Avera Behavioral Health Services
Our staff cares for people with expertise, compassion and confidentiality. Avera Behavioral Health Center includes a wide variety of programs and services - all delivered with the latest technology and the personal care you expect from Avera.
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Other Services and Programs
Partial Hospitalization Program (intensive outpatient program)
Addiction Recovery Program
- Outpatient
- Intensive Outpatient
- Gambling Addiction Treatment
- Health Professionals Assistance Program:
for Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses, Veterinarians, Dentists
Outpatient Mental Health
Employee Assistance Program
Heisler Program for Substance Abuse Treatment of Adolescents (in partnership with Volunteers of America)
Family Visitation Center
STEPPS/STAIRWAYS/STRIDES
Bariatric Services (Surgical Institute and the Avera Research Institute)
Grief Programs
Avera Crisis Team
Children’s Camps
Business Training Seminars
- Managing Change
- Balancing Work and Home
- Communication in the Family
- Holiday Stress
- Women Working with Women
Regional Relationships
Outreach and regional partnerships enhance the services available to patients and families throughout the region. The use of telemedicine also extends services to many rural communities. Our behavioral health partners include:
- Southwestern Mental Health Center, Luverne, MN
- Avera Marshall Regional Hospital
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Educational Affiliation
The training of medical students, physician assistant students and psychiatry residents will be enhanced at the Avera Behavioral Health Center. New programs of research in addictions, psychopharmacology, genomics, mental health services and fibromyalgia are underway. The future holds promise for many additional developments.
- USD Sanford Medical School Department of Psychiatry
- Adult Residency Program
- Child Fellowship Program
- SDSU School of Pharmacy (A Clinical Internship Program with Focus on Psychiatry Research Initiatives)
- Drug Studies
- Advanced Coping Skills Program
Avera Research Institute
The Avera Research Institute is a leader in the field of research, with a vision of Learning Today for a Healthier Tomorrow. The Brain Research Institute is home to progressive research and treatment services.
