North Dakota Health and Human Services’ (HHS) offices in Fargo will close today, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. CT, due to hazardous weather and travel conditions. Affected offices include the Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic and vocational rehabilitation and child support offices.
HHS announced earlier that its offices in Devils Lake, Grafton, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Rolla and Valley City are closed today. Details appear below.
IMPORTANT: People experiencing a behavioral health crisis should call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for immediate help. The crisis line is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
AFFECTED OFFICES:
NEW Fargo region: Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Fargo will close at 2 p.m. CT.
Devils Lake region: Lake Region Behavioral Health Clinic and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Devils Lake and the clinic’s outreach office in Rolla are closed.
Grand Forks region: Northeast Behavioral Health Clinic and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Grand Forks and the clinic’s outreach office in Grafton closed at 11 a.m.
Jamestown region: South Central Behavioral Health Clinic and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Jamestown and the clinic’s outreach office in Valley City are closed.
Minot region: North Central Behavioral Health Clinic and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Minot will be closed.
Office closure decisions are made for the safety of clients and team members and align with closures of other community clinics and government organizations.
Weather-related office closure information can be found on the HHS Facebook and X pages and website at hhs.nd.gov. Child support customers can conduct normal business 24 hours a day on HHS secure website at hhs.nd.gov/childsupport.
HHS anticipates resuming normal business hours at all locations on Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. CT.