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Preferred Family Healthcare - Adult CSTAR (Kirksville)

Kirksville, Missouri · Part of Brightli (subsidiary

Level of care
Detox, Residential, Intensive outpatient (IOP), Outpatient
Ages
18+
Insurance
Aetna, Amerigroup (KS), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (MO, ILL, KS, KC), Century Health Solutions and 24 more

Listed as operating. 7 sources, newest retrieved Jun 23, 2026. Record researched Jun 23, 2026.

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Published program summary

Preferred Family Healthcare, founded in 1979 and now a subsidiary of Brightli (one of the nation's largest nonprofit behavioral-health networks), is one of the providers of residential substance-use care, with 350+ beds across 16 locations in MO/IL/KS. Its Kirksville LaHarpe campus is PFH's headquarters, offering integrated outpatient therapy, psychiatry, primary medical care and a pharmacy alongside CSTAR addiction-recovery services.

Services and populations

Genders served
Adults (all genders). Residential mother-and-children substance-use program is offered at Springfield and St. Charles, MO, not Kirksville.
Specialties
Substance use disorders / addiction (CSTAR), Co-occurring mental health, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Social setting detoxification
Modalities
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Group therapy, Individual counseling, Alcohol and drug education, Recreational therapy, Relapse prevention, Introduction to support groups, Case management, Psychiatric services
Approximate published capacity
350+ SUD residential beds org-wide across 16 locations in KS/IL/MO (not Kirksville-specific). A separate 52-bed mental-health Residential Care Facility operates at the Kirksville LaHarpe campus.
Parent organization
Brightli (subsidiary; legal entity Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc.)

Insurance and payment

Insurance listed
Aetna, Amerigroup (KS), Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (MO, ILL, KS, KC), Century Health Solutions, Cigna, ENI Employee Network, Health Alliance (ILL), HealthCare USA / Aetna Better Health of MO, Healthlink PPO and HMO, Home State Health Plan (MO), Land of Lincoln (Multi Plan), Life Synch, Magellan, Mercy Managed Behavioral Health, Meridian (ILL), MH Network, MHNet, Missouri Care, Molina (ILL), Multi-Plan/Private Healthcare System, New Directions, People Resources, Plan Care America, Preferred Mental Health Management, Private Healthcare System/Multi-Plan, Sunflower Plan (KS), United Behavioral Health / OPTUM, Value Options
Payment notes
Insurance list is org-wide (pfh.org/insurance-information/), not Kirksville-specific. Accepts numerous commercial plans (Aetna, Anthem BCBS, Cigna, United Behavioral Health/OPTUM, etc.) and states "And more…" Insurance questions are directed to [email protected]. As a Missouri CSTAR program, MO HealthNet/Medicaid funding is typical but was not stated verbatim on the insurance page.

Credentials and public record

Accreditation
CARF (org-wide; Three-Year Accreditation for adult SUD programs verified on CARF directory for the Springfield site)
Public record
Not yet checked
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Location

Address
900 E. LaHarpe St., Kirksville, MO 63501
County
Adair County

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