Case Management

Trusted Support for Adults Living with Mental Illness

Serious mental illnesses are medical conditions that affect the brain and can impair a person’s social, emotional, and cognitive function. Fortunately, people living with serious mental illnesses can achieve meaningful relief, and most can regain control of their lives through a professionally guided treatment plan.

At West River Mental Health, we offer case management services designed for adults living with serious mental illness who need consistent, personalized support to live well and thrive in their daily lives.

Many of the people we treat deal with the following mental health issues:

Anxiety Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Cognitive Disorder
Major Depression
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Disorder
Personality Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Schizophrenia

Eligibility

Individuals must meet the following criteria to be considered for case management services. The individual’s serious emotional, behavioral, or psychological disorder has resulted in at least one of the following:

Psychiatric treatment of serious mental illness more intensive than outpatient care and more than once in a lifetime (e.g., emergency services, alternative residential living, or inpatient hospitalization)
A single episode of psychiatric hospitalization with an Axis I and/or Axis II diagnosis
Psychotropic medication maintained for at least one year
Frequent crisis contacts with a mental health care center for more than six months

Mental Health Resources

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Department of Social Services South Dakota

South Dakota Council of Community Behavioral Health

Begin Your Healing Journey

Ready to take the next step in the healing process? Contact West River Mental Health and we’d be happy to assist you. Please call the office nearest you and our reception staff will connect you with the appropriate contact.

Need Immediate Help?

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, please call our crisis care center, Pivot Point, at (605) 391-4863.

Assertive Community Treatment

Assertive Community Treatment services are aimed at helping people with a severe mental illness to live successfully in the community. The program is committed to assisting individuals 18 years and older, with a mental illness in reaching their highest possible level of achievement and satisfaction through a comprehensive range of treatment.

This program stresses outreach to clients and the provision of services according to the individual client’s needs. Each client is assigned a case manager who, with the active participation of the client, designs an individualized treatment plan outlining the various services which will be provided to reach individualized treatment goals. Examples of services provided are:

Case Management
Medication Management/Support
Crisis Intervention
Linkage to appropriate community services
Educational Groups