sit at high elevation, between 5,150 and 5,560 feet, with a median of 5,365 feet. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is the closest airport for about seven in ten, and Denver International is closest for 29 percent. The median airport distance is 13.5 miles. Some 39 percent lie within 25 miles of a river, most often the North Fork South Platte River.

Crisis and support lines stay open around the clock. Call or text 988 for a crisis, call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline for pregnancy and postpartum support, or call the national treatment referral line for program options. For more choices across Colorado, see rehab for pregnant women in Colorado, the national guide to rehab for pregnant women, or all Denver listings.