BayCare Behavioral Health

About BayCare Behavioral Health

Morton Plant Hospital Behavioral Health is committed to helping individuals struggling with addiction achieve sobriety. They offer a variety of programs and services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. Services include alcohol rehab, dual diagnosis, opioid addiction, young adult rehab, adult program, men’s rehab, women’s rehab, inpatient rehab, aftercare support, family therapy, group therapy, and individual therapy. The caring and experienced staff at Morton Plant Hospital Behavioral Health are dedicated to helping clients overcome addiction and achieve lasting sobriety.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
The goal of an alcohol rehab in Florida is to give you the tools and skills you need to achieve long-term recovery. Alcohol rehab may include detox, inpatient treatment, and/or outpatient care. You’ll learn the roots of addiction and learn how to build a substance-free life.
Dual Diagnosis
Mental health concerns and substance use are often linked, which is known as a dual diagnosis. The right rehab in Florida can help you break free. A dual diagnosis program uses evidence-based approaches to help you overcome both your mental health concerns and substance use. This may include mental health medication, counseling, and more.
Opioid Addiction
In Florida, rehab provides a combination of therapy and education to help clients overcome opioid addiction. In an opioid treatment program, you’ll not only receive treatment, but you’ll participate in activities, receive peer support, and learn how to have fun without substance use.
Young Adult Rehab
Young people need unique support, and a young adult rehab in the state of Florida helps them learn new life skills while overcoming addiction. A young adult program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address the unique challenges of transitioning from the teen years to adulthood.
Adult Program
An adult program in Florida addresses the recovery needs of clients in this life stage and gives them the tools they need to succeed. An adult program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address the unique challenges of managing your work, relating to your family, raising children, and balancing a variety of other responsibilities
Men's Rehab
Men’s rehab programs in Florida address the unique needs of men in a safe, gender-specific environment. A men’s program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address challenges such as family relationships, fatherhood, emotional management, and more.
Women's Rehab
A women’s rehab in Florida addresses the unique needs women have and allows them to build relationships in a gender-specific environment. A women’s program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address your unique challenges, such as motherhood, building a career, having healthy relationships, and more.
Adult Inpatient Unit
BayCare Behavioral Health’s adult inpatient unit at Morton Plant Hospital treats behavioral disorders and addictions in adults, offering crisis stabilization, medication management, and group therapy around the clock.
Geriatric Inpatient Unit
Morton Plant Hospital operates a geriatric inpatient unit addressing behavioral health and addiction needs in older adults, combining medical oversight with psychiatric evaluation and structured therapeutic programming.
Dual Diagnosis Program
BayCare Behavioral Health treats co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, within its inpatient program at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater.

Insurance Coverage

Self-pay options
Using self-pay in Florida to pay for rehab means writing a check, using a medical loan, or having money electronically sent to the treatment center. Be sure to check on the fee structure, which may depend on the level of care.
Medicaid
If you have Medicaid, you can use it to help pay for substance use treatment in Florida. Medicaid pays for most or all of the costs of rehab, making treatment much more accessible.
Financing available
When looking for ways to pay for rehab in Florida, consider asking if financing options are available. Treatment centers may have financing options such as payment plans, grants, or scholarships. You may also decide to get a medical loan to pay for treatment.
Medicare
When looking for ways to pay for rehab in Florida, consider Medicare. Keep in mind that you’ll need to choose a center that accepts your plan, and you might have out-of-pocket costs such as a deductible or copayment. Look into your plan documents for full details.
Private insurance
One of the best ways to pay for rehab in Florida is to use private insurance, which can pay for some or all of the cost. Contact your insurer to get full details, such as what centers are in-network with your plan and what out-of-pocket costs you might be responsible for.
Most Major Insurance Plans
BayCare Behavioral Health accepts most major insurance plans for inpatient psychiatric and addiction care at Morton Plant Hospital; patients are encouraged to verify specific benefits and coverage directly.

Levels of Care

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Inpatient Rehab
Morton Plant Hospital offers 24/7 inpatient psychiatric care for adults with behavioral disorders and addictions, providing crisis stabilization, medical evaluation, and structured therapy in a hospital-based setting in Clearwater.
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Aftercare Support
Aftercare in Florida is focused on helping you access the resources and ongoing support you need to stay sober long-term. Aftercare may include connections to 12-step and other support groups, housing and employment resources, community recovery centers, and more.

Therapies

Family Therapy
Family therapy is included in the inpatient psychiatric program at Morton Plant Hospital, helping loved ones participate in treatment planning and supporting recovery from addiction and behavioral disorders.
Group Therapy
Structured group therapy sessions support patients at Morton Plant Hospital’s inpatient behavioral health unit, helping adults address addiction and behavioral disorders alongside peers in a hospital-based setting.
Individual Therapy
BayCare Behavioral Health provides one-on-one counseling as part of inpatient psychiatric care at Morton Plant Hospital, addressing substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions for adults in Clearwater, Florida.
Medication Management
Psychiatric medication management is provided as part of BayCare Behavioral Health’s inpatient care at Morton Plant Hospital, supporting stabilization for patients with addictions and co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
Psychiatric Evaluation
Medical and psychiatric evaluations are conducted upon admission to Morton Plant Hospital’s inpatient unit, guiding individualized treatment for behavioral disorders, addiction, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Discharge Planning
Discharge planning is built into the inpatient psychiatric care process at Morton Plant Hospital, helping patients transition from crisis stabilization toward ongoing outpatient or aftercare support in Clearwater.