ND_human_servicesBismarck (CSi) To increase access to behavioral health services and engage people in treatment earlier, the North Dakota Department of Human Services has expanded the number of regional human service centers that offer mental health and substance use assessments without appointments.

South Central Human Service Center (SCHSC) in Jamestown is the third center to change how it provides mental health and addiction assessments. Residents of the nine-county service region can come in for unscheduled assessments on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 to 2:30 p.m., and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

In February, North Central Human Service Center in Minot began offering Open Access behavioral health assessments Mondays through Thursdays, between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Central Time. Northwest Human Service Center in Williston launched open access assessments last fall.