Resources

  • If you or someone you know is in crisis and in need of immediate assistance, the following resources can help:

    • 9-8-8 or 9-1-1
      If you are in crisis, call the suicide and crisis lifeline. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

    • 800-273-8255

      National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
      The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

    • Text HOME to 741741
      Crisis Text Line
      The Crisis Text Line is available for any crisis. A live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds from a secure online platform.

  • Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program

    651-642-0487

    • The Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program, a program of the State of Minnesota, is a professionally staffed, confidential program designed to monitor the treatment and continuing care of eligible, regulated health professionals. It promotes early intervention, diagnosis and treatment for health professionals with illnesses that may impact their ability to practice safely and provides monitoring services as an alternative to Board of Medical Practice discipline.

    National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota

    651-645-2948 or 1-888-626-4435

    • NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families.

    University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing

    FastTrackerMN

    FindCareMN

  • MMA SafeHaven

    • The MMA offers annual subscriptions to MMA SafeHaven, a confidential and independent resource designed to help physicians reduce stress and burnout, promote work/life integration, and support well-being. SafeHaven’s approach is founded on the expertise and Physician Well-Being Resources of VITAL WorkLife and includes counseling sessions, peer coaching, work-life concierge, a WorkLife app, and financial and legal resources.

      The MMA is proud to offer SafeHaven at a discounted rate of $99 to the first 40 actively practicing MMA members to enroll.

      Enroll here. (Sign In MN (safehavenhealth.org) MMA members who have an active practice should use promo code MMAMEMBER to get the discounted rate.

    The Physicians Wellness Collaborative:

    612-362-3747

    • The Physicians Wellness Collaborative, a program of Physicians Serving Physicians, provides no-cost, monthly self-help meetings for support, planning and discussion of issues unique to physicians in recovery; education about substance use disorders; peer to peer connections; and referral for all Minnesota physicians, residents, and medical students.

    American Medical Association

    • Its well-being resources include the following:

      AMA STEPS Forward Toolkit – Stress First Aid for Health Care Professionals is an open-access toolkit that offers strategies to allow physicians and their staff to prevent burnout, create the organizational foundation for joy in medicine, and improve practice efficiency

    • Medical Student Well-being is a toolkit for medical school leaders and educators that describes a roadmap to foster a culture of mental health and wellness, from measuring student well-being and optimizing the curriculum to providing targeted support services, including for those already experiencing burnout

    • AMA STEPS Forward Podcasts feature a series of discussions led by healthcare leaders, offering insights, strategies, and tops to combat burnout, improve patient care, and help put the joy back into the practice of medicine. For example, Reducing Burnout and Mental Health Stigma for Physicians with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, shares how one health system helped catalyze change to address stigma in help-seeking.

    The Physicians Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers all physicians to provide high-quality care and take a leadership role in shaping the future of healthcare. Its resources include:

    • Vital Signs is a campaign to help raise greater awareness about the physician suicide epidemic, provide physicians the tools to attend to their own well-being, and empower physicians, their colleagues, and loved ones to check in on one another’s well-being.

    • Open Your Heart Conversation Starter provides tips on how to approach discussions with those who may be in crisis.

    • Documentary-Unspoken: Doctor Depression and Suicide is a resource for information about, and a link to, a documentary on physician depression and suicide.

    National Academy of Medicine

    • The National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience is a network of leaders and representatives of many major health professional organizations and health systems across the United States. Since 2017, the Collaborative has convened, published, and shaped the national conversation to advance three goals:

    1. Raise the visibility of clinician anxiety, burnout, depression, stress, and suicide

    2. Improve baseline understanding of challenges to clinician well-being

    3. Advance evidence-based, multidisciplinary solutions to improve patient care by caring for the caregiver

    Publications and resources can be accessed here.

    National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its scientists advance research in how physical illness, mental health conditions, caregiving, sleep, and stress impact emotional health and well-being.

  • Nurses Peer Support Network:  

    The Nurses Peer Support Network offers hope and healing through peer support in a safe environment for nurses in recovery. Support is offered to all nurses: RN, LPN, and advanced practice RN, as well as nursing students. The website is www.npsnetwork-mn.org/

    The American Nurses Foundation offers a Well-Being Initiative for nurses to cope with stress in their work and family life. Click here for more information.

    National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its scientists advance research in how physical illness, mental health conditions, caregiving, sleep, and stress impact emotional health and well-being.

  • Minnesota Dental Association Wellness Resource

    The Minnesota Dentist Wellness Program offers Counseling service to help Minnesota dentists with the many stressors that impact their lives and their practice.

    This service is offered free of charge by the Minnesota Dental Association to all Minnesota dentists and their families. Help is available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1-800-632-7643. Face-to-face help is also offered through a counseling and consulting network with over 500 offices in Minnesota and thousands throughout the United States.

