Behavioral Health Services

News

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Direct Services - Department Behavioral Health Services

The department provides behavioral health services (mental health and substance abuse services) through:

• 8 Regional Human Service Centers,
• The North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown,
• and through contracts.
  • NOTE: Preference in admission to all regional human service centers is given to pregnant substance abusers and others who often cannot access help elsewhere.
• FIND HELP:
  • Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator - A Federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) resource
  • Licensed Addiction Treatment Programs in North Dakota

Behavioral Health Division

Provides leadership for the planning, development, and oversight of a system of care for children, adults, and families with severe emotional disorders, mental illness, and/or substance abuse issues.

• Behavioral Health Division Web portal - Where behavioral health professionals and others can find behavioral health information, data, and upcoming training opportunities, etc.
• Free Through Recovery information
• Behavioral Health Division's Facebook page
• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Voucher

Other Behavioral Health Division Information and Resources

• Final Report to Legislative Management: North Dakota Task Force on Substance Exposed Newborns (2015-2016)
• Report provided to the North Dakota Task Force on Substance Exposed Newborns (2016)

RESOURCES

• Children's Mental Health Services (Includes contact information for Qualified Residential Treatment Programs for Youth in North Dakota)
• Children’s Mental Health Training
• Federal and Other Funding Sources
• Licensing/Licensed Providers
• Links
• North Dakota Behavioral Health Planning Council (NDBHPC)
• North Dakota Brain Injury Advisory Council
• Children's Behavioral Health Task Force
• North Dakota's Children's Cabinet
• Substance Abuse Prevention/Prevention Resource & Media Center
• Publications - Reports, etc.
• Administrative Rules Relating to Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services
• Clinical Psychology Internship Program at Southeast Human Service Center (727kb pdf) - Updated September 2019

Resources for Farmers, Ranchers and Others Affected by Adverse Conditions and/or Flooding

• Suicide Prevention: What to do to help someone who may be struggling emotionally (Oct. 25, 2019)
• National Suicide Prevention LIFELINE 1.800.273.TALK (8255)
• Find a regional human service center - offer behavioral health assessments and services
• Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
• (HANDOUT) Human Services Resources - statewide and by region (Oct. 25, 2019)
• NDSU Extension Resources: Farm and Ranch Stress (www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmranchstress)
• Find other state agency resources and helpful information at NDResponse.gov

Contact Us

Behavioral Health Division
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Division Director: Pamela Sagness
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0325
Phone: (701) 328-8920
Toll Free: (800) 755-2719 (ND only)
Fax: (701) 328-8969
dhsbhd@nd.gov

 

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