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If cost is the reason you have not started treatment, a nonprofit rehab in Springfield, Ohio is worth knowing about.
Emerge Recovery and Trade Initiative opened a satellite location on East High Street in March, and five months in, the organization says demand has been steady enough to confirm what it suspected about the gap in Clark County.
The Springfield site has served six people directly and referred 22 more to Emerge’s main campus in Xenia, which has served 296 people so far this year, according to the Springfield News-Sun.
What the Springfield Location Offers
The East High Street site focuses on outpatient behavioral health services, giving people access to counseling, treatment and support closer to home.
It provides onsite assessments and daily transportation to the Xenia campus, which houses the wider set of programs including housing and workforce development.
Transportation is a bigger deal than it sounds. Missing appointments because you cannot get across the county is one of the most common and least discussed reasons treatment stops working.
Tracy Williams, the organization’s chief clinical officer, said the Springfield presence made the demand visible, describing significant need for accessible, integrated mental health and substance use treatment in the community and barriers that keep people from timely, comprehensive care.
Who Qualifies for These Services
Emerge was founded in June 2021 to serve two groups: people seeking addiction recovery and young people aging out of the foster care system.
The organization uses what it calls a no wrong door policy, meaning someone who comes in needing housing, employment, or clinical care gets all of it addressed rather than being routed elsewhere.
The clinical model is built on SAMHSA’s eight dimensions of wellness, covering the physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social, vocational, financial, and environmental parts of a person’s life.
Williams said the reasoning is that addressing all of those areas at once puts someone in a better position to sustain recovery, whether from substance use or a mental health condition.
Emerge treats co-occurring disorders, meaning both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time.
How the Three Pathways Work
Clients pick one of three tracks based on their own beliefs and goals, and all three include clinical care:
The broader pathway runs from crisis and detox services through assessment and intake, treatment, housing support, and vocational work. Housing includes Mission House for men, Restoration House for women, and Emerge Springs.
Trade Training Open to the Whole Community
The piece of this that reaches furthest past the clinic door is the trade school. Williams said it is open to anyone regardless of whether they are in clinical treatment, so community members can sign up on their own.
Emerge also runs social enterprises including Arise Cafe, which gives people job experience and skill development while they build a resume.
For anyone who has been told that treatment and steady work are a sequence rather than a package, that structure is the point.
Paying for Care in Clark County
Emerge is a nonprofit, and earlier reporting by the Dayton Daily News described the organization operating on a mix of state and federal grants, Medicaid, donations, and funding from its founders’ companies.
Ask about payment directly when you call, since coverage and sliding-scale availability vary by program and by level of care.
If Emerge is not the right fit, Ohio has other affordable routes. Ohio Medicaid covers substance use disorder treatment, including outpatient counseling and medication for opioid use disorder.
County alcohol, drug, and mental health boards fund care for people who are uninsured or underinsured, and Clark County has its own board that can route you to contracted providers.
Free Resources
- SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-4357. Free, confidential, 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish, with referrals to local treatment and support groups.
- FindTreatment.gov, the federal locator, filterable by payment type including Medicaid and free or reduced-cost care.
- Ohio 211, which connects callers to local behavioral health, housing, food, and transportation assistance.
- Emerge Recovery and Trade Initiative, emergerecoverytrade.com, 937-272-4925.
Finding Free and Low-Cost Rehabs in Ohio
Check whether you qualify for Ohio Medicaid before you assume treatment is out of reach, since eligibility is broader than most people expect.
Ask any program you contact three questions: what it charges someone with your coverage, whether it offers a sliding scale, and whether it provides transportation.
Rehabs.org lists free and low-cost treatment options across Ohio and nationwide, including programs that accept Medicaid. To learn more about recovery services near you, call
800-914-7089
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