Resources |
Local Resources
First Call for Help - 2-1-1 or (218) 326-8565
Grace House (homeless shelter) - (218) 326-2790 Itasca County Crisis Response Team (218) 326-8565 Itasca County Health & Human Services - (218) 327-2941 Itasca County Veteran Crisis Response Team (VCRT) Kiesler Wellness Center (clubhouse) - (218) 326-5114 Listing of Local Mental Health Providers (from First Call for Help) New Leaf Healing Center (regional crisis center) - (218) 999-0092 Project Care Free Clinic (for those uninsured) - (218) 326-7008 Community Cafe (meals to those who need) goMARTI (free shuttle ride in Grand Rapids) - 211 |
Recommended Reading |
Training |
A Brilliant Madness - Patty Duke
The Burden of Sympathy: How Families Cope with Mental Illness - David Karp The Chemistry of Calm - Henry Emmons (Minnesota author) The Chemistry of Joy - Henry Emmons Fix What You Can - Mindy Greiling (Minnesota author) I Am Not Sick; I Don't Need Help - Xavier Amador Marriage and Schizophrenia - Andrew and Stephanie Downing (local authors) Regular and Decaf - Andrew Gadtke (Minnesota author) The Soloist - Steve Lopez Surviving Schizophrenia (7th edition) - E. Fuller Torrey Swallow the Ocean - Laure Flynn (Minnesota author) The UltraMind Solution - Mark Hyman, MD Too Scared to Cry: Psychic Trauma in Childhood - Lenore Terr When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness - Rebecca Wollis Health Library Magazines: Fact Sheets on Mental Illnesses |
Online Classes for Professionals - 2 CEUs. NAMI Minnesota is a continuing education provider approved by the Board of Social Work, St. Paul, MN. (Continuing Education Provider Approval #CEP-83). Once completed, you may download and print a course completion certificate.
Online Training/Education on the Minnesota Civil Commitment Process |