Treatment facilities in Altoona, PA

What the SAMHSA Record Shows for Altoona, PA

Altoona, Pennsylvania has a modest, real set of listed providers: 7 substance-use and mental-health treatment facilities on record with SAMHSA's N-SUMHSS survey. Of Altoona's 7 listed facilities, 7 report telehealth options, 5 report outpatient programming, 2 report residential beds, and 1 report medically supervised detox -- a full spread across every tracked modality.

Medication-Assisted Treatment is confirmed at 6 of 7 facilities (86%), combining FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone with counseling for opioid and alcohol use disorder. On payment, 6 accept Medicare, 6 accept private insurance, 5 accept Medicaid, and 2 accept a sliding-fee scale, self-reported and worth a quick intake call to confirm your specific plan before committing to a site.

Against the Pennsylvania statewide average across all 757 SAMHSA-listed facilities (49% offer MAT, 87% accept Medicaid), Altoona's own rates run at or above the MAT average and below the Medicaid average.

Use this city page to shortlist facilities, not to rank or clinically judge them. The underlying N-SUMHSS data is self-reported by each site and refreshed on a rolling cadence, wait times, bed availability, current insurance contracts, and staff credentials can change between updates. This is a structured public-data directory, not medical advice, clinical endorsement, or a guarantee of admission. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or active substance-use crisis, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline before contacting individual facilities.