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Behavioral Health

Behavioral healthcare is care for your mental health. A person struggling with behavioral health issues may face stress, depression, anxiety, or need help with substance abuse. MHS has behavioral health case managers who help members with special healthcare needs by working together with you and your behavioral health doctor to make a plan of care.

If you are having one of the following problems, please call MHS at 1-877-647-4848 and follow the prompts for behavioral health. If you have a life-threatening emergency, please go to the nearest hospital emergency room.

  • You are worried about substance abuse or mental health issues
  • You are sad or feel you need helpYou need names of therapists or doctors
  • You need help to find resources in your community for mental health
  • You don’t understand your mental health benefits

Crisis Text Line

If you are in crisis and need support, you can text MHS to 741741. It’s free, confidential and available 24/7.

Covered Behavioral Health Services

  • Diagnostic services
  • Intensive outpatient programs
  • Second opinions
  • Addiction counseling and treatment
  • Crisis intervention
  • Partial hospitalization
  • Psychological testing
  • Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment
  • Inpatient and outpatient
  • Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Long-term care, home and community-based waiver services, state psychiatric facility services, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and psychiatric residential treatment facility services are not covered by Hoosier Care Connect. Those services may be covered under another program.

Behavioral Health Programs

  • Hospital Admission Follow-Up for Children
  • Intensive Care Management Programs:
    • Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Austism/Pervasive Developmental Disease
    • Bipolar Disorder Management
    • Depression
  • Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (MRO)
  • Pregnancy and Post-Partum Care

For virtual care, visit our Telehealth page.

Last Updated: 04/17/2024