Abbe Center for Community MH

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Coralville is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Iowa City is the nearest place that does it, 1.9 miles away.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which not every place around Iowa City does.

There are 7 more within a short drive of Iowa City, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

Iowa City has 54 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

The first conversation is mostly questions about what is being used, how much, and for how long. Nobody needs a diagnosis to make this call, and most people making it do not have one. Describe what is happening rather than the manageable version of it.

A program needs your signature before it discusses you with anyone at all. There are narrow exceptions, including a medical emergency and a court order, and they are narrower than people assume. Read what you sign at intake, because the release is in that stack.

Usually there is a route through this that keeps the job, and which route depends on the level of care. Colleges handle this through a medical leave process, which normally leaves a better record than an incomplete semester. Read your own leave policy before telling anybody anything.