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Provides mental health services for children such as: - Develop a comprehensive care plan, create a supportive team, and case management - Mental health assessment and intake - Referral to community resources, respite care, and other supports NOTE: Crisis services are provided by Canvas Health

Assists families, schools, and the community to: - Enroll homeless students in a stable education program - Make transportation arrangements that promote stability including school of origin if feasible - Gather school records from other locations - Distribute school supplies and make referrals to agencies that meet basic needs - Increase awareness and support in the community regarding conditions of homelessness - Be an advocate within the school system as well as in the community helping assure homeless students are respected and addressed

Assists families, schools, and the community to: - Enroll homeless students in a stable education program - Make transportation arrangements that promote stability including school of origin if feasible - Gather school records from other locations - Distribute school supplies and make referrals to agencies that meet basic needs - Increase awareness and support in the community regarding conditions of homelessness - Be an advocate within the school system as well as in the community helping assure homeless students are respected and addressed

School readiness program where parents are supported and children are engaged in activities that include: - Advocacy, resource information, and referrals - Bilingual staff and interpreters - Book lending library - Educational, age-appropriate activities and books - Family involvement opportunities - Home visits - Inclusion of children with disabilities - Nutritious meals and snacks - Parenting and child development education - Vision, hearing, height, weight, and developmental screenings

Provides community health services such as: - Breastfeeding and lactation consultant - Car seat education - Childbirth education classes - Child and teen checkups - Child home safety checks - Communicable disease follow-up and cancer prevention - Community nutrition educator - Diabetes prevention - Doula program to support women throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum - Family planning - Immunizations for adults and children - Maternal child health home visiting - Parenting education ?- Tobacco Cessation

- Free tutoring and homework help for students in grades 1 - 12 during after school hours. Students can take the bus from their school to the YMCA. Tutors are available to help with homework, papers and projects. - Volunteer tutors needed please call Sheila at 218-327-8818

Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children, but may just include parents/caregivers. ECFE works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports healthy child development. Services may include: - Book and toy lending library - Dad and child programs - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Home visits - Information on community resources - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion group - Play and learn activities for children - Programs for non-English language learners - School readiness program for children age 3 1/2 - 4 - Single parent program - Special events for the entire family - Workshops on specific topics

Provides outpatient mental health services such as: - Child Psychiatry Services: Performs a full range of medical laboratory, psychological tests, and medication management to help assess both the physical and mental aspects of the client's mental health. - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Helps clients suffering from mood disorders and those with harmful behavior patterns to increase emotion regulation skills, decrease fluctuating emotions and moods, increase distress tolerance skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills, and mindfulness. - Infant to Child Outpatient Services: Offers diagnostic assessments, play therapy, relational therapy, parenting training, trauma-informed care psychotherapy, interaction therapy, in-home family therapy and skills, mental health behavior aide, care coordination for early childhood support, and referrals to occupational and physical therapies and special education resources.

Offers a full range of coordinated mental health services to promote the well-being and functioning of individuals and families on the Fond Du Lac reservation. Members of a different federally recognized tribe may also receive services based on program eligibility. Services provided are: - Adult rehabilitative mental health services (ARMHS) - Counseling for mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health. Therapeutic interventions with individuals, family, and couples counseling when appropriate. - Mental health case management for children and adults - Mobile crisis response during the day - Psychological evaluation - Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, brain spotting, and EMDR therapy NOTE: After hours mental health crisis response are provided through Birch Tree

Provides early and regular well child care and immunizations by pediatric and family health specialists. Offers information that parents need to support their growing families.

- Provides toys for children in need

- Child welfare case management - Children's mental health case management - Family community support services - School liaison services - Family Service Collaborative services - Services to minor parents

KOOTASCA Headstart/Early Head Start works in conjunction with, School Readiness, School Districts - 316, 317, 318, 319, Invest Early, to provide comprehensive early childhood programing for children 6 weeks to Kindergarten Together We Provide: High Quality Pre-School Instruction with licensed teachers, Parent Education, Support and parent involvement, Full day and part day options, Early Head Start Home Base in Koochiching County, Services to children with disabilities, wrap around care and year round programing at some locations, a focus on health and nutrition and services for Teen Mothers LOCATIONS: - Deer River 218-246-3321 or 218-246-3333 - King School 218-246-8860 ext. 421 - Itasca Resource Center,Grand Rapids 218-327-6734 Classroom 218-327-6727 or 218-327-6726 - Keewatin 218-778-6581 Classroom 218-885-1280 ext. 52102 - Marble 218-247-7306 - Northome 218-897-5240 Classroom 218-897-5273 - Taconite 218-245-2101 Classroom 218-245-2923 - ICC 218-327-4478 - Grand Rapids Early Childhood Center 218-327-5701 ext. 3128 - International Falls 218-286-5394 classroom 218-283-5227 or 218-283-5228 - Director 218-999-0810 - Health Nutrition Manager 218-999-0812 - Education Manager 218-999-0811 - Teen Parent Program Coordinator 218-327-5551 - Operations Coordinator 218-999-0814 - Special Needs Manager 218-999-0813 - For Koochiching County 218-283-9491, 218-283-5233 or 800-559-9491

