Behavioral Health
Coping with today’s fast-paced world often presents challenges. If you or a loved one feel overwhelmed or concerned about personal welfare or safety, rely on the behavioral health specialists at Avera.
When you choose Avera, the Upper Midwest’s leader for confidential, personalized, family-centered care, you’re treated as a whole person. That means you 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, simpler, 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 care you need. In our 13 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:
- Advanced treatment approaches using the latest research-based practices and technology, including:
- Counseling, 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
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 13 locations throughout our extensive multi-state network.
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. Take our virtual tour.
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:
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. In addition, the Avera Family Wellness Program helps families learn effective parenting strategies for creating a positive, stable home.
Behavioral Health Education & Support
Learn more about behavioral and mental health conditions through our online health library.
Take advantage of wide range of educational resources and support services for behavioral health issues available through Avera, including:
