Children's Mental Health Residential Treatment Services - Aitkin County Health and Human Services

Primarily serves Aitkin County This benefit is available for all eligible children placed in residential treatment by counties for whom the service is medically necessary. The children must: - Be screened by the county before placement in these facilities. The screening must establish whether the proposed treatment: - Is necessary; - Is appropriate to the child's individual treatment needs; - Cannot be effectively provided in the community; and - Provides a length of stay as short as possible consistent with the individual child's need. - Be appropriate for this level of care. - Meet the criteria for severe emotional disturbance.

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday