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.
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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
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Visit 988lifeline.org to learn more.
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For ASL crisis support, click on 'Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing loss'
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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