Finding care
Getting ready for your first conversation about care
You don’t need to have everything figured out before asking for help. Start with what you want to ask, and what you want someone to understand.
By Matt Bogoroch ·
Mental health, addiction & everyday life
A clearer path
to care.
Reporting and practical guides for people looking for care, and the families beside them.
A place to begin
The guide libraryEdited by Matt Bogoroch · Our editorial standards
Understanding treatment
What to ask before choosing a treatment program
Compare assessments, staff, treatment approaches, schedules, costs and continuing care.
Paying for care
How insurance pays for mental health and addiction treatment
Understand coverage, calculate your share of the cost, verify benefits and work through a bill or denial.
For families
Helping someone prepare for care
Offer practical help, agree on boundaries, understand privacy and plan support you can sustain.
Research & practice
Why music has a place in addiction treatment
What music therapy research can tell us about craving and engagement—and what it cannot tell us about long-term recovery.
Read the featureCare, close to home
All local guides
South Jersey & Philadelphia
Finding care on either side of the Delaware River
Public resources, treatment locations and the questions that matter when crossing a state line.
Fort Lauderdale
Starting a mental health care search in Broward County
Where to begin when you are unsure what kind of help you need, with public resources and practical next steps.
Palm Beach CountyFinding a starting point across Palm Beach County.
AustinLocal authority resources and practical treatment questions.
Nashville & BrentwoodTreatment referrals and regional care access.
Northern Virginia & DCCounty services and cross-jurisdiction care questions.
CharlestonCounty treatment resources and local access questions.
PennsylvaniaVirtual care questions and county-based support.From the editor
A publication for the people making the decisions.
When you’re looking for mental health or addiction care, it can be difficult to separate useful information from a sales pitch.
We begin with the questions people actually have: what to ask, where to look, and how to make sense of the options.
Matt Bogoroch Editor · Published by Yolando
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