Heartland Center for Behavioral Change

About Heartland Center for Behavioral Change

Heartland Center for Behavioral Change is a nonprofit substance use disorder and behavioral health provider serving Missouri residents, including the Branson area. They have been operating since 1982. They treat addiction to alcohol and other drugs as a progressive disease rather than a moral failing, and they encourage people to get professional help as early as possible. Their care spans inpatient withdrawal management at a stand-alone facility in Kansas City, intensive outpatient treatment, standard outpatient treatment, and a community residential unit. Public funding, including Missouri Medicaid and the Department of Mental Health, helps make services available to people who might not otherwise afford them.

Treatment is tailored to each person and addresses the physical, emotional, and social challenges of early sobriety. Medication-assisted treatment is paired with counseling and behavioral therapies to ease cravings. Their programming follows the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) continuum-of-care model. They also have deep roots in the justice system, offering drug court treatment, reentry services, and the Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program (SATOP) for people facing legal consequences tied to substance use. For people managing addiction alongside serious, chronic health problems, outreach workers help coordinate medical, psychiatric, and substance use care, and peer support specialists and case managers work alongside counselors throughout treatment.