The Behavioral Health Division works to improve access to services, address behavioral health workforce needs, develop behavioral health policies, and ensure quality services are available for those with behavioral health needs. The Division aims to provide a full range of high-quality services, including promotion, prevention, treatment, and recovery to all North Dakotans, leveraging behavioral health professionals in each of our human service centers (HSCs) and the State Hospital. We accomplish each of these priorities by leaning on the strengths of our partnerships with public and private entities across North Dakota.
Key Functions
The Behavioral Health Division grounds our services in the Institute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care Model: Promotion, Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. To carry out this mission, we partner with public and private entities to carry out each of the following functions:
Pamela Sagness
Executive Director, Behavioral Health
As the Executive Director for the Behavioral Health Division, Pamela is responsible for steering HHS’s behavioral health services. This includes working with state and local partners to improve access to services, address behavioral health workforce needs, develop policies, and ensure quality services are available for those with behavioral health needs.