Macomb County Community Mental Health is the designated coordinating agency for substance use services in Macomb County. The Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse (MCOSA) is the division of MCCMH that manages substance use services. MCOSA subcontracts with community agencies to provide publicly-funded substance use prevention and treatment services to people with Medicaid and others in Macomb County who qualify for publicly-funded treatment services. MCOSA also provides services and supports for substance abuse treatment providers.Visit the MCOSA website for more information, at www.mcosa.net.
CARE (Community Assessment, Referral, and Education) is the contracted access, assessment, and referral provider for publicly-funded substance use treatment services in Macomb County. If you or someone you care about is looking for substance use treatment services, call CARE to start the process. Like the Access Center for mental health and developmental disability services, CARE will provide a screening over the phone to determine your eligibility for substance use treatment services. Call CARE at 586-541-2273 to learn about your eligibility for substance use treatment services. CARE also provides other resources, like parenting classes and anger management classes, student and employer resources and other tools to help manage a variety of life situations that may or may not be related to substance use disorders. Visit the CARE website at www.careofsem.com to learn more.
You may call CARE “Collect,” or, if you prefer, we will call you back at any number you give us. This office is also equipped with telephone interpreter services for those who best use a language other than English.
Self Help and Support Groups: Individuals involved in substance use treatment are often encouraged to participate in self-help groups such as AA, NA, and others. For information about self-help groups, contact your treatment program, call CARE, or click here to go to the "For the Community/ Substance Use Information and Resources" page of this website.