AMHC – Downeast Treatment Center

Located in Ellsworth, Maine, Downeast Treatment Center is a behavioral health clinic that provides integrated mental health and substance treatment services to empower you as you move forward in life. 

With more than 60 years of history in helping people, Downeast Treatment Center is part of AMHC, the largest behavioral healthcare provider in the region. What we like most about them is the broad range of ways they offer help for addiction such as medication assisted treatment (MAT), extensive outpatient services, and private residential rehab.

Medicaid (MaineCare) is accepted to help cover the cost of care. Private insurance coverage depends on the insurance policy and whether the treatment center is in-network or out-of-network. Self-pay options include cash, credit cards, personal loans, and sliding scales. We like the sliding scales because that option offers affordability by lowering costs based on your financial circumstances.

Medication Assisted Treatment in Ellsworth

The MAT program at the center is full-service to utilize buprenorphine medical management combined with behavioral therapy and nursing support to treat opioid disorder. These detoxification services provide safe management of withdrawal symptoms during the process of clearing your body from alcohol and drugs. You’ll have access to counseling sessions with this service.

Past clients of Downeast Treatment Center have credited the center and their staff for significant milestones in their sobriety, emphasizing the immediate access to help when ready. People also praise them for their work in serving uninsured and underinsured individuals. As well, they’ve expanded some services to provide care at zero cost.

Extensive SUD Services

Their intensive outpatient program (IOP) provides structured therapy sessions multiple times per week. Their residential setting is a comfortable setting with therapeutic support and their private rehab is a secure environment with a higher staff-to-client ratio and private rooms. After you’ve concluded your care, you can partake in their aftercare services to help you maintain sobriety.

Nearby Attractions to Downeast Treatment Center

The Woodlawn Museum and Gardens is approximately 2.9 miles from the center, offering a historic and calming setting that can support your healing as you integrate it into your programs. There’s also Maine Coast Mall, just a short three minute walk from the center. We believe it’s good to have access to resources and activities like these on treatment days to lend to your self-care routine.