Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. The county will assess individuals who need help paying for a chemical use assessment or treatment services through the Behavioral Health Fund. Services also include: - Designated staff that provide chemical dependency assessments - Financial eligibility to access public funding to pay for chemical health assessments and/or treatment - Referral to local community service providers for chemical assessments or treatment services. Also, directs individuals to visit www.fasttrackermn.org for additional resources.

Provides a central intake assessment and inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder treatment with services including group counseling, individual counseling, nutrition support, peer support and other support services. Programs include: - Community outpatient: Provides ongoing services to continue treatment while individuals live and work independently - Inpatient withdrawal management: Clients are supported by 24/7 Nurses and Trained Medication Aids to move through withdrawal safely and comfortably - Intensive residential treatment - Outpatient with lodging: Provides a structured setting by living with others in recovery while accessing intensive outpatient services. Offers ways to move towards independence while maintaining ample support.

Intensive outpatient substance program that provides short- and long-term treatment for adults with substance use disorders. Licensed for Rule 25/comprehensive assessments. Medicated assisted treatment and withdrawal management provided to conduct diagnostic assessments and treatment coordination. Licensed to prescribe Suboxone and Naloxone.

The Park Avenue Center offers the Rule 25 on a walk-in and by appointment basis. The assessment lasts about an hour and includes questions about many different areas of a person's life. Role of the Rule 25: - First step in entering treatment - To assess a person's drug and/or alcohol use to determine if treatment is needed - To determine what level of care is most appropriate - To match a program that best meets the client's needs - Complete any insurance funding requirements. Whenever possible, the Assessor also speaks to a person that can also give information about the client being assessed. - Assessments meet court requirements

- Alcohol and Drug Education: Provides education through lectures, videos, and discussions to assist individuals in meeting required hours - Chemical Dependency Assessment: Offers assessments on-site or off-site, including locations such as jails, hospitals, or clinics - Chemical Dependency Treatment: Includes intensive outpatient treatment (Phase 1), outpatient treatment (Phase 2), and 24-48 hour relapse prevention treatment - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups/Individuals: Provides CBT classes and individual education - DWI Clinics: Assists individuals in meeting DWI class requirements through videos and lectures - Public Speaking: Delivers education and awareness presentations tailored to the audience - Workplace Trainings: Conducts trainings on the effects of alcohol and drug use in the workplace.

Treatment and support program that offers professional services for individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders. The program combines evidence-based treatment methods with community support to assist participants in rebuilding and renewing their lives. Provides faith-based support for individuals who choose to incorporate spiritual elements into their recovery journey.

Lake Country Associates provides mental health services for trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar and other mental health conditions. They serve children, teens, adults, couples and families. Provide a broad array of mental health services to persons of all ages from early childhood to mature adulthood including: - Adolescent and adult chemical use assessments (Rule 25) - Art therapy - Children's play therapy - Conflict resolution - Couple's counseling - Diagnostic assessments - EMDR (eye movement de-sensitization and reprocessing, typically used for PTSD) - Individual and family therapy - Medication education - Parent child interaction therapy (PCIT) - Parenting support - Peer support services - Specialty group therapy - Trauma focused - cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)

Provides a full spectrum of outpatient services for adolescents and adults with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Services include: - Case management - Comprehensive assessments (including court-ordered/DWI/DUI assessments) - Co-occurring disorder treatment programs - Individual and family counseling - Mental health counseling integrated with substance use treatment - Outpatient group therapy - Psychiatric evaluation and medication management - Referral to inpatient or residential treatment when appropriate Note: An initial assessment will be scheduled with a chemical health counselor to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.

Intensive outpatient substance program that provides short- and long-term treatment for adults with substance use disorders. Licensed for Rule 25/comprehensive assessments. Medicated assisted treatment and withdrawal management provided to conduct diagnostic assessments and treatment coordination. Licensed to prescribe Suboxone and Naloxone.

Lake Country Associates provides mental health services for trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar and other mental health conditions. They serve children, teens, adults, couples and families. Provide a broad array of mental health services to persons of all ages from early childhood to mature adulthood including: - Adolescent and adult chemical use assessments (Rule 25) - Art therapy - Children's play therapy - Conflict resolution - Couple's counseling - Diagnostic assessments - EMDR (eye movement de-sensitization and reprocessing, typically used for PTSD) - Individual and family therapy - Medication education - Parent child interaction therapy (PCIT) - Parenting support - Peer support services - Specialty group therapy - Trauma focused - cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. - Assessment and referrals for persons in need of chemical dependency treatment services - Provides authorization for funding of treatment for eligible persons who don't have insurance coverage and have significant income limitations

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. The county will assess individuals who need help paying for a chemical use assessment or treatment services through the Behavioral Health Fund. Services also include: - Designated staff that provide chemical dependency assessments - Referral to local community service providers for chemical assessments or treatment services. Also, directs individuals to visit www.fasttrackermn.org for additional resources.

