Acute Behavioral Services in Minnesota

Dungarvin Minnesota provides Acute Behavioral Services (ABS), highly specialized programs for people with intense, interfering behavioral and mental health needs who have not been successful in other settings. ABS uses a person-centered approach that balances safety for the individual, staff, and the community while supporting each person to work toward their goals. 

Programs place strong emphasis on careful preparation, including environmental modifications, staff training, and robust behavioral supports before placement occurs. ABS is often considered a “last stop” or a step between institutional or locked settings and more independent services. 

These placements are ideal for children 13-plus or adults with high staffing needs, multiple failed placements, repeated hospitalizations, antisocial behaviors, law enforcement involvement, difficulty living with others, or frequent crises.