Pierce County Department of Human Services

Pierce County Department of Human Services in Ellsworth, Wisconsin provides outpatient care, emergency care, crisis intervention services, Community Support Program (CSP), Targeted Case Management (TCM), Comprehensive Community Services (CCS), Children’s Long-Term Support-Mental Health (CLTS-MH), and Coordinated Services Team (CST) programming for county residents. The department offers psychiatry, medication management, psychiatric nursing, mental health outpatient psychotherapy, alcohol and drug use ordered assessments, AODA outpatient individual counseling, Living In Balance, intoxicated driver program services, prevention services, information and referral, crisis assessment, safety planning, follow-up services, and linkage services. Its alcohol and drug abuse services also include outpatient treatment, pretreatment education, primary treatment, aftercare, recovery group therapy, counseling services, inpatient coordination, residential services coordination, detoxification coordination, and emergency care.

Treatment at Pierce County Department of Human Services includes evidence-based psychotherapy, insight-oriented psychotherapy, evidence-based chemical dependency counseling, relapse prevention, the Living In Balance Intensive Outpatient Treatment Model, cognitive-behavioral approaches, experiential approaches, Twelve Step approaches, wraparound philosophy, family-centered care, and community-based services. The department supports adults, children, youth, families, parents/caregivers, couples, and county residents facing mental health problems, mental illness, severe mental illness, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, thought disorders, alcohol use disorder, drug use disorder, chemical dependency, co-occurring disorders, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, child neglect, and child abuse. Services are designed to promote independence, recovery, stability, safety, life skills, family connection, and community functioning.