Community Mental Health Resources
School Counselors are available to support students and families with mental health questions or concerns but they are NOT licensed therapists and cannot provide on-going therapeutic services for students. If you feel your student needs mental health support please reach out to your school counselor or review the list of area resources.
Crisis Information for a life-threatening situation:
- Go to the nearest hospital emergency room
- Call 911
- If someone you know is suicidal, get help immediately and stay with the person until help arrives.
CRISIS HOTLINES
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 - Txt4Life
Text "Life" to 61222 - Veteran's Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 (Press 1) - Four County Crisis Response Team: 320-253-5555 or 1-800-635-8008
Community Mental Health and Social Service Organizations:
- Lighthouse Child and Family Services
- Contact Persons: Jen Goerger or Julie Hanenburg
- Contact Number: Milaca Office: 320-983-2335
- Contact Number: Princeton Office: 763-631-0129
- Mille Lacs County Community and Veteran Services
- Contact Number: 320-983-8202
- Sherburne County Health and Human Services
- Contact Number: 763-765-4000
- Isanti County Family Services
- Contact Number: 763-689-1711
- Family Ties
- Social Worker
- Contact Number: 763-389-6178
Suicide Prevention Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
- 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). This is a confidential source of help available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and staffed by trained phone counselors.
- Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
- Youth Lifeline
SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- To cope with grief after a suicide
- www.SAVE.org
How to respond to student questions following a suicide
Lifelines: Suicide Awareness and Responsiveness Program for Teens
Other resources for students and families
- Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Cyberbullying Research Center
- Is your child sexting?
- Grief: Helping Children Cope With Loss, Death and Grief (PDF)
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Institute on Mental Health
- National Association of School Psychologists
- Search Institute: What Kids Need - Developmental Assets
- United Way 2-1-1 (formerly First Call for Help)
- 24 hours a day/7 days a week
- United Way 2-1-1 is a free and confidential community helpline that helps people access information they need to navigate the complex array of human services.
- Dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-543-7709
- Central Minnesota Mental Health Center: Same Day, Emergency Appointments
Resources for Parents
- Screen time and parenting
- Best Books on Parenting
- Spark & Stitch: Parenting Blog and Classes
- How To Be A Successful 9th Grader
- Stress in Teens: How Parents Can Help
- Building Resiliency
- Warning Signs of Addiction
Academic Resources
Test Prep Resources