DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES & SERVICES:
Amongst Wildflowers Resource List
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES:
Anxiety/stress disorders
Change to Chill (Allina Health) provides stress-management resources like video guides, de-stressing techniques, etc
Group Beyond Blue is a Facebook support group for people who suffer from chronic depression, anxiety, or another mood disorder.
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America is a leader in education, training, research, and professional support for those with anxiety and depression.
Borderline Personality disorder
The Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center (New York Presbyterian) provides educational resources and aims to connect individuals affected by BPD to treatment and support.
Crisis Services
Call 911 for life-threatening situations or when you need immediate response.
•When calling 911 for a mental health crisis, request a CIT (Crisis Intervention Trained) officer/team.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Minnesota’s Crisis Text Line: text MN to 741741
LGBTQ+ crisis services
•TrevorLifeline: 1-866-488-7386
•TrevorText: text START to 678-678
NAMI Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) or info@nami.org
•Available Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm CT.
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1
•24/7/365 support for veterans in crisis or anyone concerned about one. You will be connected with a caring, qualified responder from the Department of Veterans Affairs, many of whom are veterans themselves.
Use this website to find your county’s 24/7 crisis phone line (five-digit ZIP code or county name required).
Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergency (COPE) is a Hennepin County service for people in the midst of a mental health crisis. Crisis services are available 24/7/365.
•Adults (age 18 and older) - call 612-596-1223
•Children (age 17 and younger) - call 612-348-2233
•Call **CRISIS (274747) from anywhere in Minnesota to reach the local county crisis team.
Depression & Bipolar Disorder
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) provides peer-based services and resources for depression and bipolar disorder.
Families for Depression Awareness helps families recognize and cope with depression and bipolar disorder to get people well and prevent suicides. They provide education, training, and support to unite families and help them heal while coping with mood disorders.
Group Beyond Blue is a Facebook support group for people who suffer from chronic depression, anxiety, or another mood disorder.
My Depression Team is a social network and online support group for people with depression.
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America is a leader in education, training, research, and professional support for those with anxiety and depression.
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, & Psychosis
The HOPE Program (Hennepin Healthcare) is an intervention program for people who have experienced their first episode of psychosis.
The NAVIGATE Program (MHealth) is a treatment approach that aims to help individuals with psychosis to resume normal life activities.
The Adult Strengths Program (MHealth) is influenced by the NAVIGATE Program and focuses on stabilization and transition to recovery/maintenance with a short waitlist time.
Choices in Recovery provides support and information for people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Drug/Alcohol Abuse & Addiction
SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
• Confidential, free help from public health agencies to find substance use treatment and information.
• Available 24/7/365 in English and Spanish.
Alcoholics Anonymous meeting finder (Minnesota)
Narcotics Anonymous (Minnesota region) provides a meeting locator along with other helpful resources.
In the Rooms provides immediate support for those struggling with substance use through chat features and an online community.
The Recovery Village compiles resources and information for specific populations that may struggle with substance use.
Minnesota Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who share their experiences, strength, and hope that they may solve their gambling problem. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. This organization focuses on the 12 Steps & Unity Program.
General Resources
Teen Mental Health provides various guides and resources for many topics related to mental health, such as information on disorders, guides for parents/family members/friends, and action guides to find support.
The Medication Adherence Alliance is a nonprofit organization that has tips to help you remember to take your medications as directed.
Mental Health First Aid is a training course that gives people the skills to help someone with a mental health problem or a mental health crisis.
Project for Pride in Living (PPL) is a results-driven affordable housing and job readiness organization dedicated to reducing poverty in the Twin Cities.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1
•24/7/365 support for veterans in crisis or anyone concerned about one. You will be connected with a caring, qualified responder from the Department of Veterans Affairs, many of whom are veterans themselves.
PTSD United is an organization that provides support and resources for anyone affected by PTSD.
Self-harm, Suicide, & Bereavement
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Minnesota’s Crisis Text Line: text MN to 741741
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) MN is an organization dedicated to the prevention of suicide. They concentrate on education and awareness by providing coping resources for survivors and educational resources for communities.
•SAVE also has grief support groups for those who have lost a friend or family member to suicide.
FamilyMeans’ Center for Grief & Loss provides specialized therapy for complicated grief, trauma, and life transitions.
#BeThe1To is a movement supported by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which includes five action steps, stories, resources, tips, and messages about suicide prevention.
Helplines
988 Text Suicide Hotline Number
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)
•Provides 24/7/365 free and confidential support for anyone in a domestic violence situation.
