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Licensed by Texas HHSC

Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans

Services reported to SAMHSA (2025)

This is what the program told SAMHSA in its 2025 national survey. It may have changed; confirm by phone.

Type of Care

  • Substance use treatment

Service Setting

  • Outpatient
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • SAMHSA funding/block grants

Payment Assistance Available

  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Young adults
  • Adult women
  • Adult men
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
  • Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
  • Clients with HIV or AIDS
  • Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Clients who have experienced trauma

Language Services

  • Spanish

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young Adults
  • Adults

External Opioid Medications Source

  • No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

  • Does not use medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder

Type of Opioid Treatment

  • Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Relapse prevention
  • Substance use disorder counseling

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

  • Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

  • State substance use treatment agency
  • State department of health

Assessment/Pre-treatment

  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Screening for substance use
  • Screening for mental disorders

Testing

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • STD testing
  • Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Transitional Services

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Recovery Support Services

  • Assistance with obtaining social services
  • Recovery coach
  • Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

  • HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
  • Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
  • Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
  • Substance use disorder education
  • Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling
  • Family counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

Sex Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Facility Vaping Policy

  • Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

  • Case management service
  • Early intervention for HIV
  • Social skills development
  • Transportation assistance
Before you commit, ask: what level of care they recommend and why, what it will cost after insurance, whether they take your plan, and how long the wait is. Be cautious of anyone offering free travel or payment to enroll.