Behavioral Health Services

Buffalo County offers Emergency Mental Health Services (EMH) in collaboration with Northwest Connections and law enforcement.  Services are available 24 hours a day/ 7 days per week for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis or in a situation which is likely to develop into a crisis if supports are not provided.

Services include:

• Telephone: Buffalo County contracts with Northwest Connections for telephone crisis services. The goal of this service is to provide callers with information, support, assessment, intervention and response planning. 
• Mobile Response: Buffalo County provides mobile response upon request of Northwest Connections. The goal of this service is to provide onsite intervention, assessment and response planning.
• Crisis Linkage and Follow-up: Is provided by Buffalo County following incidents of crisis.  The goal of this service is to assist individuals following a crisis by linking to resources.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 888-552-6642 to reach the crisis line. 

If it’s an Emergency, call 911.

Coordinated Services Team (CST) is a wraparound model of care for children with behavior health issues between 0-18 years of age.  CST is targeted to children that are involved in two or more systems of care (such as mental health, long-term care, juvenile justice, child welfare, substance abuse or special education) and who have complex needs.

Guiding Principles of CST

• Family and team members are voluntary
• Services are focused on the child and based on strengths and needs
• Collaboration across systems
• Services are children and family focused.
• Teams meet on a regular basis
• Teams work on a full range of life needs that could affect the child and family
• Families build natural and formal supports
• Teams are flexible, care is unconditional and goals are outcome oriented.
• Teams celebrate success.

If you are interested in learning more about the CST Program, eligibility and/or to apply, please contact the Intake Worker at 608-685-4412.