The Division of Behavioral Health contracts with accredited behavioral health providers across the state to provide quality services to both adults and youth.
Mental health and substance use disorder treatment services are available including if you need assistance in paying for services. Find services in your area or visit the national Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locater.
What Services Do Vouchers Cover?
Services can be in-person or via telemedicine. You and your provider determine how many sessions you need.
Do I Qualify for a Voucher?
*Participating Agencies and Clinics will be updated monthly
South Dakota state law allows a person to proceed with an involuntary commitment for the treatment of another person with a serious mental illness or substance use disorder.
A person with a serious mental illness can be involuntarily committed if they meet the statutory criteria in SDCL 27A-1-2.
For more information regarding the commitment process, see SDCL 27A or contact your local county board of mental illness for procedures in your area.
A person with a substance use disorder can be involuntarily committed if they meet the statutory criteria in SDCL 34-20A-70.
For additional information regarding the commitment process, see SDCL 34-20A or the Substance Abuse Road maps below
The Department of Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health and the Unified Judicial System created a short video and workbook outlining the role and responsibilities of attorneys in the substance use disorder involuntary commitment process, including the procedures to be followed. View the video and download a copy of the workbook below.
Learn about the Prevention Program Strategic Plan and the Suicide Prevention Plan
Substance use prevention places a focus on helping people develop the knowledge, attitude, and skills they need to make good choices about harmful behaviors of substance misuse or abuse. Each substance use prevention provider tailors prevention efforts around the needs of their community, using effective community-based, school-based and/or individual evidence-based programs.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Veterans Crisis Line connects individuals to caring, qualified responders within the Department of Veterans Affairs, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Many are Veterans themselves and you don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or heath care to connect.
The Crisis Text Line is a free support to individuals in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Text 741741 from anywhere in the United States to text with a trained Crisis Counselor.
The Helpline Center’s Text4Hope provides crisis texting support for all high school students in the state of South Dakota 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since texting is the preferred means of communication for adolescents, offering a crisis texting program allows students to share their concerns privately with trusted staff.
Appropriate Regional Facilities (ARFs) are designed to provide 24/7 overnight residential services to stabilize acute psychiatric or behavioral health symptoms, evaluate treatment needs and develop a crisis stabilization plan affording the ability for individuals to be stabilized closer to home.
During the 2020 Legislative Session SDCL 27A-10.1.2 passed allowing other types of providers to seek designation and provide services as ARFs.
During the 2021 Legislative Session, Senate Bill 144 and 186 passed to support behavioral health crisis stabilization.
As a result of the passing of Senate Bill 144, the Department of Social Services contracted with Pennington County to establish an ARF.
During State Fiscal Year 2022, one-time general funds were used for the purpose of continuing to invest in ARFs. Through the Request for Proposal process, the following contracts were awarded for the purpose of construction of ARFs.
Governor Noem’s 2021 budget address included $15,000,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act funding to support the development and expansion of ARFs.
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