Works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Services include: - Adoption home studies and home study updates - Child placement services - Child-specific recruitment services - Parent training and education - Post-adoption services - Relative adoption services - Wendy's Wonderful Kids affiliate

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Winona Counseling Clinic is a private therapy practice offering conjoint, family, individual, and telehealth counseling settings. General counseling topics include: abuse, adoption/foster care, aging, alcohol use disorder, anger management, bereavement/grief, bullying, caregiver, cultural transition, death and dying, divorce, domestic violence, drug use disorder, family planning, parenting, pre-marriage and marriage, relationships, reproductive issues, sexual assault, spiritual/religious issues, suicide, terminal illness, and weight-related issues. This practice offers mental health screenings and assessments including: anxiety disorders screening, court ordered DUI evaluations, depression screening, early intervention for mental illness, eating disorders screening, general assessments for substance use disorders, general mental health screening, psychological assessment, and psychological testing. This practice also offers an impaired driver program for adolescents and adults. Additionally, counseling is offered for people with anxiety disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), bi-polar disorder, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, depression, eating disorders, mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorders, perinatal/postpartum depression, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reactive attachment disorder, and self injury. Counseling for people with the following health disorders is also available: cancer, chronic illness, chronic pain, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, physical disabilities. Pregnancy counseling is also provided (pro-choice and right-to-life perspectives offered). The agency provides targeted services for: active military, Black/African Americans, caregivers, court-ordered individuals, crime victims/witnesses, farmers/agricultural laborers, foster children, Hispanic/Latino persons, people with low incomes, men, migrants, Native Americans, pregnant persons, stepfamilies/blended families, veterans, and women. This practice includes counselors who can offer Christian faith-based counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy.

Non-directive decision making counseling for women or couples facing unplanned pregnancies. Services include: - Provides assistance in facilitating an open adoption if decision is made to place child for adoption - Referrals to needed resources if decision is made to parent the child

Provides adoption services to children in the Minnesota Waiting Children's Program and th families who adopt them. Children are available for adoption from throughout the state of Minnesota. Adoption services including placement, guardianship, home studies, and counseling for children and adoptive parents.

- Provides placement for the child - Finalization of adoption - May take a up to a year between placement of a child and finalization of the adoption - Adoption status as an adoptive home must be approved by the county board - Provide information and referral as an out of state and country adoptions - Lake county uses the state adoption exchange

Works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Services include: - Adoption home studies and home study updates - Child placement services - Child-specific recruitment services - Parent training and education - Post-adoption services - Relative adoption services - Wendy's Wonderful Kids affiliate

Adoption services including adoption searches, placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

Services include: - Adoption planning and placement - Baby items include Bundles of Love gift bags filled with baby clothes, bibs, blankets, diapers, toys, wipes, and more for all newborns, pack and play - Crisis hotline - Domestic and international adoption - Home studies - Mother and Child Assistance Fund provides one-time assistance to pregnant women and families with children under 12 months old, including electric service, gas service, heating fuel, rent payment, and water service assistance - Parenting planning and education - Post-adoption assistance - Pregnancy planning services - Referrals for medical assistance, financial assistance, housing assistance, legal assistance, nutrition services, and parenting education

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Provides adoptive placement services to children who are in need of an adoptive home. Services include: - Case management services and finding homes for children under the guardianship of the Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services - Completes background studies for step-parent adoptions and post-adoption searches - Maintains information sharing between biological relatives and adoptive families who have committed to court-ordered contract agreements - Referral to information and resources for families seeking to adopt - Sponsors support groups for families interested in adopting, the process of adoption, and for individuals who have already adopted

