# The Guidance Center

> The Guidance Center is a nonprofit community mental health center that provides outpatient counseling, psychiatry, addiction treatment and 24/7 crisis care for children, adults and families across 16 counties in western Arkansas.

Legal name: Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center (WACGC). Nonprofit, operating since 1971.
Main office: 3111 South 70th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72903. Phone: (479) 452-6650.
24-hour crisis line: 479-999-9911. Free, no insurance needed.

Everything below is public HTML on wacgc.org. Nothing here is gated.

## Start here

- [Get help](https://wacgc.org/get-help): pick what you need and get connected
- [Insurance, cost and payment](https://wacgc.org/insurance): what we accept, sliding fee scale, what you will pay
- [Frequently asked questions](https://wacgc.org/faq): how to become a patient, what we treat, what it costs
- [Crisis help](https://wacgc.org/crisis): what to do right now, 24 hours a day
- [Locations](https://wacgc.org/locations): all 9 clinics with addresses and phone numbers
- [Contact](https://wacgc.org/contact)

## Services

- [Services for adults](https://wacgc.org/adults): counseling, psychiatry, addiction treatment, crisis care, day services
- [Services for children and families](https://wacgc.org/children-families): youth counseling, school-based therapy, foster care, family treatment
- [Horizon Renewal Center](https://wacgc.org/horizon): residential addiction treatment for adults, Booneville, Arkansas
- [Fostering Change](https://wacgc.org/fostering-change): residential program for teens with intensive trauma needs
- [Whole Health](https://wacgc.org/whole-health): integrated primary care
- [Genoa Pharmacy](https://wacgc.org/genoa): on-site pharmacy

## Clinic locations

- [Fort Smith](https://wacgc.org/locations/fort-smith): 3111 South 70th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72903. (479) 452-6650
- [Van Buren](https://wacgc.org/locations/van-buren): 2705-B Oak Lane, Van Buren, AR 72956. (479) 474-8084
- [Ozark](https://wacgc.org/locations/ozark): 1600 N. 18th Street, Ozark, AR 72949. (479) 667-2497
- [Booneville](https://wacgc.org/locations/booneville): 174 North Welsh Avenue, Booneville, AR 72927. (479) 675-3909
- [Paris](https://wacgc.org/locations/paris): 415 South 6th Street, Paris, AR 72855. (479) 963-2140
- [Waldron](https://wacgc.org/locations/waldron): 1857 Rice Road, Waldron, AR 72958. (479) 637-2468
- [Mena](https://wacgc.org/locations/mena): 307 South Cherry Street, Mena, AR 71953. (479) 394-5277
- [Russellville](https://wacgc.org/locations/russellville): 902 W Main Street, Russellville, AR 72801. (479) 910-0520
- [Conway](https://wacgc.org/locations/conway): 719 Front Street, Conway, AR 72032. (479) 910-0530

## Service area

16 Arkansas counties: Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Polk, Pope, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Stone, Van Buren, Yell.

## Company

- [About](https://wacgc.org/about): history, mission, leadership
- [Careers](https://wacgc.org/careers)
- [News](https://wacgc.org/news)
- [Donate](https://wacgc.org/donate)

## Hours

Clinics: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Crisis line: 24 hours a day, every day, at 479-999-9911.
24/7 mental health urgent care: (479) 785-9480.