Bemidji Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services

ARMHS, otherwise known as skills therapy, involves activities that restore the skills essential for managing your illness, treatment, and the requirements of everyday independent living.

Bemidji Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) is provided by the sister company of Nystrom & Associates, Family Support Services, Inc. (FSSI), whose program is certified by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

What basic living and social skills do our ARMHS workers teach?

  • Managing the symptoms of mental illness
  • Managing a household
  • Planning for employment
  • Pursuing education
  • Re-entering community living after treatment
  • Communicating opinions, thoughts, feelings, or key information with others
  • Discovering and using community resources to get needs met
  • Getting outside help to deal with a difficult situation
  • Preventing relapse
  • Budgeting and shopping
  • Developing a healthy lifestyle
  • Learning to get around the community
  • Monitoring use and effectiveness of medications

*Patients must be on Medical Assistance or a Prepaid Medical Assistance Product

What can I expect with Bemidji Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)?

  • Our ARMHS workers will meet with you in your home or other community settings
  • An ARMHS practitioner will meet with the patient at least once a week for a minimum of 1.5 hours per week
  • Clients continue to work with their ARMHS practitioner until their goals are met
  • Our team of providers will work with your family and/or care team while you receive services from us if requested

Our providers on the Bemidji Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) team are here to help you or a loved one reach their independent living goals.

For children’s therapeutic services and supports, click here.

Schedule An Appointment Today!

If you or someone you love is suffering from psychiatric disorders, there is hope. Life with a mental disorder does not have to be a daily struggle. Discover the world of difference treatment can make for you as well as your loved ones.

Call Nystrom & Associates today at 320-460-8028 or click the button below to get started.

Current Counties Served

Metro Area

Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne and Washington Counties

Central Minnesota

Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, Todd and Wadena Counties

Southern Minnesota

Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Nicollet, Olmsted, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Wabasha, Waseca and Winona Counties

Northern Metro

Benton, Kanabec, Isanti and Wright Counties

Northern Minnesota

Clay and Wilkin Counties

North Eastern Minnesota

Carlton, Lake, Pine and St. Louis Counties

*Note: We service areas based on their proximity to our office locations, therefore some of these areas may be outside of our service range.

About Bemidji, MN

Bemidji lies on the southwest shore of Lake Bemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River; it is nicknamed "The First City on the Mississippi". Bemidji is near Chippewa National Forest, Itasca State Park, Lake Bemidji State Park, Big Bog State Recreation Area, and state forest areas. Bemidji is also the self-proclaimed "curling capital" of the U.S. and the alleged birthplace of legendary Paul Bunyan.