Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line: 741741

Helpful Websites:

• North Dakota Suicide Prevention
• The Trevor Project: Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ youth (includes phone, chat, and text crisis counseling options)
• The Jason Foundation: Suicide Prevention for Youth (includes hotline and resources for students and parents)
• Be the 1 to: How to Help Someone Who is Suicidal

Mental Health Services Offered in our Local Area

The mental health and wellbeing of our students and families is an important priority for McKenzie County Public School District #1. Below is a list of providers in the local area who offer services related to mental health. Students and/or families are encouraged to contact these providers to learn more and determine what best meets their needs.

Watford City

Empowered Therapy // 701-444-3979
Services include anxiety, behavioral, depression, grief, relationship, and trauma for children, individuals, and/or families.

• English and Spanish available
• Accepts BCBS and Medicaid
• Offers telehealth option

Sanford Behavioral Health // 701-842-3740
All major insurances accepted.

McKenzie Health Pediatric Therapy // 701-444-7814
Services include pediatric speech therapy, pediatric physical therapy, and pediatric occupational therapy. Referrals are not required.

Williston Area

Chatter Pediatric Therapy // 701-580-8788
Services include speech and language, occupational, mental health, picky eating, bowel and bladder, and nutrition therapies.

• 6 locations
• Accepts BCBS, Sanford, United, Tricare, First Choice Health, and GPA

Kaleidoscope Behavioral Health // 701-580-0846
Services offered to children, individuals, and/or families. Provide medication management for BCBS and Sanford health insurance for ages 12+. 

• Accepts Medicaid, BCBS, and Sanford

Moor Mind Matters LLC // 701-609-9494
Services include psychiatric medication management, mental health therapy, and recovery maintenance.

• Offers telehealth option

Northwest Human Service Center // 701-774-4600
Services include addiction, developmental disabilities, extended care-SMI case management, infant development, medication management, mental health, partnership, vocational rehabilitation, and youth and family.

• Accepts Medicaid
• Offers sliding fee based on income and household size 
• Open Access Walk-In Behavioral Health Assessment, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Summit Counseling Services // 701-334-6242
Services include addiction, family, and mental health.

• Accepts Medicaid and expansion, Medicare, United Health Care, Sanford, All Favors, and BCBS

Milestone Health Partners // 701-651-6437
Services include individual, group, or couples counseling; autism specialists, and occupational and physical therapy.

• Accepts BCBS, Sanford, Medicare, Interwest, WSI, TISA, Tricare West (non-network), Health Partners/Cigna, UHC, First Choice, Medicaid (secondary)

Decoteau Trauma Informed Care & Practice, PLLC // 701-751-0443
Locations in Bismarck, Garrison, and Dickinson. Spanish speaking offered at the Dickinson location.

• Telehealth available

Therapy Solutions // 701-251-4740
Services include anxiety, OCD, bipolar, and couples. Spanish speaking counselors offered.

• Accepts Etina, BCBS, Cigna, Tricare, Medicare, Humana, and United Health Care

Northland Health Centers // 877-609-3577

• 10 locations in North Dakota
• Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, VA, and most commercial insurances
• Offers sliding fee scale

TruePointe Therapeutics, PLLC // 701-639-4381
Services include anxiety, depression, divorce, grief, and more for children and adults.

• Accepts BCBS, Medicare, Sanford, and Tricare

Evolve Therapy & Wellness // 701-609-5376
Services for children, individuals, and/or families. Play therapy available.

Connect Us Therapy // 701-572-3335
Services include EMDR; family, individual, and relationship counseling; and trauma informed care and treatments.

Playworks // 701-774-1122
Services include individual and family therapy for adults and children.

• Accepts Medicaid

Danielle Cook, LAPC // 701-334-6729
Services for children, adolescents, adults, and couples.

• Accepts Medicaid, BCBS, and Sanford Health Plan

Telehealth Options

Together Counseling // 701-404-0997
Services include mental health, family, and individuals.

• Accepts Medicaid, BCBS, and Sanford
• Locations in Bismarck, Jamestown, and Fargo

Rural Psychiatry Associates // 855-905-7875
Services include child and adult therapies, medication management, and ADHD testing.

• Accepts all major insurances, including Medicaid/Medicare

Dakota Family Services // 800-201-6495
Services include outpatient mental health care, individual (youth and adult) therapy, psychiatric services, psychological testing, animal assisted therapy, and online therapy.

• Accepts ND Medicaid, BCBS-ND, VA, Tricare, Medica, Medicare, Sanford Health Plans, United Behavioral Health, and Health Partners
• Locations in Bismarck, Fargo, and Minot