Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 180 10th Street SE, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
- Accreditation

Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Meetings in Le Mars
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc
What levels of care does Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc offer?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Le Mars is set up for.
Is detox part of what Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc offers?
No. There is no detox listed near Le Mars at all, so the first call is worth making to ask who they work with for it.
Is treatment available in a language other than English?
They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Le Mars are in it too, or only the one to one ones.
Is there a residential program at Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc?
Outpatient only, and nothing within 14 miles of Le Mars has beds either, so a residential stay would mean traveling further than that.
Does Plains Area Mental Health Center Inc prescribe buprenorphine or methadone?
They prescribe 2 medications: buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Le Mars.
Can I do this by video instead?
They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Le Mars often still has to be in person.
What stops it going wrong again afterward?
A well designed program treats its own ending as a handover rather than a finish. Free fellowship meetings run in most towns, cost nothing and need no referral, which is why they outlast paid programs. Book the first appointment after discharge while you are still in the program, not afterward.
What happens to work or school while I am in treatment?
There is usually a way to do this that does not cost you the job, and it is worth asking before assuming. A medical leave of absence from a college is normally reversible, and usually a better record than a failed semester. Ask whether a schedule outside working hours exists before ruling treatment out.