Human Services Center

Human Services Center in Yankton, South Dakota is a state-operated inpatient psychiatric and substance use treatment facility that provides structured, individualized care for adolescents and adults experiencing mental health disorders, substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health disorder, and severe emotional disturbance. The facility offers multiple inpatient levels of care, including inpatient psychiatric services, inpatient stabilization, inpatient substance use treatment, and nursing home care for individuals whose mental illness requires a highly structured therapeutic environment.

Core services at Human Services Center include competency restoration, competency evaluations, individual therapy, group therapy, treatment planning, substance use treatment, and psychiatric rehabilitation. The facility utilizes person-centered care, recovery-focused care, and individualized treatment approaches to help individuals stabilize, build daily living skills, and work toward greater independence in the least restrictive environment possible. Treatment programs focus on stabilization, rehabilitation, and preparing individuals for transition back to community-based support services when appropriate.