Behavioral Health Department

The Department of Behavioral Health's mission is to provide community based services to individuals, families and groups to promote mental, physical and spiritual well being.

 

The Behavioral Health staff works closely with local physicians, school officials, human service agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, and clergy in the community. The Department offers a wide range of mental health services, including diagnostic evaluation, psychotherapy, marriage and family counseling. A psychiatrist, a family physician, or nurse practitioner in consultation with other health staff manages medication. The Department also offers a variety of community programs, educational services, vocational counseling, and consultations ito individuals, families, agencies and community groups. Specialized supportive group programs are offered periodically through the Department.

 

The Behavioral Health Department is accredited by the State of Iowa Department of Human Services to provide outpatient therapy and counseling, evaluations, emergency services, and the Supported Community Living program.

 

No person, regardless of age, gender, sexual preference, race, national origin, or religious affiliation will be denied necessary mental health services. All information provided by clients and records of service are confidential. No information may be disclosed without written permission of the client or the client's guardian if the client is a minor age child.

 

Community Services

As a community member, the Behavioral Health Department contributes behavior health screening and a speakers bureau for organizations and groups. Topics available through the speaker bureau include stress management, parenting, depression and grief.

 

Outpatient Services

The Behavioral Health Department offers high quality outpatient mental health services to residents of Shelby County and the surrounding region.

 

Diagnostic Evaluation

Individual Psychotherapy

Family Therapy

Marriage Counseling

Psychological Assessment

Psychiatric Medication Management

Emergency Mental Health Evaluations

Nursing Home Services

 

Business Support Services

The Behavioral Health Department has staff who are certified Employee Assistance Providers. Employee Assistant Programs personnel selection and industrial consultations are available for businesses.

 

Supportive Community Living

Our Behavioral Health Department offers a community support program to enable adults with a chronic mental illness to improve quality of life, reduce hospitalizations and improve level of functioning.

 

Family Support Program

The Behavioral Health Department offers a support program for children birth to age 21 with behavioral and emotional problems improve the level of functioning, gain life skills, and improve their quality of life.

 

Appointments and information are available by calling the office at (712)755-5056. Business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; 10:00 am to 7 pm on Tuesday; and 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday. Staff are on-call 24 hours per day.

 

Fees

The Behavioral Health clients who have health insurance or private pay will be billed the full fee. If the insurance company or other private payer does not cover the full charges, a sliding fee scale may be applied for the remainder. Medicaid and Medicare with co-payments will be accepted as full reimbursement for clients with either of these methods of payment. Services provided for applicants of Shelby County and Audubon County are charged according to a sliding scale. Applicants outside Shelby County or Audubon County must pay the full fee. Programs and services provided for businesses are through contracts.