Southeastern Behavioral HealthCare

About Southeastern Behavioral HealthCare

Southeastern Behavioral HealthCare is a recovery housing provider in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, operating sober living and supportive residential programs across Minnehaha County. Also known as Southeastern Directions for Life, the organization has been working in the community since 1952 and appears on the South Dakota Division of Behavioral Health's list of participating recovery housing providers.

What This Recovery Housing Provider Covers

The organization runs a wide continuum: outpatient substance use treatment for adults and adolescents, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, case management, homeless outreach, assisted living with 24-hour staffing, and transitional housing. Its adult recovery team is state-accredited to provide early intervention and Level 1.0 outpatient services.

A Sober Living Operator Built for Co-Occurring Needs

What distinguishes this provider is who it can actually take. Most recovery residences are not equipped for someone carrying both a severe mental illness diagnosis and a substance use disorder, and most clinical programs for severe mental illness are not sober environments. Southeastern operates in the overlap, which is where a great many people are stranded.

South Dakota Sober Homes and the Wider Service Area

Programs serve Minnehaha, Lincoln, McCook and Turner Counties. Sioux Falls sits at the center of that footprint as the seat of Minnehaha County, so a resident placed here can reach outpatient appointments, psychiatry, probation and a job without leaving the city.

Fees and Funding Across This Provider's Recovery Homes

Costs vary by program and by income. Medicaid, Medicare and private pay are all accepted across the organization's services, which matters for a population that frequently has coverage but limited cash.

Certification for Recovery Residences in South Dakota

South Dakota has no NARR affiliate and no licensure requirement for sober living, so no recovery residence in the state carries certification. Southeastern is a participating recovery housing provider on the Division of Behavioral Health's published list, and its adult recovery team holds separate state accreditation for outpatient treatment services.