Crisis and Mental Health Resources
The following list, developed by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) Minnesota, is intended as a resource to help those in crisis.
There is hope. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, help is a phone call, text, or online chat away. Please reach out!
Crisis Resources
If you or someone else is in urgent danger, call 911.
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Stay calm.
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For non-English speakers, ask for a call taker who speaks your language.
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Tell them this is a mental health emergency.
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Ask for a mobile crisis team.
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You can also ask for an officer trained in crisis intervention or mental health first aid.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988 will connect you to a crisis center. Trained crisis counselors are waiting 24/7. The support is free and confidential.
CALL- When you call 988, these options are available:
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Veterans option
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Spanish option
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LGBTQ+ option
After you select an option, there will be a pause while you are transferred to the a crisis center.
You can also ask for a language interpreter.
TEXT- You can text HELP to 988.
Text AYUDA to 988 for Spanish.
CHAT- to access the chat, visit 988LifeLine.org/chat/
(click 'chat', then 'ASL now')
For the Spanish chat, visit 988LineadeVida.org
Visit 988lifeline.org to learn more.
For ASL crisis support, click on 'Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing loss'
988 will connect you to a crisis center. Trained crisis counselors are waiting 24/7. The support is free and confidential.
CALL- When you call 988, these options are available:
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Veterans option
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Spanish option
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LGBTQ+ option
After you select an option, there will be a pause while you are transferred to the a crisis center.
You can also ask for a language interpreter.
4 tribes, and every county in MN has a professional crisis team. You can call them directly. These teams can come visit you, help resolve a crisis, and link you to any services you may need.
A 911 dispatcher can connect you to a team.
COW Crisis Respond Region
(Clay, Ottertail, Wilkin)
Lakeland Mental Health Center- 1.800.223.4512