Division of Behavioral Health

The Division of Behavioral Health supports alcohol and drug misuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals and families struggling with substance use disorders. Services are delivered through contracts with community-based agencies across the state. Treatment services include detoxification, outpatient treatment, and residential support when necessary. The division also delivers psychiatric services to individuals with mental illness throughout the state. Services are targeted primarily to persons with severe and persistent mental illness, children and youth with serious emotional disturbances, and people with mental illness who have been involved in the criminal justice system.