Panhandle Mental Health Center

Substance Abuse Treatment Services

4110 Avenue D, Scottsbluff, NE 69361, USA


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Effective May 1, 2016, Panhandle Mental Health Center has changed our name

to Panhandle Health Group.

Panhandle Mental Health Center (PMHC) officially began on February 1, 1969.  At that time, the clinic was staffed by a psychiatrist, chaplain, clinical psychologist, psychiatric nurse and a secretary.  PMHC addressed the need for behavioral health community-based services in this rural setting and was the first mental health center in the State of Nebraska.

From this relatively small beginning, PMHC continues to grow both in terms of staff and the services that are provided.  Starting this year we now offer Family Practice Primary Care medical services to our consumers. And leading the charge in Nebraska to develop integrated care, we have changed our name to Panhandle Health Group (PHG) to better reflect our holistic approach to comprehensive care.

PHG’s main office is located at 4110 Avenue D in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and we maintain satellite offices in Alliance, Sidney, Kimball and coming soon HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions will be available through the internet with our clinical staff here in western Nebraska.

PHG has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for over 10 years and strives to meet their standards for excellence.

PHG programs accredited by CARF are:

View our Fiscal Year 14/15 Annual Report

Panhandle Health Group is dedicated to providing quality behavioral and primary health care services that encourage healthy lifestyles.

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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
  • Do not treat opiod addiction

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • Rational emotive behavioral therapy

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • Computerized treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Local, county, or community government
  • State substance abuse agency
  • Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available

  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Language Services

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Spanish

Special Programs/Groups Offered


Ancillary Services

  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services


  • Panhandle Mental Health Center

    4110 Avenue D, Scottsbluff, NE 69361