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

For Parents/Caregivers

NAMI Basics  - free online course for parents/caregivers/family
NAMI Parent Resources E-Newsletter sign up
Parent E-mail Warmline
Parent/Caregivers Resources & Support - NAMI Minnesota
Spark and Stitch Institute - parent resources (brain science, screen time)

Children's Mental Health Disorder Fact Sheets:  (courtesy of MN Association of Children's Mental Health)

• Attention-Deficiency/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Anxiety Disorder 
• Autism Spectrum Disorder 
• Bipolar Disorder 
• Conduct Disorder 
• Eating Disorders 
• Fetal Alcohol Disorder
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder 
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Reactive Attachment Disorder 
• Schizophrenia 
• Tourette's Disorder ​

For Young Adults

• Mental Health College Guide
• ​Say It Out Loud:  Creating Connections Through Conversations -  Free Online Card Game

Older Adults and Mental Health

• 10 Warning Signs
• Depression in Older Persons
• The State of Mental Health and Aging in America​​

Web Sites

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law 
​Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
​Disability Benefits 101 - information about disability benefits, employment and health care
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance 
Fast-Tracker - link to mental health and substance use disorder resources
Healthy Place
Kevin Hines resources - suicide survivor and educator 
Make It OK - take the pledge to end the stigma
Mayo Clinic Mental Illness
​Mental Health Channel - documentaries and video stories of recovery
​Mental Health College Guide
Mental Health Screening Tools 
Minnesota Dept of Human Services (DHS)
​National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Minnesota 
​Prescription Drug Assistance
​Positive Supports Minnesota 
​Social Security Disability
​Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
​Substance Use Disorder Treatment Options
​Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
​Wellness in the Woods
​Work Incentives Connections - answers about the impact of work on benefits

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:

• bp Hope - bi-polar disorder
• esperenza - Hope to Cope with anxiety and depression

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.

• Compassion into Action:  Recognizing and Responding to Patients with Mental Illnesses - Learn about the impact of attitudes toward people with mental illnesses when it comes to receiving appropriate treatments and practical de-escalation techniques including how to respond with empathy. This online class is for hospital staff and health care personnel, particularly people who work in the emergency room.  
• Allies in Recovery - Learn about the important role families play in a person’s recovery. This online class covers issues that families have identified as important to them, such as: how to engage them, information sharing, and involvement in treatment planning. This online class is for mental health and health care professionals.

Online Training/Education on the Minnesota Civil Commitment Process