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About Salvation Army Harbor Light System
The Salvation Army Harbor Light System in Detroit operates from 3737 Lawton Street, a residential campus in Wayne County that has long anchored The Salvation Army’s substance use disorder programming in Michigan. The facility is CARF-accredited and SAMHSA-registered, offering a continuum that spans medical detox, residential treatment, intensive outpatient (IOP), and standard outpatient care for adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions.
Harbor Light’s clinical model combines cognitive behavioral therapy with group and individual counseling, case management, and the optional faith-based spiritual support that has been central to The Salvation Army’s mission since its founding. The program is unusually broad in the populations it serves — veterans, pregnant women, young adults, seniors, men, women, Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients, court-ordered referrals, and people living with HIV/AIDS are all explicitly accepted. ASL accessibility is documented through SAMHSA, providing access for Deaf patients who often struggle to find addiction treatment.
Medical detox is provided in a structured residential environment, allowing patients to manage withdrawal safely before transitioning into residential rehabilitation. The program then steps down through intensive outpatient and standard outpatient care, often paired with The Salvation Army’s broader social services — transitional housing, vocational support, and community reintegration assistance. That integrated social services model differentiates Harbor Light from clinical-only rehabs and is particularly valuable for patients facing housing instability, legal involvement, or financial hardship alongside addiction.
The program’s financial accessibility is one of its most important features. Harbor Light accepts Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay, sliding-scale fees, and financial assistance arrangements — making it one of the more reachable residential options in Detroit for patients without robust commercial insurance. The center is reachable at (313) 361-6136. Trauma-informed care is integrated throughout, reflecting SAMHSA’s flagging of the program for trauma/PTSD support.
- CARF-accredited medical detox center with sub-acute detoxification protocols
- Specialized detox programs for pregnant women and families with children
- Comprehensive levels of care from medical detox through outpatient services
- Serves court-ordered individuals with withdrawal management capabilities
- Financial assistance and sliding scale payment options for Detroit residents