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
•Provides 24/7/365 free and confidential support for anyone who has experienced sexual assault. You will be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
This Dakota County website provides three different hotlines to call within the area when someone feels as though they and/or their kids are in danger.
StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-7NATIVE) is a safe, anonymous, and confidential domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Available daily from 7:00am to 10:00pm CT.
Local (MN) Shelters
Lewis House Shelters is part of an outreach program called 360 Communities. The houses provide emergency shelter and assistance to individuals and families who are fleeing domestic violence situations. At the Lewis House, trained advocates give emotional support, safety planning for the future, and give other resources within the communities in efforts to end the cycle of domestic violence for victims.
Tubman is a Twin Cities organization that helps people struggling with relationship violence, substance abuse, mental health, and other forms of trauma. They provide safe shelter, legal services, counseling, elder care resources, youth programming, and community education.
Women of Nations provides culturally-specific emergency services and support to all who have experienced trauma from domestic violence and sexual assault. They empower Native American communities to put an end to all forms of violence through education and prevention. Women of Nations provides safety and shelter from domestic violence in St. Paul, MN.
Asian Women United of Minnesota (AWUM) is an organization that provides a safe place for all women and their children dealing with any form of domestic violence. They offer a domestic violence shelter, support, legal and financial advocacy, a multilingual helpline, and many other resources.
Casa de Esperanza, an organization based in St. Paul, is the largest Latina organization in the country focused on domestic violence. They provide emergency shelter for Latinas and other women and children experiencing domestic violence as well as family advocacy and community support.
Support Groups
The 360 Community Support Groups helps women and youth to share their experiences within support groups. There is a form that can be filled out on the website if you are interested in joining a domestic and/or sexual violence support group.
1in6 is dedicated to helping men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences live happier and healthier lives. Their services include free and confidential weekly online support groups, a 24/7 online helpline, survivor stories, and other resources for men who have experienced sexual abuse or assault.
Other Resources
Violence Free Minnesota is an organization dedicated to ending relationship abuse and working toward a violence free state.
Mending the Sacred Hoop is a Duluth-based organization that works from a social change perspective to end violence against Native American women and children while restoring the safety, sovereignty, and sacredness of Native women. They provide training and strive for advocacy, community understanding and response, and engage men in the work to end violence against women.
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Violence Coalition strengthens the voices of Native American women through unity and builds resources to create awareness and eliminate sexual violence against Indian women and children.
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault provides advocacy support, training, prevention resources, and other important resources regarding sexual assault, exploitation, and trafficking.
LGBTQIA+ RESOURCES & SERVICES:
BIPOC MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICES:
LGBTQIA+ Crisis Intervention
The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth including a 24/7/365 hotline (TrevorLifeline: 1-866-488-7386) and 24/7/365 confidential textline (text START to 678-678).
•The Coming Out Handbook (the Trevor Project) is a comprehensive guide for any questions regarding sexuality and gender.
•TrevorSpace (the Trevor Project) helps to connect LGBTQ+ youth to peer support and community through online forums.
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
•Run by and for trans people. They also provide trans peer support, connection to the community, and resources for surviving and thriving.
LGBTQIA+ Support Groups & Counseling
This Dakota county website offers various options for support groups within Dakota County, MN. There are brief descriptions on each support group and their focus.
Bridge for Youth is a Minneapolis-based organization for LGBTQ+ youth aged 10 to 17 who are experiencing homelessness. They offer support groups for individuals to connect and get help.
TIGERRS is a Minnesota program designed to support trans/intersex/gender-expansive folks and includes social support groups for kids under 12 and teens 13 to 18 as well as a variety of other resources.
OutFront Minnesota is a website that provides website information on support groups, trans therapists, and counseling services for LGBTQ+ individuals, youth, homeless youth, etc.
Transforming Families is a community where transgender, gender nonconforming, and questioning youth and their families come together to support each other in a safe, welcoming space.
Reclaim! works to change the landscape of access to mental health support in the Twin Cities so that queer and trans youth (ages 13-25) may reclaim their lives from oppression in all its forms. They provide therapy and access to other important resources.
Links included on OutFront’s website:
•A comprehensive directory for all local advocacy, support, and informational groups for LGBTQ+ individuals.
• The Bisexual Organizing Project is an organization made to empower the bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and unlabeled community
•The Family Tree Clinic focuses on providing affordable sexual health care and education for LGBTQ+ individuals.
LGBTQIA+ Health Care Services & Resources
The Bisexual Organizing Project is an organization made to empower the bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and unlabeled community.