- Child and teen check-ups (Eligible children ages 0 - 20 years who are enrolled in Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare) - Dental, hearing, and vision screening for school children - Growth, development assessments, and physical exams - Maternal and Child Health Programs offering home and office visits for pregnant women and families with children - Referral and follow-up services for children with special needs - Reproductive and Sexual Health Services include: ?- Birth control options and reproductive health consultations, free condoms, and pregnancy testing - Cervical cancer, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Syphilis screening - Routine Gynecological and Breast Examination - Sexual health education, testing, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - Vaccinations Other services include: - Activities to reduce child abuse - Foot care (Visit website for location hours and services) - Health screenings for individuals such as blood sugar, cholesterol, and hemoglobin - Minnesota Senior Health Options - Nursing home visits - Public health preparedness activities/information including infectious disease outbreaks - Presentations for students about health issues - Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) interventions to prevent obesity by implementing policy, systems, and environmental changes to increase physical activity and intake of healthy food choices

Camp Noah is a week long faith-based day camp for children in grades K - 6 who have experienced a disaster. It combines disaster recovery support for children with fun filled recreation to form a healing experience. It is offered at locations around the US where a disaster has occurred.

Northland Area Preschool is a district wide effort to offer preschool to all children in the Northland Community School District - A preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 years old. Our goal is to provide learning opportunities within a rich, caring and respectful environment to better prepare each child for kindergarten. The preschools work within an Early Childhood Collaborative consisting of the Family Center, Bi-Cap Head Start, Northland Community Schools, Cass County Public Health, Leech Lake Head Start and the Blandin Foundation.

- The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program, known in Minnesota as the Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) Program, is a benefit for Medical Assistance and Minnesota Care. C&TC provides comprehensive health care for children and teens, newborn through the age of 20, who are enrolled in Medical Assistance (MA) or MinnesotaCare - The goal of the C&TC Program is to improve the health of eligible children and teens and reduce the negative impact of health problems. Medical care costs can be reduced by providing preventive medical care and early diagnosis and treatment of conditions that threaten children's health - Public Health provides outreach through letters and phone calls to new and current participants in the C&TC program. C&TC visits are completed at participants primary care clinic.

- Free vitamin program for kids - Eligible child applicants will receive a free 30-day supply of chewable multivitamins for one year

Staff are trained in working with most emotional and psychological problems. Some examples include: behavioral, developmental, and learning problems of children; reactions to stress or grief; problems with depression or Bipolar Disorder; anxiety disorders, including panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; psychosis, including Schizophrenia; Personality Disorders, including Borderline, Antisocial, Obsessive-Compulsive, and others. Northland's therapists strive to keep their skills current and to gain training and experience in new approaches, as research demonstrates that they are effective, including DBT.

Provides outpatient mental health services such as: - Child Psychiatry Services: Performs a full range of medical laboratory, psychological tests, and medication management to help assess both the physical and mental aspects of the client's mental health. - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Helps clients suffering from mood disorders and those with harmful behavior patterns to increase emotion regulation skills, decrease fluctuating emotions and moods, increase distress tolerance skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills, and mindfulness. - Infant to Child Outpatient Services: Offers diagnostic assessments, play therapy, relational therapy, parenting training, trauma-informed care psychotherapy, interaction therapy, in-home family therapy and skills, mental health behavior aide, care coordination for early childhood support, and referrals to occupational and physical therapies and special education resources.

Provides early and regular well child care and immunizations by pediatric and family health specialists. Offers information that parents need to support their growing families.

Provides case management services for adults and children with developmental disabilities to help them obtain services that meet their needs

- Infants to 10 years of age - Outside of facility children accepted - Drop ins accepted - Loving home atmosphere - Healthy meals and snacks - Reasonable rates - Fenced in yard - Large play area inside and out

Safe Harbor Programming for youth ages 17-24 who have been victims of sexual exploitation. Crime Victim Services: Advocacy and support and services for youth ages 9-24 who have been victims of a crime. Youth-At-Work: Assistance to low income youth ages 14-24 who are needing support and assistance finding jobs, completing applications developing a resume, interviewing skills, etc.

Provides a safe, natural setting with modern facilities where individuals can develop an awareness and appreciation of themselves, each other, and the environment through hands-on learning sessions, cooperative exercises, recreational activities, and small-group living situations. Campers are involved in activities and programs from early morning until sunset - Call for resident camp dates - Facility rental available - Outdoor education program - Summer camp programs