PMHS History

Petersburg Mental Health Services (PMHS) was established in 1993 to provide mental health services.  In 2003, PMHS became an integrated treatment center, providing mental health and outpatient substance abuse services.

Since it began, PMHS has successfully delivered community-based behavioral health services, the hub of a wheel of programs that coordinate, cooperate and collaborate with the hospital, schools, churches, court, police department, Petersburg Indian Association, Head Start, child protection agencies, and social service agencies.  Today PMHS is the only integrated behavioral health service provider in the service area and serves nearly 300 people each year.