Preferred Family Healthcare 4066 Dunnica Avenue – Saint Louis, Missouri
4066 Dunnica Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63116
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- SAMHSA funding/block grants
- 90 day cost
- Sliding scale payment assistance
Addiction Resource Score
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In this guide, we explain exactly how we rate treatment centers—from accreditation and staff credentials to therapy options, facility environment, and family involvement. You'll see how we assign scores, award badges, and update listings to ensure accuracy and fairness. Most importantly, our system focuses on elevating centers that prioritize ethical, evidence-based care, not just those with the best marketing. This way, you can trust that the ratings you see reflect meaningful standards that help you find the right fit for lasting recovery.
8.2
Out of 10
Preferred Family Healthcare, located on Dunnica Avenue in St. Louis, offers specialized care for both adolescents and adults dealing with addiction and mental health challenges. For adolescents, treatment encompasses group and family therapy, along with comprehensive drug and alcohol education. The facility employs an integrated care approach, addressing all aspects of an individual’s needs.
For adults, Preferred Family Healthcare provides an extensive range of services, including Residential Substance Use Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Services, Supported Recovery, Treatment Court, DUI Services, Substance Awareness Traffic Offenders Program, and alcohol monitoring. The organization operates residential treatment at 16 different locations, with a combined capacity of over 350 beds.
Patients engage in a minimum of 9 hours of therapy per week, which includes group therapy sessions, complemented by individual therapy sessions twice a month. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is also available when necessary. Preferred Family Healthcare is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Employment counseling or training
- Self-help groups
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Recovery coach
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Benzodiazepines Detoxification
- Cocaine Detoxification
- Methamphetamines detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
- Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
Treatment Modalities
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- 12-step facilitation
- Intervention Services
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Relapse prevention
- Individual psychotherapy
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Life Skills
- Nutrition Therapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Opioid Treatement
Levels Of Care
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Outpatient
- Short-term residential
- Residential detoxification
- Outpatient detoxification
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Federally Qualified Health Center
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
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