McLaren Flint Behavioral Health

McLaren Flint Behavioral Health is a hospital-based addiction and mental health treatment program in Flint, Michigan, offering inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient services and partial hospitalization for individuals facing mental health and co-occurring substance use challenges.
Located on South Ballenger Highway, the program emphasizes a person-centered approach delivered by an clinical team. Treatment plans are evidence based, collaborative and designed to stabilize acute symptoms while supporting long-term recovery.

Inpatient Behavioral Health with 24/Hour Care

Care often begins with emergency psychiatric services, comprehensive medical evaluation and biopsychosocial assessment.
From there, adults can step into a 36-bed adult inpatient behavioral health unit with 24-hour monitoring, while others may engage in outpatient or partial hospitalization programs connected to the McLaren Flint system.
Patients can expect medication management, individual, group, and family therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, recreational therapy and alcohol and drug prevention education.
The program also supports clients with co-occurring disorders, discharge planning and referrals for continuing addiction treatment when appropriate.

Quick Facts About McLaren Flint Behavioral Health

• Location: Hospital-based on the McLaren Flint campus along Ballenger Highway in Genesee County
• Levels of care: Emergency psychiatric services, adult inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient behavioral health
• Who they treat: Adults, young adults and older adults, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders
• Approach: Person-centered, interdisciplinary care with CBT, family therapy and medication management
• Payment options: Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Humana and Cigna, plus self-pay and financial assistance
• Setting: Safe, supportive therapeutic environment with 24-hour monitoring inside an acute care hospital