Salvation Army Harbor Light
3737 Humboldt Street, Detroit
Payment types: Medicaid · Sliding-scale fee
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
Snapshot of November 13, 2026 · SAMHSA
Sober living and transitional housing in Michigan
Sober homes and transitional housing: a drug-free residence once treatment ends. Housing only; no treatment. 16 listings in Michigan offer this, per SAMHSA.
Needed for the call: 1 ZIP code, 1 insurance card (the caller's or a family member's). Referral line: paid. Answered by a partner; listed programs do not answer it.
Sober living and transitional housing programs in Michigan
12 of 15 programs (16 SAMHSA listings for 15 programs: sites of one organization share a card), per SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov as of November 13, 2026. Sort: programs with more SAMHSA-reported services on top, others A–Z. Listing is free for programs; the referral line is paid for by a partner. Listing method.
Visible: 12 / 12
No starting point yet? Call (231) 422-3921 Referral line: paid. Answered by a partner; listed programs do not answer it.
Nova Counseling Associates Inc
1724 North State Street, Big Rapids
Payment types: Private insurance (commercial)
Guiding Light
255 Division Avenue South, Grand Rapids
Payment types: not listed in SAMHSA data
Above the Water House
4105 Keyes Street, Flint
Payment types: not listed in SAMHSA data
Harbor Hall Health Home
118 and 114 Rush Street, Petoskey
Payment types: Medicaid · Medicare · Private insurance (commercial)
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
New Paths Inc
2 locations in Flint
Payment types: Medicaid · Medicare · Private insurance (commercial)
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
Elmhurst Home
12019 Linwood Street, Detroit
Payment types: Medicaid · Medicare · Private insurance (commercial)
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
Great Lakes Recovery Centers Inc
1416 West Easterday Avenue, Sault Sainte Marie
Payment types: Medicaid · Private insurance (commercial) · Sliding-scale fee
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
Life Challenge Mental Health Services
17667 Pierson Street, Detroit
Payment types: Medicaid · Medicare · Private insurance (commercial)
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
Henry Ford Brighton Center for Recovery
12851 Grand River Road, Brighton
Payment types: Medicare · Private insurance (commercial)
Accreditation: Joint Commission (SAMHSA-reported)
Self Help Addiction Rehab (SHAR)
1852 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit
Payment types: Medicaid · Private insurance (commercial) · Sliding-scale fee
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
Salvation Army Harbor Light Center
3250 North Monroe Street, Monroe
Payment types: Medicaid · Sliding-scale fee
Accreditation: CARF (SAMHSA-reported)
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Answer in brief
16 facilities in Michigan offer sober living and transitional housing, per SAMHSA (November 13, 2026)[1]. Largest counts: Detroit (5), Flint (3) and Big Rapids (1). Medicaid accepted: 75%. Sliding fee scale: 9.
Key figures
- Coverage: 10 cities, 10 counties.
- CARF-accredited: 12. Joint Commission-accredited: 1.
- Teens accepted: 0. Veterans programs: 10.
- Non-profit-run: 15.
Populations served
0serve children and teens
16 facilities. Children and teens: 0. Veteran programs: 10. Spanish services: 0.
Age range
Top entries: Young Adults (16 of 16), Adults (16 of 16) and Seniors (16 of 16).
Group-specific programs
Top entries: Clients who have experienced trauma (15 of 16), Adult men (14 of 16) and Dual diagnosis (mental health + substance use) (13 of 16).
Non-English languages
Top entries: Deaf and hard-of-hearing: sign language services (11 of 16).
Settings and aftercare
Self-reported by programs: care settings and post-discharge support.
Settings
Top entries: Outpatient (14 of 16), Regular outpatient treatment (14 of 16) and Residential/24-hour residential (12 of 16).
Aftercare
Top entries: Recovery coach (16 of 16), Mentoring/peer support (16 of 16) and Self-help groups (15 of 16).
Opioid medications
Top entries: Buprenorphine used in Treatment (8 of 16) and Naltrexone used in Treatment (7 of 16).
Therapies
Top entries: Motivational interviewing (16 of 16), Substance use disorder counseling (16 of 16) and 12-step facilitation (16 of 16).
Locations in Michigan
| City | Has this care | All listings |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 5 | 40 |
| Flint | 3 | 17 |
| Big Rapids | 1 | 3 |
| Brighton | 1 | 4 |
| Calumet | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Rapids | 1 | 20 |
| Monroe | 1 | 5 |
| Petoskey | 1 | 3 |
| Port Huron | 1 | 5 |
| Sault Sainte Marie | 1 | 4 |
Map: 16 Michigan facilities with sober living and transitional housing, loading on scroll
Cities by count
Counties by count
Housing is not treatment
Sober homes and transitional housing: substance-free residence, house rules, peer support. Most provide no clinical care. Michigan: 16 listings with transitional housing or sober homes; 232 programs with post-treatment housing help.