    The American Dental Association offers resources for dentists to prioritize their well-being. For more information, click here.

    National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its scientists advance research in how physical illness, mental health conditions, caregiving, sleep, and stress impact emotional health and well-being.

  • The American Pharmacists Association offers resources for pharmacists to combat burnout. For more information, click here.

    National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its scientists advance research in how physical illness, mental health conditions, caregiving, sleep, and stress impact emotional health and well-being.

  • The American Academy of Physician Associates offers resources for PAs to address burnout, moral distress, well-being, and mental health. For more information, click here.

    National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. Its scientists advance research in how physical illness, mental health conditions, caregiving, sleep, and stress impact emotional health and well-being.

  • CRISIS GENERAL NUMBERS:

    1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) OR  911

    CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT):

    This is a POLICE UNIT, specially trained. Their website has information for all of Minnesota's CITs and lays out which areas of the state have a team. You can also just call 911 and ask for the CIT. If you need to call police, DO ask for a CIT team.

    County crisis lines

    HENNEPIN COUNTY - COPE: 24hrs/7days:   

    612-596-1223 (Adults > 18yo)   

    612-348-2233 (Child   < 17yo)

    FRONT DOOR (during the day call) 612-348-4111

    RAMSEY COUNTY

    651-266-7900 or 651-266-7880 (Adult)     

    651-774-7000 (Child)

    DAKOTA COUNTY

    952-891-7171 (Adult and Child)

    ANOKA COUNTY

    763-755-3801 (CANVAS HEALTH mobile crisis team; Adult and Child; 24hr)

    CARVER and SCOTT COUNTY

    952-442-7601 (Adult and Child)

     

    CRISIS HOUSING:

    Minneapolis - Nancy Page Residence                          

    245 South Clifton Ave             

    612-870-3787

    St Paul - Diane Ahrens Residence                               

    1593 Hewitt Ave                     

    651-645-9424

    Fridley - Touchstone Mental Health

    7590 Lyric Lane NE Suite 2     

    612-314-1130

    Coon Rapids - Anoka County Riverwind Crisis Residence 

    2708 119th Ave NW               

    763-862-7944

     

    MINNEAPOLIS EMERGENCY NUMBERS:

    Crisis Connection: 612-379-6363

    Hennepin County Medical Center: 612-873-3161

    Crisis Intervention: 800-784-2433 or 800-273-8255

    COPE: Mobile Team 24hrs/7days:   

    612-596-1223 (Adults > 18yo)                                                                        

    612-348-2233 (Child   < 17yo)

     

    WALK-IN COUNSELING:

    Walk-In Counseling Center 612-870-0565

    Minneapolis, 2421 Chicago Ave: M, W, F:  1-3 PM    M-Th:  6:30-8:30PM

    ST PAUL EMERGENCY NUMBERS:

    Crisis Connection: 612-379-6363

    Regions Medical Center: 651-254-3285

    Crisis Intervention: 800-784-2433 or 800-273-8255

    COPE: Mobile Team 24hrs/7days:   

    612-596-1223 (Adults > 18yo)

    612-348-2233 (Child   < 17yo)

     

    Urgent Care for Adult Mental Health 651-266-7900  Call 24 hours a day.

    402 University Avenue East

    Saint Paul, MN 55130

    DROP IN:  M-F: 8 am – 7 pm, Sat: 11 am – 3 pm, Sun: Closed

     

    WALK-IN COUNSELING:

    1) Family Tree Clinic 651-645-0478

          St. Paul, 1619 Dayton Ave:        

           M, W:      5 -7 PM     

    2) Neighborhood House 651-789-2500

          St. Paul, 179 E Robie Street       

          T, Th:      6-8 PM

    Urgent Care for Adult Mental Health       

    651-266-7900 24/7 line and Mobile Team

    402 University Avenue East

    Saint Paul, MN 55130

    DROP IN:  M-F: 8 am – 7 pm, Sat: 11 am - 3 pm, Sun: Closed

     

    TRANS and LGBT

    Call Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860. This service is staffed by trans people 24/7.
    LGBT youth <24 contemplating suicide, call the Trevor Project Lifeline 1-866-7386.

    POISON CONTROL CENTER  1-800-222-1222 or 911 or go to nearest ER

     

    CHILD

    Prairie Care has a needs assessment team who will do an intake evaluation. Based on the results of the intake they will recommend inpatient admission, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient or outpatient care. The number is 952-826-8424.

     

    CRISIS TEXT LINE

    Http://www.crisistextline.org

    FREE SUPPORT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, 24/7

    Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via the medium people already use and trust: text. Here’s how it works:

    1) Text 741741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisis.

    2) A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly.

        The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a 'hot moment to a cool moment' 

    Substance use treatment

    SAMHSA’s National Helpline