Rehab Centers for Serious Mental Illness and Addiction in Fort Worth

What counts as a serious mental illness, and how is it treated alongside substance use in Fort Worth?

A serious mental illness is a mental health condition that substantially limits work, relationships or self-care, such as a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder or severe major depression. In Fort Worth, co-occurring treatment means one coordinated plan, with psychiatric care and addiction care running together.

Fort Worth listings for this need report partial hospitalization, residential treatment, intensive outpatient and outpatient care, with some in Benbrook, River Oaks, Richland Hills and North Richland Hills. Programs differ in whether they accept people with psychotic or bipolar disorders, so ask intake staff before a first visit. Related options are on the dual diagnosis programs in Fort Worth page.

Medication continuity varies between Fort Worth programs, so confirm it on the first call. Ask whether the clinic continues antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and long-acting injectables, and whether it starts or continues medications for opioid or alcohol use disorder.

Ask who prescribes on site and how that prescriber shares records with your current Tarrant County psychiatrist. A written list of current doses makes that handoff easier. Public mental health assessments in the county go through the local mental health authority’s services line, 817-335-3022.

Where do adults with serious mental illness get public mental health care in Fort Worth?

My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County is the local mental health authority for Fort Worth, and its services line, 817-335-3022, is the place to request an assessment. For substance use screening, the regional Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral line is 817-332-6329, with in-person screenings at 2700 Airport Freeway. MHMR addiction services use the 2026 state sliding fee scale, and many sites sit just east of downtown along E. Lancaster Avenue, so check the Trinity Metro bus route first. More low-cost choices are on the state-funded rehab in Fort Worth page.

Assertive community treatment teams, coordinated specialty care for early psychosis, peer support specialists and supported housing are all worth asking MHMR of Tarrant County about during an assessment.

Does Texas Medicaid cover this care in Fort Worth?

Texas Medicaid can cover mental health and substance use care, mostly through managed care plans. In the Tarrant service area, STAR plans include Aetna, Cook Children’s and Wellpoint, and STAR+PLUS plans include Molina and United; Texas is renewing its plan contracts, so check the current line-up. Listings also show other payment types, and Medicaid-accepting programs are gathered on the rehab that accepts Medicaid page.

What crisis help is available for serious mental illness in Fort Worth?

The MHMR of Tarrant County ICARE line, 800-866-2465, takes calls and texts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calling or texting 988 also reaches the national crisis line from Fort Worth, and 911 is the number for immediate danger. ICARE staff can explain current mobile crisis and crisis stabilization options in Tarrant County.

Comparing Fort Worth listings

Fort Worth listings show the levels of care, payment types, languages and populations each provider reports, plus Joint Commission or CARF accreditation where given. Chemical dependency treatment licenses can be looked up through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s Regulatory Services Division. Browse every program type on the Fort Worth treatment page, or across Texas, see serious mental illness rehab in Texas.