No starting point yet?
5 of the 16 are in Detroit. Contact any program yourself, or call the referral line below.
Referral line: paid. Answered by a partner; listed programs do not answer it.
sober living and transitional housing: cost and insurance
75%accept Healthy Michigan Plan
Of the 16 facilities, 12 accept Medicaid, 10 private insurance and 9 use a sliding fee scale. Your share: run a program's quote through the cost calculator.
Payment types
Ownership
County-by-county distance to sober living and transitional housing
60counties where the closest sober living and transitional housing is 30+ miles away
Method: straight-line miles from each of Michigan's 83 county centers to the nearest listing offering sober living and transitional housing. Median: 47.8 miles. Counties over 30 miles: 60.
Longest distances by county
| County | Nearest, miles |
|---|---|
| Menominee County | 123.7 |
| Delta County | 98.6 |
| Alger County | 98.4 |
| Berrien County | 97.5 |
| Alcona County | 95.1 |
| Iosco County | 93.7 |
| Dickinson County | 89.8 |
| Gogebic County | 82.3 |
Picking a program: criteria
Program selection criteria, Michigan sober living and transitional housing (5 signs, counted)
5 SAMHSA quality signs; count of Michigan sober living and transitional housing programs reporting each in SAMHSA listings:
- 13of 16 listings
License and accreditation
CARF or Joint Commission accreditation: 13 of 16 Michigan sober living and transitional housing listings. State license: ask separately; MDHHS is the licensing agency.
- 8of 16 listings
FDA-approved medication offered?
8 of 16 list opioid or alcohol use medication (e.g., buprenorphine, naltrexone, methadone).
- 16of 16 listings
Evidence-based therapy
Contingency management, motivational interviewing or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): 16 of 16.
- 0of 16 listings
Family involvement
0 of 16: couples or family therapy listed.
- 16of 16 listings
Post-treatment support
16 of 16 list post-discharge recovery support (e.g., peer support, housing help).
Licensing, accreditation
Data sources
- SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov: 16 sober living and transitional housing listings plus all counts here; snapshot November 13, 2026
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: state licensing of the 16 facilities
- Healthy Michigan Plan: coverage rules; 12 of the 16 take it
- Substance use disorder medications — SAMHSA
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): Alcohol Treatment Navigator
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HealthCare.gov: coverage of mental health and substance use care
- Drug addiction treatment approaches — NIDA
Checked November 13, 2026 against the sources above; Michigan Rehab data desk. Methods.
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Sober living and transitional housing in Michigan, answered
FAQ
Michigan: count of facilities with sober living and transitional housing?
16 of 451 Michigan addiction treatment facilities offer sober living and transitional housing (SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov locator, November 13, 2026).
Full answer
Coverage: 10 cities, 10 counties. Top 10 cities: see the table on this page. Ownership of the 16: non-profit 15, government agency or VA 0.
Michigan: which city leads?
Detroit has the most, with 5, followed by Flint (3), Big Rapids (1) and Brighton (1).
Full answer
Top county: Wayne County (5). 5 other cities: at least one each; the directory of all 451 centers covers every one.
Is it covered by Medicaid?
Usually. Healthy Michigan Plan is accepted by 12 of 16 facilities; Medicare by 8, private insurance by 10.
Full answer
Without coverage, 9 of them price by income, and 11 take public funds. Most Healthy Michigan Plan programs: Detroit (5). Plans billed by each of the 12: confirm with the program, or dial the referral line (paid; answered by a referral partner).
Are there sober living and transitional housing programs for teens, veterans or Spanish speakers?
0 of the 16 accept children and adolescents, 10 run programs for veterans and 0 offer services in Spanish; 10 take clients referred by a court. Teen programs taking Healthy Michigan Plan: 0 of 0. Veterans programs taking TRICARE: 1 of 10. Best fit among the 16 unclear? Contact a program, or dial the referral line (paid; answered by a referral partner).
Compared with other care: sober living and transitional housing
Sober homes and transitional housing: a drug-free residence once treatment ends.
Full answer
Housing only; no treatment. For comparison: detox and inpatient & residential rehab; residential care at 12 of these 16, outpatient care at 14. Co-occurring mental health treatment: 13 of 16.
Undecided on sober living and transitional housing? Call (231) 422-3921 Referral line: paid. Answered by a partner; listed programs do not answer it.
Sober living and transitional housing locations
City index
Sober living and transitional housing in Grand Rapids1 of 20 city listingsSober living and transitional housing in Detroit5 of 40 city listings