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Verified Treatment Center

Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue

Bronx, NY · 10453

SAMHSA Verified Outpatient MAT Dual Dx
Specializes in Veterans Dual Diagnosis Trauma-Informed Adolescent

Key Takeaways for Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue

  • Outpatient · MAT · Dual Dx offered
  • Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance
  • SAMHSA-listed facility
  • Direct line available · Helpline free & confidential 24/7

About Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue

Located in Bronx, NY, Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue operates within the NY regulatory framework as a licensed addiction-treatment provider. The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Outpatient, MAT, Dual Dx — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. Structural evaluation of this facility's clinical posture requires review of state licensing records, accreditation status, and payer-network contracts.

Care levels at Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue

The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Outpatient, MAT, Dual Dx — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. The practical question is whether it is genuinely strong at each level, or whether one level is the core business and the others are secondary. ASAM Criteria 4e level-of-care matching requires clinical assessment across six dimensions (withdrawal potential, biomedical conditions, emotional/behavioral/cognitive conditions, readiness, relapse risk, recovery environment). The alignment of Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue's offerings to any specific patient's clinical profile should be determined by an independent ASAM-aligned assessment prior to admission.

Insurance and payment

Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue accepts both Medicaid and commercial insurance, which is the broadest payer profile and typically correlates with programs that operate at scale across the economic spectrum. The operational prerequisite for admission is written documentation of: (a) network contract status; (b) prior authorization; (c) cost-sharing structure; (d) medical-necessity criteria applied. Absence of any of these four increases the probability of post-admission financial disagreement.

Specialty programming

The facility's documented specialty programming includes: Young adults, Seniors or older adults, Veterans. Specialty-program verification requires review of: (a) dedicated specialty-track programming hours per week; (b) specialty-credentialed clinical staffing (e.g., LCSW with trauma specialization, perinatal-nurse certification, adolescent-development training); (c) specialty-specific clinical assessment protocols; (d) specialty-specific outcome measurement. Marketing designation alone is insufficient for clinical confidence.

Before you call

Operational admission checklist for Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue: (a) clinical assessment with documented ASAM 4e level-of-care recommendation; (b) insurance benefits verification in writing; (c) MAT policy documentation; (d) accreditation and licensure verification; (e) confirmed prior authorization for specific level of care. Each should be obtained in written form prior to admission. The facility's documented pharmacotherapy offerings suggest MAT is available — confirm the specific medications and prescriber access during the admissions conversation.

Listing sourced from the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Data last synced April 2026. Verify current programs directly with the facility.

Morris Heights Health Center Walton Avenue at a Glance

Levels of care

Outpatient · MAT · Dual Dx

Service settings

Outpatient

Therapy approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy, Couples/family therapy, Dialectical behavior therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, Group therapy, Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment

Age groups

Children/Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, Seniors

Special populations

Young adults, Seniors or older adults, Veterans, Active duty military, Members of military families, Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

Medications

Chlorpromazine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Ziprasidone, Nicotine replacement

Insurance & Payment Accepted

Confirm in-network status before admission — verification is free.

Private insurance

Coverage details →

TRICARE / VA

Contact & Location

Address

25 East 183rd Street, Bronx, NY 10453

Facility direct line

718-839-8900 x3333

Website

www.mhhc.org