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Serenity Foundation of Texas

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
  • Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children

Service Setting

  • Residential/24-hour residential
  • Short-term residential

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
  • Medicaid
  • Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • SAMHSA funding/block grants

Payment Assistance Available

  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Adult men
  • Clients who have experienced trauma

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
  • Medications for HIV treatment
  • Clonidine
  • Medication for mental disorders
  • Nicotine replacement
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young Adults
  • Adults

External Opioid Medications Source

  • No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Other contracted prescribing entity
  • No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

  • Prescribes naltrexone
  • Relapse prevention with naltrexone
  • Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
  • Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification

Treatment Approaches

  • Anger management
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Contingency management/motivational incentives
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Relapse prevention
  • Substance use disorder counseling
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • 12-step facilitation

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

  • Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

  • State substance use treatment agency
  • State department of health
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community
  • Complete medical history/physical exam
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Screening for substance use

Testing

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • TB screening

Transitional Services

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

Recovery Support Services

  • Housing services
  • Assistance with obtaining social services
  • Mentoring/peer support
  • Employment counseling or training

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
  • Marital/couples counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Sex Accepted

  • Male

Facility Vaping Policy

  • Vaping permitted in designated area

Ancillary Services

  • Case management service
  • Mental health services
  • Social skills development
  • Transportation assistance
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Suicide prevention services
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.