Birmingham, AL · Treatment facilities

Treatment facilities in Birmingham, AL

According to SAMHSA N-SUMHSS facility counts among tracked cities, Birmingham ranks #103 of 5,095, and #1 of 74 in Alabama. Birmingham, Alabama carries a well-populated set of listed providers: 19 substance use and mental health treatment facilities on record.

19
Facilities
10
With MAT
12
Accept Medicaid
15
Telehealth

According to SAMHSA N-SUMHSS facility counts among tracked cities, Birmingham ranks #103 of 5,095, and #1 of 74 in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.

According to SAMHSA N-SUMHSS facility counts among tracked cities, Birmingham ranks #103 of 5,095, and #1 of 74 in Alabama. 10 report offering Medication-Assisted Treatment and 12 accept Medicaid. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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This page reflects the 2026-07-11 extract; SAMHSA's N-SUMHSS survey is on an annual cadence.

What the SAMHSA Record Shows for Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, Alabama carries a well-populated set of listed providers: 19 substance-use and mental-health treatment facilities on record with SAMHSA's N-SUMHSS survey. Of Birmingham's 19 listed facilities, 15 report outpatient programming, 15 report telehealth options, 7 report residential beds, and 2 report medically supervised detox -- a full spread across every tracked modality.

Medication-Assisted Treatment is confirmed at 10 of 19 facilities (53%), combining FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone with counseling for opioid and alcohol use disorder. On payment, 14 accept private insurance, 12 accept Medicaid, 11 accept Medicare, and 5 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 Alabama statewide average across all 189 SAMHSA-listed facilities (33% offer MAT, 80% accept Medicaid), Birmingham's own rates run at or above the MAT average and below the Medicaid average.

Birmingham sits in the denser third of tracked cities (#103 of 5,095 by facility count). With 19 SAMHSA-listed sites, the shortlist is wide enough that MAT (53%) and Medicaid (63%) shares matter more than raw count when comparing peers.

Registry note: N-SUMHSS is self-reported and refreshes on a rolling cadence - wait times, bed availability, and current insurance contracts can change between updates. This directory does not rank or clinically judge facilities.

Service & Payment Mix in Birmingham

Service and payment availability across 19 Birmingham, AL treatment facilities, computed from SAMHSA N-SUMHSS data.
Capability Facilities Share Distribution
Medication-Assisted Treatment 10 53%
Medically Supervised Detox 2 11%
Residential Treatment 7 37%
Outpatient Programs 15 79%
Telehealth Available 15 79%
Accepts Medicaid 12 63%
Accepts Medicare 11 58%
Sliding-Fee Scale 5 26%
Accepts Private Insurance 14 74%

Computed from 19 SAMHSA-listed facilities in Birmingham, Alabama. Distribution bars represent the share of facilities reporting each capability.

The most commonly reported capability among Birmingham's listed facilities is "Outpatient Programs," present at 79% of them (15 of 19).

All Facilities (19)

Aletheia House

Mothers Hope Residential

4246 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35222

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 324-6502

MAT Residential
Aletheia House

Birmingham Men and Womens Residential

135 Finley Avenue West, Birmingham, AL 35204

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 324-6502

MAT Residential
Birmingham Metro Treatment Center

Metro Treatment of Alabama LP

2500 4th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233

Substance Use Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(205) 941-179929605

MAT Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Birmingham VA Healthcare System

Birmingham East VA East Clinic

7901 Crestwood Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35210

Substance Use Treatment · Federal Government; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

(205) 957-5300

MAT Residential Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Bradford Health Services

Birmingham Regional Office/Jefferson

300 Century Park South, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35226

Substance Use Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(205) 547-2727

MAT Outpatient Telehealth
Central Alabama Wellness

19220 Highway 280, Birmingham, AL 35242

Substance Use & Mental Health · Private non-profit organization

(205) 651-0077

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare Sliding Fee
Crossroads to Intervention

1909 Bessemer Road, Birmingham, AL 35208

Substance Use & Mental Health · Private non-profit organization

(205) 202-5620

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare Sliding Fee
Eastside CMHC

Jefferson County

129 East Park Circle, Birmingham, AL 35235

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 367-0283

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Fellowship House Inc

1625 12th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 933-2430

MAT Residential Outpatient Telehealth Sliding Fee
Gateway

1401 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35205

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 510-2600

Outpatient Medicaid
Glenwood Inc

Main Campus

150 Glenwood Lane, Birmingham, AL 35242

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 969-2880

Residential Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services

6869 5th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35212

Substance Use & Mental Health · Private for-profit organization

(205) 833-9000

Residential Medicaid Medicare
Longleaf Recovery

Birmingham

2441 International Park Drive, Birmingham, AL 35243

Mental Health Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(205) 289-1411

Outpatient Telehealth
Pathway Healthcare

48 Medical Park Drive East, Suite 453, Birmingham, AL 35235

Substance Use Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(205) 517-7730

MAT Detox Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Princeton Baptist Medical Center

701 Princeton Avenue SW, Birmingham, AL 35211

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(205) 783-3650

Residential Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Taproot Therapy Collective

2025 Shady Crest Drive, 2nd Floor, Birmingham, AL 35216

Substance Use & Mental Health · Private for-profit organization

(205) 999-9240

Outpatient Telehealth Sliding Fee
Tri County Treatment Center

Metro Treatment of Alabama LP

5605 Clifford Circle, Birmingham, AL 35210

Substance Use Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(205) 836-3345

MAT Detox Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Addiction Recovery Program

1713 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35249

Substance Use Treatment · State government

(205) 975-9381

MAT Outpatient Telehealth Medicare
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Beacon Recovery

530 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35209

Substance Use Treatment · State government

(205) 917-3733

MAT Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Sliding Fee

Source: SAMHSA, National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS) and FindTreatment.gov (2024)

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  • 19 facilities are SAMHSA-listed in Birmingham, 53% flagged for Medication-Assisted Treatment. Filter down to one that fits. Recovery program finder
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Every figure on PlainRecovery is rendered directly from SAMHSA's published N-SUMHSS facility data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these facility listings, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 N-SUMHSS release.