Northstar Behavioral Health Network

They are set up for 2 levels: inpatient residential and telemedicine. Of the 2 centers within 14 miles of Fergus Falls, 1 offers a bed.

They do not detox, and nothing inside 14 miles of Fergus Falls does either. Ask them where they send people, because a place without one usually has somewhere it refers to.

Fergus Falls has 6 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They treat adults up to and past 65. Ask whether the group sessions are mixed age, because in Fergus Falls that often means one room rather than two.

They take court referrals, so a program ordered by a court in Fergus Falls is something they handle.

Ask three centers and you will get three different figures, because they are pricing three different programs. The gap between two quotes is often the length of the program rather than the quality of the care. Get the figure in writing if you can, and ask what happens if you need longer than the program length.

Someone will want to know how recently you used, because that decides whether detox comes first. Having your insurance card in front of you shortens the whole thing considerably. Call (844) 822-5800 and that first conversation can happen now rather than being scheduled.

The block you are offered and the time the work takes are two different things, and that is the honest answer. Where a plan approves days in batches, the length you start with is not necessarily the length you get. Ask what the program length is and what happens if more time is needed.