About Us

Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) is a private, not-for-profit community mental health agency serving Southeastern South Dakota. For over four decades, we've been a trusted partner in offering comprehensive, integrated behavioral health services across the region—including counseling, crisis care, recovery support, and outpatient treatment—to individuals and families, regardless of their ability to pay

What We Offer

• Individualized Behavioral Health Services: Outpatient counseling for youth, adults, families, and couples, performed by a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, interns, and more
• Crisis Intervention & Stabilization: 24/7 access to crisis response via hotline, walk-in services at the CORE Center, inpatient stabilization, and outreach programs—available regardless of financial circumstances
• Addiction Recovery Support: Through our EBEL Recovery Center, we offer a full continuum of substance use disorder treatment—detox, medically monitored residential programs, counseling, family education, and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)—grounded in the latest evidence and delivered confidentially
• CARE Club: A member-driven, peer-supported rehabilitative program for adults living with mental illness that emphasizes strengths, choice, leadership opportunities, and community integration

Why Choose Us

• Mission-Driven Excellence: We’re committed to pioneering and maintaining high-quality, community-centered behavioral health care that enhances quality of life
• Inclusive Access: Services are available on sliding scales with the acceptance of Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, and without charge when needed—ensuring no one is turned away due to financial limitations
• Innovative, Integrated Care: As a "one-door" provider, we seamlessly coordinate mental health, substance use, and wellness services across inpatient, outpatient, crisis, and recovery settings
• Supportive Work Culture: We invest deeply in our staff—offering ongoing training, paid continuing education credits, licensing costs, pension with 100% vesting, generous leave, flexible scheduling, and student loan repayment options. We also serve as a training site for multiple specialties

Join Our Team

LCBHS is more than a workplace—it’s a community of passionate professionals dedicated to transforming lives. We offer:

• A mission-driven environment, where your work directly supports community well-being.
• A dynamic, collaborative culture with opportunities for professional growth, interdisciplinary learning, and supportive leadership.
• A comprehensive benefits package: health, vision, and dental insurance; paid sick and emergency leave; 3 weeks of vacation; 10 paid holidays; a robust pension; and student loan support

If you want to make a genuine difference and grow in a rewarding, community-centered organization, we’d love to have you on our team.