Cherry Street Health Services Southside Health Center/MATP

Cherry Street Health Services offers outpatient substance use treatment at its Kalamazoo Avenue SE location in Grand Rapids — making structured, ongoing recovery care available without requiring a residential stay. For people in the recovery community who need a program that works alongside their responsibilities, outpatient treatment can be the foundation of a durable, long-term recovery plan.

The outpatient program at Cherry Street is not a stepping-stone afterthought — it is the center's primary level of care, built out with CBT-based clinical services and a certified Opioid Treatment Program. Whether someone is entering outpatient care for the first time or transitioning from a higher level of care, Cherry Street provides the clinical infrastructure to support real, sustained recovery in the Grand Rapids community.

Cherry Street Health Services has structured its outpatient program to meet the needs of populations that are frequently underserved in addiction treatment. Pregnant women in recovery face a distinct set of clinical and personal challenges, and Cherry Street's explicit inclusion of this population reflects a commitment to meeting people in the full complexity of their circumstances.

The center also provides services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing — a group that encounters significant access barriers across the healthcare system, including in substance abuse treatment and recovery programs. By serving these communities directly, Cherry Street functions as more than a treatment provider; it acts as a true recovery resource for Grand Rapids residents who might otherwise go without appropriate care.

For many people navigating recovery, unresolved trauma is not separate from addiction — it is woven directly into it. Cherry Street Health Services treats Trauma and PTSD as recognized conditions within its outpatient program, rather than referring those needs elsewhere. This integrated approach, grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, allows people to work on the underlying drivers of substance use rather than treating symptoms in isolation.

CBT is a structured, skill-based therapeutic method that helps people in recovery develop concrete tools for managing triggers, distorted thinking, and behavioral patterns. By embedding this approach into outpatient care, Cherry Street gives recovery community members a clinical framework that supports not just sobriety, but longer-term stability and resilience.

Access to addiction treatment should not be determined by financial circumstances alone. Cherry Street Health Services accepts a broad range of payment options — including Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, state insurance, and self-pay — making its outpatient recovery program financially reachable for a wide cross-section of the Grand Rapids community.

For families evaluating treatment options, the breadth of accepted coverage at a CARF-accredited facility with OTP certification represents real value. Prospective patients are encouraged to reach out to Cherry Street directly to confirm current coverage and enrollment availability for their specific situation.