Correctional Mental Health Services

Mental Health Services in Juvenile Corrections

The Division of Mental Health is responsible for provision of mental health and psychiatric services to youth placed at the STAR Academy (State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy) in Custer, SD. The Division has two full time staff located on the Custer Campus. Services provided include:

• Group and individual therapy
• Intake screenings with all youth
• Assessments
• Consultation with Department of Corrections Staff
• Treatment plan development
• Family Counseling
• Staff training
• Facilitating psychiatric appointments
• Crisis response
• Discharge planning
• Communication with parent’s and Juvenile Corrections Agents

Mental Health Services in Adult Corrections
The Division of Mental Health is responsible for providing mental health services to the men and women placed within the SD Department of Corrections system.
Services provided by Division of Mental Health staff include:

• Intake assessments
• Crisis management
• Inmate counseling
• Staff training & education
• Facilitating psychiatric appointments
• Discharge planning

The Division of Mental Health contracts with a licensed psychiatrist to provide psychiatric consultations, diagnosis and treatment plan services.