1962
The Human Service Agency began as Lake Region Mental Health Center.
123 19th Street NE, Watertown, SD (605) 886-0123
The mission of the Human Service Agency is to provide high quality human services that enable people to develop their fullest potential while maintaining the highest standard of ethical and fiscal responsibility.
Executive Director Kari Johnston
The Human Service Agency employs a diverse, highly qualified work force. In accordance with the Human Service Agency's commitment to developing an emotionally strong community, staff members are actively involved with civic organizations and local task forces that require professional input and feedback. This personal involvement enables the Human Service Agency to gain insight and perspective with the social issues that may affect individual lives.
Kari JohnstonExecutive Director
Michelle SpiesChief Financial Officer
Jodie MarotzChief Operating Officer, New Horizons
The Human Service Agency began as Lake Region Mental Health Center.
The corporation became the Human Service Agency as new programs were added including Alcohol and Drug Treatment and New Horizons.
Al Wylie, executive director of HSA since its inception, retired and was replaced by Dr. Charles Sherman.
Serenity Hills Halfway House and Detox Center opens,the first dual-diagnosis facility of its kind in SD.
HSA opens a Safe Room as an alternative to a jail setting for those in a mental health crisis. This was the first in a free standing facility in SD.
New Horizons develops a Conflict Free Case Management (CFCM) program serving Brookings, Madison, and Aberdeen.
The Human Service Agency offers services to over 2700 individuals a year in Watertown, Sisseton, and Milbank.
Dr. Charles Sherman retired after 27 years at HSA and was replaced by Kari Johnston as the new CEO
123 19th Street NE in Watertown, SD, 57201
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 AM-5 PM, Fridays 8 AM-5 PM
Phone: 605-886-0123
Fax Number - 605-886-5447
301 Veteran's Ave, Sisseton, SD, 57262
Phone: 605-698-7688
201 South 5th Street, Milbank, SD, 57253
Phone: 605-886-0123
1526 Hwy 20 NW, Watertown, SD 57201
1812 6th Ave SE, Suite 2, Aberdeen 57401
525 8th St Suite 1, Brookings SD 57006
118 W. Center, Suite #1, Madison, SD 57042