The Family Tree Clinic focuses on providing affordable sexual health care and education for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Latitudes (Meridian Behavioral Health) is a chemical dependency program in St. Paul designed to meet specific LGBTQ+ substance abuse and mental health needs through a full spectrum of evidence-based treatment.
Pride Institute is a Minneapolis-based organization committed to providing LGBTQ+ folks a safe place for recovery through evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, mental health, and sexual health.
The Aliveness Project is a Minneapolis organization founded by (and driven by) people living with HIV. They facilitate connections to the community, offer nutrition and wellness services, and link members to resources to lead fulfilling and healthy lives.
Rural AIDS Action Network is leading rural Minnesota in the fight to stop HIV through a broad array of client services, risk reduction, advocacy, and awareness. They provide counseling, medical services, case management, and more to clients in 80 counties outside the Twin Cities metro area.
U of M Youth and AIDS Project (YAP) helps to prevent the transmission of HIV to and from high-risk youth through developmentally appropriate, culturally competent, coordinated, and family-centered care.
JustUs Health envisions a Minnesota where diverse gender, sexual, and cultural communities experience health and wellness in powerfully inclusive environments.
MN Transgender Health Coalition is committed to improving health care quality and access for trans and gender nonconforming folks. They offer free services such as a shot clinic, monthly HIV testing, support groups, and a food shelf.
Other LGBTQIA+ Resources
Gay for Good Twin Cities supports goodwill and understanding amongst the LGBTQ+ and greater city communities through regular collaborative volunteer and service projects.
GLSEN is a group that works for every student, in every school, to be valued and treated with respect, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
The Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) provides a list of LGBTQ+ resources specifically for Asian Americans.
Addiction Resources for LGBTQIA
Why Substance Abuse is Worse in the LGBTQ Community
Resources for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals & communities
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Resources
StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-7NATIVE) is a safe, anonymous, and confidential domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Available daily from 7:00am to 10:00pm CT.
Mending the Sacred Hoop is a Duluth-based organization that works from a social change perspective to end violence against Native American women and children while restoring the safety, sovereignty, and sacredness of Native women. They provide training and strive for advocacy, community understanding and response, and engage men in the work to end violence against women.
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Violence Coalition strengthens the voices of Native American women through unity and builds resources to create awareness and eliminate sexual violence against Indian women and children.
Women of Nations provides culturally-specific emergency services and support to all who have experienced trauma from domestic violence and sexual assault. They empower Native American communities to put an end to all forms of violence through education and prevention. Women of Nations provides safety and shelter from domestic violence in St. Paul, MN.
The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) is a non-profit social and mental health services organization committed to traditional ways of being and supporting Native women and their families.
Youth and Family Services
The American Indian Family Center (AIFC) provides mental health, recovery, employment, housing, family, and youth services for the American Indian community in St. Paul and the East Metro area.
Circles of Care is a program through SAMHSA’s Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center. It focuses on creating models of care for AI/AN youth.
The Indian Country Child Trauma Center develops trauma-related treatment protocols, outreach materials, and service delivery guidelines specifically designed for AI/AN children and families.
We R Native is a resource for Indigenous youth and provides information about health, relationships, and education.
Other Mental Health Services
The Behavioral Health Division of the Indian Health Service promotes the integration of behavioral health and primary care treatment while respecting the balance, wellness, and resilience of AI/AN individuals.
One Sky Center is a national resource for AI/AN communities that provides access to health, education, and research.
Resources for Asian and Pacific Islander Individuals & Communities
The Asian Mental Health Project aims to educate and empower Asian communities in seeking mental healthcare.
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum is focused on improving the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
The Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) is dedicated to advancing the mental health and wellbeing of Asian American communities through research, professional practice, education, and policy. Their website features LGBTQ+ and bullying awareness resources.
The Asian American Health Initiative provides a lot of general mental health resources for Asian American communities.
The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association provides a directory of mental health service providers for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (by state) as well as resources for combating racism.
This website provides a directory of South Asian therapists, including therapists of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghanistani, and Nepali heritage.
The Asian Mental Health Collective raises awareness about the importance of mental health care, promotes emotional well-being, and challenges the stigma surrounding mental illness amongst Asian communities globally.
SEWA-AIFW enhances family wellness for South Asians in Minnesota.
Asian Women United of Minnesota (AWUM) is an organization that provides a safe place for all women and their children dealing with any form of domestic violence. They offer a domestic violence shelter, support, legal and financial advocacy, a multilingual helpline, and many other resources.