Recovery, Wellness & Mental Health (Specialty) in San Antonio

Recovery and mental-health resources with real, verifiable standing — CARF accreditation, a nonprofit children's mental health center with no equivalent in the region, and a genuine meditation-and-recovery program.

Every item on this page clears one bar: not commonplace, not everywhere. These are real, named resources with their actual verified designation or certification — not a generic "has a hospital" or "has a gym" list. We left out anything we couldn't independently verify or that didn't clearly clear that bar, the same honesty rule used throughout this site — a shorter, accurate list beats a padded one.

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CARF-Accredited (Three-Year Accreditation)

Cenikor Foundation — San Antonio

Confirmed directly on CARF's own provider directory. Part of a 58-year-old multi-state nonprofit offering medically supervised detox through residential treatment and recovery housing.

Source: CARF

South Texas's Only Nonprofit Children's Mental Health Center

Clarity Child Guidance Center

Per its own site, the only nonprofit mental health treatment center for kids ages 3 to 17 in South Texas — an 8-acre campus in the South Texas Medical Center, affiliated with UT Health San Antonio.

Source: Clarity Child Guidance Center

Soto Zen Meditation Center, Est. 2003

San Antonio Zen Center

A nonprofit Soto Zen Buddhist meditation center affiliated with the Austin, Houston, and San Francisco Zen Centers, running a "Meditation and Recovery" program that pairs zazen practice with 12-step recovery.

Source: San Antonio Zen Center