MLK Heritage Health Center
Milwaukee, WI

MLK Heritage Health Center

Founded

1989

Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

MLK Heritage Health Center offers mental health support for people four years and up. The center provides counseling in different ways, including for individuals, couples, families, and in groups. These services are designed to help children, teens, and adults with many kinds of mental health issues. The center’s clinical approach combines specialized treatments to address complex needs. Main services include help managing mental health medication and care that is sensitive to past trauma. They also offer combined treatment for people dealing with both substance use disorder and mental health issues at the same time. This two-part approach helps people manage problems that are linked together. Beyond mental health, the center provides other vital services, including a special program to help patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) early on. This program makes sure people get medical care and other needed support. It is part of the center's regular medical services, which include family health, kids' health, and women's health, providing all kinds of support for patients.

MLK Heritage Health Center

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient

Facility Type

Community mental health center

Pharmacotherapies

Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicare Medicaid Private health insurance Cash or self-payment

Payment Assistance Available

Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Laboratory testing

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Suicide prevention services

Contact Information

Address

2555 North Martin Luther King Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53212

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