Lake Region Recovery Home Inc
217 North Union Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Northstar Behavioral Health Network
Address: 1174 Western Avenue North, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 · Map
Phone: (651) 487-4987
Website: northstarbehavioralhealthmn.com
About Northstar Behavioral Health Network
This rehabilitation center focuses on helping people with stimulant and opioid use disorders, while also delivering mental health support. It provides a forward-thinking, long-duration residential program with individualized treatment plans. A key element is its client-focused philosophy, designed to assist individuals in breaking free from addiction and maintaining long-term recovery in a safe, well-organized setting.
Customized Therapeutic Services for Long-Term Results The program combines one-on-one counseling, group sessions, and family therapy, along with medication-assisted treatment delivered on site. Together, these services are intended to strengthen emotional well-being, develop practical coping strategies, and prepare clients for a smoother transition back to their community. With a personalized long-term structure, this center supports clients in building the foundation for a stable, meaningful, and independent future.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential · Long-term residential · Short-term residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Medications used
- Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine · Medication for mental disorders · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Adult men · Veterans · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Male
- Payment accepted
- IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds · Medicaid · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Opioids · Prescription Drugs · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Depression · Grief and Loss · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Couples Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Medical · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Men Only
- Aftercare
- Online Aftercare · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Northstar Behavioral Health Network
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Minnesota. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Northstar Behavioral Health Network
Northstar Behavioral Health Network reports accepting Medicaid, Self-pay. With Minnesota Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Fergus Falls
Measured from the population center of Otter Tail County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Moorhead, about 55 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Fargo, about 58 miles
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Fergus Falls, about 16 miles (2 within 25 miles)
See the Otter Tail County treatment map, methadone clinics near Otter Tail County and Suboxone doctors near Otter Tail County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Northstar Behavioral Health Network offer?
Northstar Behavioral Health Network reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Northstar Behavioral Health Network accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Northstar Behavioral Health Network located?
1174 Western Avenue North, Fergus Falls, MN 56537.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Fergus Falls?
From the center of Otter Tail County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Moorhead, about 55 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Fergus Falls
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1174 Western Avenue North, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Sagent Behavioral Health
119 Friberg Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Sagent Behavioral Health
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Solutions Behavioral Healthcare
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.