Mental Health Services

Salt Lake County is the local mental health authority for Salt Lake County residents, and is responsible for providing access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment in the community. Salt Lake County Division of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS) has chosen to contract with community-based providers to deliver these services. For the Medicaid program, DBHS works with Optum Salt Lake County to manage a network of over 120 local providers. Salt Lake County residents seeking mental health or substance use disorder treatment can find additional information about accessing these services at Optum Salt Lake County's link below.