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

Free confidential assistance for women and men of all ages faced with an unplanned pregnancy including: - Counseling on pregnancy options - Limited ultrasound - Pregnancy testing - Referrals Licensed Adoption Services Provides full adoption services to both birth parents who choose to place their child for adoption and to couples looking to grow their family through adoption. STD Testing and Treatment Provides comprehensive STD testing and treatment. Parenting Plus Earn while you learn program. Client participates in parenting classes and earns 'points' which can be used to purchase the following items: - Bedding and blankets - Booster seats - Clothing (up to size 4T and maternity) - Convertible car seats - Diapers - Formula - Pack 'n plays - Safety gates - Toys - Wipes Accepts donations of: - New car seats, cribs, strollers, high chairs, and diapers - New or used baby clothing and maternity clothing in good condition

Adoption services include placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

All services are free on confidential Services include the following: - Pregnancy tests - STI information and referrals for testing - On-site limited ultrasounds - Parenting and abstinence education - Information about pregnancy, abortion risks, and adoption - Post-abortion care and bereavement support - Earn While you LearnNutrition education and cooking classes - CPR and first aid training - Infant massageCribs, strollers, diapers, wipes, clothing etc. through the Baby Boutique - Referrals to area agencies for medical care, housing, employment, education, etc. - Crisis hotline

Provides domestic and international programs such as: - Assisting birth parents to obtain resources such as housing, medical assistance, and more - Counseling on options of parenting or adoption to birth parents - Home studies for adoptive families - Partner Family Program to match families in the adoption process with a family who has completed their adoption license - Placement services - Post placement services for adoptive families - Support groups - Referrals for medical and legal services

Provides adoption services to children in the Minnesota Waiting Children's Program and th families who adopt them. Children are available for adoption from throughout the state of Minnesota. Adoption services including placement, guardianship, home studies, and counseling for children and adoptive parents.

Provides information and licensing for individuals interested in becoming a foster care provider and kinship placement. Also provides: - Recruitment, adoption information, and registration for persons wanting to adopt older and special needs children - Post-adoption services including information regarding genetic searches, adoption assistance benefits, and resources

Offers a range of treatments that can help with mental health problems, emotional challenges, and some psychiatric disorders. It aims to assist individuals to understand their feelings better and provide tools to help them cope with difficult situations more adaptively. Psychotherapy services can assist people experiencing a wide range of mental health concerns. Additional outpatient services include: - Animal Assisted Therapy - Chemical dependency assessment - Diagnostic assessment - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy - Family, group, and individual therapy - Family violence counseling including adult incest survivors, child abuse counseling, elder abuse counseling, parent abuse counseling, and spousal abuse counseling - Managing and Adaptive Practice (MAP) - Mood/Anxiety Disorders: Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorders, postpartum/perinatal depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social phobia, and specific phobias - Relationship Issues: Communication skills, conflict resolution, divorce counseling, marriage counseling, parenting counseling, and sexuality issues - Sexual assault counseling for adults and children - Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) - Trauma Informed Child-Parent Psychotherapy (TI-CPP)- Other: Behavioral and trauma related issues; adoption issues; grief and loss; stress management; self-esteem; geriatric/aging; life transition issues

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, home studies, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Provides services for: - Children in the Child Protection system who are waiting to be adopted - Families who are interested in adopting these children

- Provides placement for the child - Finalization of adoption - May take a up to a year between placement of a child and finalization of the adoption - Adoption status as an adoptive home must be approved by the county board - Provide information and referral as an out of state and country adoptions - Lake county uses the state adoption exchange

Outpatient mental health and family counseling agency providing individual, couples and family counseling including services for stepparents, single parent families, and blended families. Services include: - Child/adolescent/adult counseling - Adoption counseling for adoptees and their parents and siblings - Anger management - Bereavement/grief counseling - Crisis intervention in-person - Divorce counseling - Eating disorder counseling for bulimia, anorexia, overeating - Family violence counseling for adult incest survivors, child abuse counseling, elder abuse, parent abuse and spousal abuse counseling - Juvenile delinquency diversion counseling - Marriage counseling - Parent counseling - Premarital counseling - Psychiatric disorder counseling - Runaway counseling - Sexual abuse counseling for adults and children - Sexual orientation counseling - Sexuality counseling - Hypnotherapy - Play therapy

Information about adoption and referrals.