Valley Behavioral Health is a community not for profit agency that is licensed by the State of Utah and nationally accredited by CARF International. At Valley Behavioral Health, we work with thousands of individuals who seek mental health resources and treatment each year, helping them achieve a life they deserve — one that frees them from the grips of mental illness, addiction, and behavioral issues. If you or a loved one are seeking help, a therapist is sitting alongside to provide you treatment today.
To date, we are proud to offer 40+ programs and services across Utah and have 650+ employees. This has allowed us to serve over 14,000 individuals annually, creating an immense impact on our community.
Our team is made up of therapists, case managers, medical providers, behavior aides, and many more. We’re incredibly proud of our team and their consistent commitment to touch the lives of our clients and make a true difference.
We help clients deal with a broad range of conditions from chronic lifelong issues to temporary conditions triggered by life events or an addiction. In many cases our services go beyond therapy to empowering clients with tools to deal with a spectrum of life issues from housing to employment to social interaction.
Valley’s Vision
We are inspired by helping those we serve live more fulfilling lives, one person at a time.
Valley’s Mission
Valley is a responsive community partner empowering individuals and families to lead more fulfilling lives by providing appropriate, innovative, outcome-based programs, tools, services, and resources across the continuum of health and social needs.
Our Valley Values
Empathy & Compassion
Excellence
Team Focus
Resiliency
Integrity
Fun!
Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Valley cultivates a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone belongs. We believe that welcoming differences strengthens us. At Valley, we instill diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) into our strategic priorities and core values through collaboration, communication, innovation, and education. Valley promotes DEIB by seeking ways to celebrate and honor our differences and the power that comes from them. Valley consistently reviews these initiatives to ensure that we weave DEIB into the fabric of our communities.
Strategic Priorities
Valley Behavioral Health is focused on its five-year Strategic Priorities plan.
Quality of Care
- Prioritize Health Equity
- Establish and Track Outcomes
- Provide Comprehensive Training
- Adhere to National Standards
- Utilize Innovative Technology
Financial Strength + Sustainability
- Build an Adequate Cash Reserve
- Organization's Revenue Exceeds All Expenses
- Grow and Diversity Revenue Purposefully
- 80% of Programs Meet Annual Financial Performance Projects
- Maximize Philanthropic Efforts for the Organization
Community Collaboration + Coordination
- Be Active and Visible in the Community
- Ensure Timely Access to Care
- Identify and Provide Services that Meet Community Needs
Positive Culture
- Create a Culture of Belonging
- Hire and Retain Talented People
- Strengthen and Amplify Communication
Valley History
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- Federal legislation creates Community Mental Health Centers nationwide
- Salt Lake County creates three Community Mental Health Hygiene Centers
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- Salt Lake County combines the three Community Mental Health Hygiene Centers
- Salt Lake County starts work to privatize the county-run Mental Health Hygiene Center
- 1984 – Valley Mental Health (VMH), a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, opens
- VMH opens the first mental health clubhouse in Utah
- Case manager programs begin, based on one of the first evidence-based models in the country
- Higher level care management programs begin and accepts commercial insurance
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- 1991 – VHM becomes a Managed Care Organization (MCO) for Salt Lake County, Tooele County, and Summit County
- VMH awarded the contract for Jail Mental Health Services in Salt Lake County
- VMH expands services for children and refugee communities; substance use and housing programs open
- First permanent supportive housing program opens
- Created Valley Services to provide employment opportunities for VMH clients
- Centralized evaluations open and senior programs expands
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- Valley’s first outpatient program focused on individuals involved in the criminal system opens
- Alcohol & drug services expand
- The Carmen B. Pingree School for Children with Autism is formed
- Residential programs expand to include mental health and substance use disorders
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- 2011 – VMH shifted from a Managed Care Organization (MCO) to solely a behavioral health service provider in Salt Lake County
- An outpatient clinic tailored to individuals with commercial insurance is formed, named Highland Springs Specialty Clinic
- 2013 – Rebranded from Valley Mental Health to Valley Behavioral Health (VBH)
- Carmen B. Pingree School for Children with Autism rebranded to the Carmen B. Pingree Autism Center of Learning
- Residential programs continue to expand to include mental health and substance use disorders
- ValleyLab opens to serve clients and employees with laboratory testing
- Services for adolescents with autism begin
- Employee Health Clinic opens
- ValleyRX, an internal pharmacy, opens to serve clients and other providers with medication needs
- Highland Springs Specialty Clinic expands outside of Utah
- VBH transitions out of Summit County as a Managed Care Organization (MCO) and as a provider
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- VBH transitions out of Tooele County Managed Care Organization (MCO) role, continues services as behavioral health provider
- Services for adults with autism begin
- Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) starts serving Tooele County
- Children, Youth, and Family Program expands
- Services for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) begin
- Housing programs expand
Our Impact
Since the 1970s, Valley Behavioral Health has provided comprehensive services for people of all ages who are experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders and behavior problems.
Total Annual Services Offered Annually:
701,298
Number of
Clients Served:
15,408
Ages
We Treat:
2 to end of life
Number of
Housing Units:
10
Number of
Individuals Housed:
282
Number of
Residential Units:
5
Number of
Residential Beds:
163
Top Conditions that we treat
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Major depressive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Nicotine dependence
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Substance use disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
- Borderline personality disorder
- Alcohol dependence
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