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. The county will assess individuals who need help paying for a chemical use assessment or treatment services through the Behavioral Health Fund. Services also include: - Designated staff that provide chemical dependency assessments - Referral to local community service providers for chemical assessments or treatment services. Also, directs individuals to visit www.fasttrackermn.org for additional resources. - When legal intervention is required, staff can assist with mental health and chemical dependency commitments

Mental Health and Psychiatry Services: - Diagnostic Assessments - Genetic Testing: For the purpose of understanding about clients and the effectiveness of treatments. With genetic testing, providers can better understand the reasons, factors, and risks associated with individuals, including medication reactions, to better predict successful outcomes and basic concepts of genes and how they can influence the client's health and response toward particular treatments. - Individual, Family and Marriage Counseling - Medication Management: Provides monitoring of medications that a client takes to ensure that he or she is complying with a medication regimen, while also ensuring the client is avoiding potentially dangerous drug interactions and other complications. - Medication Therapy and Counseling: Offers a medication-assisted treatment program for alcohol and opiate addiction. The medication options administered along with a tailored therapy plan are Vivitrol and Suboxone, both of which are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms; decrease cravings; and prevent use of heroin, opioids, and alcohol. - Psychiatric Consultations: Provides comprehensive evaluations to individuals of psychological, biological, medical, and social causes of emotional distress. - Telehealth (available statewide) - Treatment Planning: Each individual enrolled in the program will create a treatment plan with a counselor. The treatment plan will be customized, compiled of goals and objectives based on an individual client's needs and wants. Substance Use Treatment Services: - Comprehensive Substance Use Assessments: The comprehensive assessment is done with a counselor to establish a better understanding of the individual's past and current substance use. The assessment screens for mental and physical health needs as well. In addition, the Rule 25 substance use assessment is performed by a certified assessor, which helps to determine placement and level of care. - Family Therapy (Group or Individual): This is counselor-facilitated therapy designed for spouses, family members, and friends of people who struggle with addiction to come together with clients and others who share similar experiences. This service is interactive and focuses on the role addiction plays in family dynamics. The goal of family therapy is for family members and clients to gain insight into the nature of addiction and how it affects the whole family. Family members will learn how to identify what behaviors support recovery and what behaviors inhibit recovery, along with learning tools and gaining resources on how to help them. - Group Therapy: Group therapy consists of being with peers that share many of the same struggles. During group therapy, clients share the objectives they have completed and receive feedback from the counselor and other group members. Everyone is counseled as an individual in a group. Group therapy is beneficial for a variety of factors: instillation of hope, universality, gaining knowledge through others experience, and having a sense of belonging, to name a few. - Individual Therapy: Individuals who are in group therapy will also receive individual therapy with an LADC. Individual therapy is beneficial for treatment planning and being able to work on core issues that are not appropriate or comfortable in a group setting. - Medication Therapy and Counseling: Medication therapy and counseling is a service or group of services that optimizes drug therapy with the intent of improved therapeutic outcomes. - Medication-Assisted Treatment Program: Offers a medication-assisted treatment program for alcohol and opiate addiction. The medication options administered along with a tailored therapy plan are Vivitrol and Suboxone, both of which are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms; decrease cravings; and prevent use of heroin, opioids, and alcohol. - Primary Day and Evening Group: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from (9:00am - 12:00pm or 5:30pm - 8:30pm) This is an intensive program designed to present information in a format that helps clients gain a fresh perspective in areas they have had difficulty internalizing and putting into practice in their daily struggle with addiction. This is an outcome-based program. Length of time is dependent upon the client's progress and special needs. - Treatment Planning

A planned program of care for the treatment of chemical dependency or chemical abuse to minimize or prevent further chemical abuse. Each county and Indian reservation is responsible for: - Assessment and placement of recipients who need chemical dependency treatment services; - Establishing contracts with facilities and programs to provide chemical dependency services; and - Certification of claim forms prior to billing DHS.

- Provides crisis mental health services to consumers 24 hours - Services include telephone counseling, mobile (in-person)crisis intervention, follow up counseling and referral to resources, and crisis stabilization - Requests for intervention can be made by family members and community agencies - Assists with problem resolution and coordination of increasing mental health services for individuals for whom this would be helpful - Trained persons are available to the police and emergency wards to provide assessments of mental health emergencies, to develop an intervention plan, and arrange for any needed services identified in the plan

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. The county will assess individuals who need help paying for a chemical use assessment or treatment services through the Behavioral Health Fund. Services include: - Designated staff that provide chemical dependency assessments - Referral to local community service providers for chemical assessments or treatment services. Also, directs individuals to visit www.fasttrackermn.org for additional resources.

