MH/MR of Tarrant County CATS Substance Abuse Treatment Prog

MH/MR of Tarrant County CATS Substance Abuse Treatment Program is a CARF-accredited substance use treatment facility located at 1502 East Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas. Operating under the broader MHMR Tarrant County behavioral health system, CATS provides a medically oriented continuum of care for adults in Tarrant County seeking structured withdrawal management and addiction treatment. The facility’s position within a county-level mental health and substance use authority distinguishes it from standalone private programs.

The program offers three distinct levels of care: medical detox, residential treatment, and an outpatient program. Medical detox is available for individuals who require supervised withdrawal management before transitioning to longer-term treatment. Residential treatment provides a structured inpatient setting following detox, and the outpatient program allows individuals to continue care while living outside the facility — creating a step-down pathway within a single treatment system.

Co-occurring disorders and dual diagnosis are explicitly addressed within CATS programming, meaning individuals managing both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition can receive integrated treatment. The facility serves men and women, and accommodations are available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Services are provided in English.

Payment accessibility is a significant feature at CATS. The program accepts Medicaid, state insurance, private insurance, self-pay, sliding-scale fees, and financial assistance — a breadth of coverage options that makes medically supervised detox and residential treatment accessible to a range of financial situations. For Fort Worth residents navigating addiction and withdrawal without robust private insurance, CATS represents one of the few county-supported options with a full care continuum including medical detox.

CATS offers medical detox as the entry point for individuals whose substance use requires supervised withdrawal management before longer-term treatment begins. This level of care is embedded within a county behavioral health system, which means the clinical continuum does not end at detox — residential treatment and outpatient programming are available as next steps within the same organization.

For Fort Worth residents and others in Tarrant County searching for an inpatient detox option that connects directly to residential care, CATS provides that structured progression. The facility is located at 1502 East Lancaster Avenue and can be reached at (817) 569-4600 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

The CATS program operates across three levels of care — medical detox, residential treatment, and outpatient programming. This structure allows individuals to move through increasingly independent stages of treatment without leaving the CATS system. Beginning with medically supervised detox and transitioning through residential and then outpatient care, patients can maintain clinical continuity throughout their treatment course.

Each level of care serves a distinct function: detox addresses the acute physiological phase of withdrawal, residential treatment provides immersive inpatient support, and outpatient programming allows individuals to integrate recovery into daily life. Together, these levels form one of the more complete publicly accessible detox-to-outpatient pathways in Tarrant County.

A notable feature of the CATS program is its explicit treatment of co-occurring disorders — situations where a person is managing both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition simultaneously. Many detox and residential programs address only one side of this equation, referring patients elsewhere for mental health care. At CATS, dual diagnosis treatment is part of the confirmed service offering.

This integrated approach is particularly relevant for individuals entering medical detox whose withdrawal symptoms may be complicated by underlying psychiatric conditions. Treating both simultaneously within a single CARF-accredited program reduces the clinical gaps that can undermine recovery outcomes.

CATS accepts an unusually wide range of payment methods for a medically supervised detox and residential program. Medicaid and state insurance are accepted, as are private insurance plans, self-pay arrangements, sliding-scale fees, and financial assistance. This combination makes the program accessible to individuals across a broad economic spectrum — including those who might assume that medical detox is out of financial reach.

Prospective patients or family members researching payment options can contact the facility directly at (817) 569-4600 or reach out via email at publicinformationrequest@mhmrtc.org. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. The facility's website at mhmrtarrant.org may provide additional intake and admissions information.