The Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) states regardless of condition, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) must provide services to anyone seeking help for a mental health or substance use condition, irrespective of their place of residence, ability to pay, or age. This includes any individual with a mental or substance use disorder who seeks care, including those with serious mental illness (SMI); substance use disorder (SUD) including opioid use disorder and severe SUD; children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED); individuals with co-occurring mental and substance disorders (COD); and individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. It also specifies that CCBHCs provide nine required services.
To find the closest CCBHC clinic near you, please refer to the Community Mental Health Center Catchment Areas for Mental Illness Services map below.
If you are unable to locate a clinic or are experiencing crisis, please call a 988 Call Center by dialing 988 for immediate assistance.