Provides chemical dependency services to meet clients' needs. Clients will participate in groups or individual sessions. Services provided are: - Case management services providing referral to treatment options, transportation to appointments, setting up appointments, job search, crisis management, housing support, and budgeting - Chemical dependency assessments for adults - Family education and therapy - One on one counseling - Outpatient treatment services for adults - Wellness education in nutrition and exercise

Rule 25 assessments

Provides chemical dependency services to adolescents. Services offered: - Addiction Medicine Clinic: Medication-assisted therapy, medication management, tobacco cessation, and in-person or virtual visits - Adolescent Residential: Offers chemical dependency treatment, access to mental health services, a school program, and family therapy. The program is 6 - 8 weeks in length. - Comprehensive Assessment: Chemical dependency evaluations. Same-day assessments are often available. - Evening Outpatient: Primary substance use program that offers a mental health component. The program runs for 6 weeks and requires two 3-hour sessions per week.

Provides services to individuals experiencing alcohol, chemical, and opioid dependency, including: - Behavioral health therapy - Chemical health screening and treatment - Harm reduction education - Individualized care coordination services - Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) - Acamprosate, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and suboxone - Referrals to Rule 25 assessment and treatment - Syringe exchange services

Provides several treatment programs for adults who have a problem with substance use. Services include: - Co-occurring program provided to adults with both substance use disorder and mental health diagnoses at the Oakdale location - Group/individual outpatient treatment such as New Choices for Recovery Program. The program helps adults take action to change their thinking and behaviors to both prevent relapse and form a more positive relationship with themselves, others, and their community. Approaches include cognitive therapy, motivational interviewing, and 12-step support. Also addresses co-occurring mental health issues. - Sober housing with permanent and supportive housing services to individuals who are homeless and single parents and their children in Forest Lake. The goal is to help parents and their children become self-sufficient and contributing members of the community. - Substance use assessments

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. Services provided: - Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous meetings - Assistance finding a provider of services including - Halfway house - Extended inpatient treatment - Outpatient treatment - Chemical health assessment - Determine eligibility for Behavioral Health Fund - Detoxification services - Peer Recovery Specialist - Treatment coordination - Withdrawal management

Intensive outpatient substance program that provides short- and long-term treatment for adults with substance use disorders. Licensed for Rule 25/comprehensive assessments. Medicated assisted treatment and withdrawal management provided to conduct diagnostic assessments and treatment coordination. Licensed to prescribe Suboxone and Naloxone.

- Comprehensive Substance Use Assessments: The comprehensive assessment is done with a counselor to establish a better understanding of the individual's past and current substance use. The assessment screens for mental and physical health needs as well. In addition, the Rule 25 substance use assessment is performed by a certified assessor, which helps to determine placement and level of care. - Family Therapy (Group or Individual): This is counselor-facilitated therapy designed for spouses, family members, and friends of people who struggle with addiction to come together with clients and others who share similar experiences. This service is interactive and focuses on the role addiction plays in family dynamics. The goal of family therapy is for family members and clients to gain insight into the nature of addiction and how it affects the whole family. Family members will learn how to identify what behaviors support recovery and what behaviors inhibit recovery, along with learning tools and gaining resources on how to help them. - Group Therapy: Group therapy consists of being with peers that share many of the same struggles. During group therapy, clients share the objectives they have completed and receive feedback from the counselor and other group members. Everyone is counseled as an individual in a group. Group therapy is beneficial for a variety of factors: instillation of hope, universality, gaining knowledge through others experience, and having a sense of belonging, to name a few. - Individual Therapy: Individuals who are in group therapy will also receive individual therapy with an LADC. Individual therapy is beneficial for treatment planning and being able to work on core issues that are not appropriate or comfortable in a group setting. - Medication Therapy and Counseling: Medication therapy and counseling is a service or group of services that optimizes drug therapy with the intent of improved therapeutic outcomes. - Medication-Assisted Treatment Program: Offers a medication-assisted treatment program for alcohol and opiate addiction. The medication options administered along with a tailored therapy plan are Vivitrol and Suboxone, both of which are used to reduce withdrawal symptoms; decrease cravings; and prevent use of heroin, opioids, and alcohol. We have prescribing professionals on staff that understand addiction and can help with other medication-assisted recovery options. - Primary Day and Evening Group: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from (9:00am - 12:00pm or 5:30pm - 8:30pm) This is an intensive program designed to present information in a format that helps clients gain a fresh perspective in areas they have had difficulty internalizing and putting into practice in their daily struggle with addiction. This is an outcome-based program. Length of time is dependent upon the client's progress and special needs. - Treatment Planning: Each individual enrolled in the program will create a treatment plan with a counselor. The treatment plan will be customized, compiled of goals and objectives based on an individual client's needs and wants.