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Counseling

Behavioral Health Services (Regions Hospital)

St Paul 651-254-4786
Provides individual, group, couple, marital and family therapy, as well as medication management and crisis intervention via the emergency room.

Center for International Health (Regions Hospital)

St. Paul 651-254-4781
Provides primary and specialty care services to a diverse population of patients, including refugees and immigrants who have settled in surrounding communities. Internal medicine, midwifery, behavioral health and health services from providers trained in a variety of cultures and languages.

Center for Victims of Torture

Minneapolis 612-626-1400
Provides multidisciplinary rehabilitative services to victims of government sponsored torture and conducts research, training and education on issues of torture. Training for agencies and groups on caring for refugees who have experienced torture or war trauma, refugee mental health, and refugee youth adjustment.

Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicios - CLUES

St Paul 651-292-0117
Private, non-profit agency committed to enhancing the quality of life for Hispanics in the metro area. Services include chemical dependency services, employment services, ESL, citizenship and GED classes, as well as counseling for individuals and families.

Community University Health Care Center - Mental Health Services

Minneapolis 612-638-0700
Offers direct mental health services to refugees. CUHCC has specialized programs for Somali and Southeast Asian refugees that includes psychiatry, day treatment, case management, and women’s advocacy services. Bilingual staff speak Somali, Spanish, Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese.

Family & Children's Service, Northwest Hennepin Branch

Brooklyn Park 763-560-4412
Family service agency providing professional mental health counseling and family support services. Services include an adolescent domestic abuse program, counseling services, employee assistance program, family violence program, and a youth intervention and counseling program. Special programs have developed to meet the needs of a growing W. African community.

Family Service, Inc.

St Paul 651-222-0311
A multi-service counseling organization specializing in strengthening multiculturally diverse, low-income, and disadvantaged families. Services include individual, couple and family counseling, education and training programs, financial counseling, a family violence program, in-home parent education, and student support services.

Hamm Memorial Psychiatric Clinic

St Paul 651-224-0614
Private, nonprofit outpatient mental health facility with a staff of psychiatrists, clinic psychologists and clinical social workers providing evaluation and psychotherapy services of appropriate duration and frequency to people having a variety of personal and emotional problems.

Health Care For the Homeless (West Side Community Health Services)

St. Paul 651-290-6814
Free medical services including primary care, mental health services, transportation assistance, and community resource assistance and referral. Sites located at Dorothy Day Center, Union Gospel Mission, Mary Hall shelter, & others.

Health Start, Inc.

St Paul 651-312-1995
Two programs: school based clinics in all St. Paul high schools for primary care, counseling, family planning and health education; OB/family planning community clinic for low income women and adolescents.

Hennepin County Medical Center - Adult Outpatient Psychiatry

Minneapolis 612-347-3996
Specialty clinic in large county hospital offers services to adults with emotional and behavioral problems. Evaluation, psychotherapy, and medication services are provided.

Hennepin County Medical Center - Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Department

Minneapolis 612-347-2617
Specialty clinic in large county hospital offers services to children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems and supportive programs for their families. Evaluations, individual psychotherapy, parenting skills counseling, and consultations are provided.

Hennepin County Mental Health Services

Minneapolis 612-347-5770
Provides mental health services (psychological and psychiatric) on a sliding scale basis for residents of Hennepin County.

Jewish Family and Childrens Service - JFCS

Minnetonka 952-546-0616
JFCS is a multifaceted family service agency. Services include counseling;Russian speaking therapist available. Refugee resettlement services for Russian Jews. Jewish Vocational Services includes a refugee employment program and ESL for any refugees on MN Family Investment Program. Additional JVS site at 430 First Avenue North, Minneapolis 55401, 612-692-8920.

La Familia Guidance Center

St Paul 651-221-0913
Provides culturally competent mental health and social services in order to enhance the quality of life for Latino youth and families.

Lakes Area Human Services

Forest lake 651-464-2194
Offers mental health counseling at several locations throughout the Twin Cities.

Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota

Minneapolis 612-374-4967
Social Service agency providing Hmong clientele with access and referrals to various community organizations. ESL classes are available as well as employment training. Informal family and client counseling are also available.

Lao Family Community - LFC

St Paul 651-221-0069
Nonprofit mutual assistance association which promotes pride and knowledge of Hmong history and culture. Services include chemical health programs, educational programs, employment service, mental health counseling, as well as programs for youth and families.

Mental Health Collective

Minneapolis 612-822-8227
Nonprofit, community-based mental health center that provides a variety of mental health services including psychotherapy, education and support services. Services include AIDS support groups, and counseling services for individual, family and couples as well as mental health testing and assessment.

Minnesota AIDS Project - MAP

Minneapolis 612-341-2060
Services to anyone needing HIV/AIDS support, information, or services in Minnesota. Services include an AIDSLine Program which provides general information on HIV/AIDS, home helpers, legal information and referral, transitional housing, and transportation for medically related trips.

Neighborhood Involvement Program - NIP

Minneapolis 612-374-3125
Therapy services focusing on personal growth, transition and life change. Provided by fully credentialed, experienced psychologists, social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists.

New Shores Day Treatment Program (Metropolitan Community Mental Health Center)

St. Paul 651-917-5575
Provides day treatment for adult refugees and immigrants. The program provides therapists or interpreters who are fluent in Russian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Hmong, Urdu and Cambodian languages. Recreational activities and ESL provided as needed.

Pathways (Rise, Inc.)

Minneapolis 612-872-7720
Provides culturally sensitive outreach, career development, employment, and mental health support for members of minority groups who are unemployed and have a mental health disability or a handicapping condition to employment. Target populations include Southeast Asians, African Americans, Native Americans, and other minorities (i.e. Russian, Sudanese, Ethiopian refugees).

Pilot City Mental Health Center

Minneapolis 612-348-4622
Provides crisis intervention, mental health services, and therapy groups. Counseling and psychotherapy are provided to children, adolescents, couples and families, including home visits.

Walk-In Counseling Center Inc.

Minneapolis 612-870-0565
Walk-In Counseling Center provides counseling services by volunteer mental health professionals including crisis intervention and short term counseling and referral. Many refugees and immigrants are seen.

Washburn Child Guidance Center

Minneapolis 612-871-1454
Provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary services for children and families at risk. Services include individual education and family counseling for women in chemical dependency treatment, education services on children’s mental health, counseling for children and families, day treatment for children with behavior and emotional problems, as well as family community support and a preschool outreach department.

Well-Family Clinic

St. Paul 651-642-1704
Private counseling agency with at least two therapists experienced in counseling torture survivors.

Wilder Social Adjustment Program for Southeast Asians (Wilder Mental Health and Education Services)

St. Paul 651-647-9676
Provides social adjustment and mental health assistance to Southeast Asians by trained bilingual/bicultural counselors.

 


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