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Navajo Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services, Shiprock

Navajo Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services • Shiprock, NM • 1 (Shiprock) locations

About

The Navajo Nation Behavioral Health (Navajo Nation Division of Behavioral & Mental Health Services) offers outpatient and residential treatment, crisis response, substance abuse and suicide prevention, sober living, regional behavioral health authority services, and outreach across three offices, including Shiprock (near Gallup, NM) and Window Rock, AZ. They focus on building communities of hope and provide tribal opioid response and prevention programs. Website: nndbmhs.org.

Clinic Type

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services

Address

Aspen St & Pinon Dr, Shiprock, NM 87420

Phone

(505) 368-1438 (Front Desk)

Email

sidneybrown@navajo-nsn.gov

Opening Hours

M-F 8am–5pm; After Hours & Weekends: 928-551-0508

Emergency Care

Crisis counseling/intervention available

Services Offered

  • Mental health services
  • Substance use disorder services
  • Outpatient treatment
  • Crisis counseling/intervention
  • Traditional services
  • Faith-based services
  • Individual therapy
  • Group/Family therapy
  • Adventure-based counseling
  • After-care services
  • Referral services
  • ASAM levels 0.5, 1, 2 (prevention, outpatient, intensive outpatient/partial)
  • Employee portal
  • Intake services
  • Walk-in appointments

Team

  • Dr. Sidney Brown, MD/Physician (contact in page: Cell: (505) 551-0508; Office: (505) 368-1001) — Medical/Clinical Lead

Insurance & Payment

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Walk-ins welcome, Office hours Monday–Friday 8am–5pm, After hours & weekends contact numbers provided

Languages Spoken

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FAQs

Intake days

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm and evenings as scheduled

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Top Sober House: 4.7 out of 5 (2 reviews)
  • Recovered.org: 3.5 out of 5

Patients praise

  • Offers a range of services including individual, group, and family therapy
  • Culturally responsive and faith-based services available
  • Focus on holistic care and crisis intervention
  • Recent initiatives to strengthen residential treatment services through new partnerships

Common complaints

  • Limited specific feedback available online regarding negative patient experiences.

"We will work alongside DBMHS leadership to establish residential behavioral-health services that reflect the values, strengths, and resilience of the Navajo people."

— Dr. Nathan Velez, Roots Counseling and Consulting LLC

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of . Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.

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