Is There a Rehab That Will Treat a Man Who Can't Pay Near Broken Bow or Idabel?

CREOKS Health Services took over the Carl Albert Community Mental Health Center's clinic services in Idabel on Oct. 5, 2026. The phone number stayed the same: (580) 286-6639. If you called Carl Albert before, this is the same place to call now.

CREOKS runs it as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says these clinics provide easy access to services for all individuals regardless of pay source or ability to pay. Services include screening and assessment, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, crisis services, case management, peer support and care coordination.

When you call, say plainly that he needs treatment for drugs or alcohol and has no money or insurance. Ask for an assessment and what the next step is if he needs more than outpatient care. If he has no SoonerCare yet, ask if someone there can help him apply.

Oklahoma's 988 Mental Health Lifeline answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The state says you can call or text 988 when you need support for substance use or want guidance on how to help a friend or loved one.

988 works with the state's behavioral health clinics, so the person on the phone can transfer you to a provider to schedule an appointment during the call. That makes it a good first step on a weekend or at night, when the clinic is closed.

Another free line is the SAMHSA National Helpline, 1-800-662-4357. It is confidential, open all the time, and refers people to free or low-cost treatment.

Oklahoma expanded SoonerCare to adults ages 19 to 64 with low income (up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level). SoonerCare covers behavioral health and substance abuse services, plus hospital care.

A man with little or no income may qualify even if he has never had SoonerCare before. Apply online at mysoonercare.org. Getting covered opens up more treatment programs, including longer and residential care.

The Choctaw Nation Recovery Center in Talihina, near the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center, runs an intensive 3-month residential program. It includes individual counseling, group therapy, family counseling, 12-step education, relapse prevention and coping skills.

Who can go: men 18 and older with a CDIB card from a federally recognized tribe (Choctaw members can live anywhere), who are struggling with a substance use disorder.

How to get in: he calls 918-567-2389 himself for a phone screening. If the treatment team approves it, they send an application packet. Once the finished application comes back, he is placed on the waiting list, so call early.

Full Life Family Resource Center on N Main St in Broken Bow offers individual, adult, group and family counseling. Office phone (580) 584-2478, or call or text (580) 236-2376. Their site also lists an AA meeting info line, (580) 513-5513, for meeting times around the area.

AA meetings are free and anyone can walk in. They are a good way to get support right away while waiting on a treatment spot, and they help families too.

Stopping heavy drinking or some drugs suddenly can be dangerous. If he has a seizure, is confused, can't stay awake, or may have overdosed, call 911 or go to the emergency room at McCurtain Memorial Hospital, 1301 Lincoln Rd in Idabel, (580) 286-7623.

Emergency rooms treat people in an emergency whether or not they can pay. Ask the staff to connect him with CREOKS or another treatment program before he leaves.