Behavioral Health

You don’t have to handle life on your own. Difficult life experiences, trauma, grief and loss, accidents, abuse, chemical imbalances or harmful environments can create mental conditions that left unaddressed create larger issues. There’s no shame in not being “strong enough,” and it can be dangerous to “power through” and not treat mental health risks. Avera is here to support your mental health.

Behavioral Health Support & Whole Person Focus

If you or a loved one feel overwhelmed or concerned about personal well-being or safety, rely on the behavioral health specialists at Avera. The Upper Midwest’s leader for confidential, personalized, family-centered care, Avera treats you as a whole person. You’ll receive attention for all aspects of your health—mental, emotional, spiritual, physical—and it’s tailored to your specific situation.

Effective, Compassionate Care Close to Home

Get easy access to faster, effective and more comprehensive behavioral health care through Avera’s multi-state network of providers and facilities Although services vary by location, you can enter at any place and time to get the level of care you need. In our multiple regional clinics and outpatient sites, you can find:

• Personalized professional services—including screening and evaluation—for a wide range of common behavioral health conditions affecting adults, seniors, children and adolescents, such as:
  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Borderline personality disorder
  • Conduct disorder
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Interpersonal problems
  • Oppositional defiant disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Schizophrenia
• Advanced treatment approaches using the latest research-based practices and technology, including:
  • ECT – Electroconvulsive therapy
  • EMDR – Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (additional trauma therapy services available)
• Psychology and psychiatry services from a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, as well as social workers, therapists, dietitians and others
• Employee assistance programs, business health services and rehabilitation services
• Special offerings and events, such as the Arts in Healing Program, that tap into your creativity as a therapeutic path and convey a sense of serenity and hope

Memory Care

Everyone is forgetful from time to time, but when memory issues begin to limit your everyday tasks, it could be a sign of a more serious condition. We have several memory care programs offered throughout Avera that can help you or your loved one function more independently.

Assisting someone with memory loss can be an overwhelming and isolating experience, but diagnosis can start the path to treatment support.

Multiple Environments of Care

Two powerful elements of the healing process – art therapy and family involvement – form the cornerstone of your experience. At each Avera behavioral health clinic or site, you’ll find appealing room décor and artwork that supports a positive therapeutic atmosphere. You also benefit from referral to the most appropriate care – found at over 10 locations throughout our extensive multi-state network.

Therapeutic Programs to Meet Your Needs

When reviewing your options, you and your care team can take advantage of the latest research-driven treatments in settings designed to fit your specific situation, schedule and lifestyle. Avera’s behavioral health care environments include:

• Inpatient hospital care
• Outpatient counseling and therapy services
• Intensive day program

Family-Centered Approach Based in Scientific Research

As much as possible, your family and friends will be invited into the healing process. That’s because the research we conduct at our treatment centers shows that recovery happens more quickly when loved ones are involved in care.

Behavioral Health Education & Support

Learn more about behavioral and mental health conditions through our online health library.

• Conditions primarily affecting children and adolescents
• Conditions primarily affecting adults and seniors

Take advantage of wide range of educational resources and support groups and hotlines for behavioral health issues available through Avera, including:

• Grief and loss programs
• Friday Forums professional education

Find financial assistance if your insurance coverage or employer does not cover behavioral health conditions or therapies. Learn more about Avera’s charity and patient assistance programs.

Avera Behavioral Health Center

When you or a loved one needs behavioral health care, choose the region’s leader in behavioral health services – Avera Behavioral Health – to receive compassionate care for your body, mind and spirit. The Avera Behavioral Health Center – our flagship location in Sioux Falls, SD – offers care rated nationally among the top 10 percent in patient satisfaction. That means you can expect sophisticated treatment in a beautiful, healing and secure environment.