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Helping Hands Recovery Center

Fort Lauderdale, FL

SAMHSA Verified Joint Commission IOP MAT

IOP · MAT center · in Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accepts Private · Serves trauma survivors.

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About Helping Hands Recovery Center

Helping Hands Recovery Center offers specialized treatment for women suffering from substance abuse and related traumas. Their outpatient and attentive outpatient programs offer holistic and evidence-based therapies, life skills, and treatment for co-occurring disorders. Their evidence based-therapies include life skills, CBT, motivational interviewing, and trauma therapy. Additionally, they also offer holistic-based methods such as mediation, art, and equine therapy. Helping Hands Recovery Center also offers support for mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, bipolar, ADHD, mood, and personality disorders. The center works with different local sober living accommodations to provide housing for out-of-town clients, which has shared bedrooms.
The center itself is comprised of artistic and comfortable spaces and is located in the tropical Oakland Park neighborhood. Helping Hands Recovery has a mediation room and various healing spaces for therapy and art. Locally, clients can enjoy equine therapy facilitated by the center. Their treatment is trauma-informed and their staff is trained to address emotional, sexual, and physical trauma and lead women to a path of empowerment, resilience, and happiness. They offer case management services and have a post-treatment alumni program.
Helping Hands Recovery Center is LegitScript certified and Joint Commission accredited and offers both private and public insurances.

Private for-profit organization. Primary focus: substance use treatment.

This listing is sourced from the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Data last synced: April 2026. Always verify current programs and insurance directly with the facility.

Quick Facts

Programs, populations, and payments verified via SAMHSA.

Level of care
IOP · MAT
Service settings
Outpatient, Intensive outpatient treatment, Regular outpatient treatment
Therapy approaches
Anger management, Brief intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Motivational interviewing, Matrix Model, Relapse prevention, Substance use disorder counseling, Trauma-related counseling
Age groups
Young Adults, Adults
Special populations
Adult women, Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, Clients who have experienced trauma
Medications used
Naltrexone (oral), Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable), Clonidine, Medication for mental disorders, Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Recovery supports
Self-help groups, Housing services, Assistance with obtaining social services, Mentoring/peer support
Facility operation
Private for-profit organization

Insurance & Payment Accepted

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Medicaid
Medicare
Private insurance
TRICARE / VA
Self-pay / Cash
Sliding scale

Full list from SAMHSA: Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment

Contact & Location

Address

4101 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

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Facility direct line

(954) 261 2580

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Helping Hands Recovery Center accept Medicaid?
SAMHSA data does not list Medicaid among this facility's accepted payment types. Call (954) 261 2580 directly to confirm — coverage may have changed since the last SAMHSA sync. You can also browse other FL centers that accept Medicaid.
What level of care does Helping Hands Recovery Center offer?
This facility offers: IOP, MAT. Service settings include: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient treatment, Regular outpatient treatment. Primary focus: Substance use treatment.
Does Helping Hands Recovery Center have specialized programs?
Yes — this facility offers programs for: Adult women, Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, Clients who have experienced trauma.
What therapy methods does Helping Hands Recovery Center use?
Evidence-based approaches listed with SAMHSA: Anger management, Brief intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Motivational interviewing, Matrix Model, Relapse prevention, Substance use disorder counseling, Trauma-related counseling, 12-step facilitation.
How do I start treatment at Helping Hands Recovery Center?
Call the facility directly at (954) 261 2580 for an intake assessment. Our free 24/7 helpline (+1 (205) 973-2878) can also help you compare programs, verify insurance, and navigate options. No physician referral is required.
Is treatment confidential?
Yes. Federal law (42 CFR Part 2) provides strict confidentiality protections for substance use treatment records — stricter than HIPAA. Records cannot be disclosed without written consent, even to family, employers, or law enforcement.
What happens when you call? (general intake process)

Most treatment centers follow a 4-step intake: (1) confidential assessment — substance history, mental health, insurance, preferences (protected by 42 CFR Part 2); (2) insurance verification — facility contacts your plan to confirm coverage and out-of-pocket costs; (3) level-of-care recommendation — clinical staff match you to detox, residential, PHP, IOP, or outpatient based on severity; (4) admission typically within 24–48 hours. Timing varies by facility and bed availability.

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Sources & References

  • SAMHSA — Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Source of facility programs, services, and accepted payments.
  • SAMHSA — NSDUH, 2023.
  • CMS — Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).
  • 42 CFR Part 2 — Confidentiality of SUD Patient Records.

Facility data last synced: April 2026. Editorial policy.

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