Adult Mental Health Initiative
Serving Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, & Roseau Counties
If you’re a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one, contact the Veterans Crisis Line to receive 24/7 confidential support. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect. To reach responders, Dial 988 then Press 1, chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat, or text 838255. Sharing from the VA Newsletter, Rachel Carpenter, […]
If you or someone you know needs help now, call or text 988 Or call NW8 Adult & Children’s Crisis Support Line 24/7 Call: 800.282.5005 Confidential, private non-judge mental support to help with mental health. Serving Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, & Roseau Counties
If you have, or believe you may have, mental health problems, it can be helpful to talk about these issues with others. It can be scary to reach out for help, but talking about it is often the first step to helping you heal, grow, and recover. Having a good support system and engaging with […]
Learning about our mental health and what we need to support our wellbeing takes time. It’s important to make mental health an ongoing priority in our lives, take care of ourselves, know when to get help, and share our own stories about mental health when possible. Prioritizing self-care and emotional wellbeing as part of your […]
Find mental health support in tough times When your mental health is off, it is important to find the help that is right for you. Where you go for help will depend on what is happening within your life. Often the best place to start is to talk with those that you already have connections […]
Nurture your mental wellbeing Self-connection, or self-care, is about finding practices that help you thrive, and it can include a range of things. It takes purposeful effort, but it can help you maintain or improve your daily mental wellbeing. It can be helpful to think of it as taking time to connect with yourself and […]
We all have mental health. Mental health is our ability to engage with our emotions, thoughts, interactions with others, and the world around us. Mental health affects how we think, feel, and act every day. Just like with our physical health, we can do things that make us mentally healthier and happier. When you feel […]
NAMI Minnesota has collaborated with the National Library of Medicine Minnesota State Advisor Group to create a Crisis Resource handout that meets readability standards for medical information. We have updated our 2024 Crisis Resource Handout with these standards and have had it translated into Spanish, Hmong, Somali, and Ojibwe. Click on the links below to […]
Changing Our Mental & Emotional Health Trajectory This training will teach participants simple tools to reach out to friends, neighbors, or coworkers who seem to be struggling and will help you to feel comfortable initiating a conversation. Please join us for this free training at Northland College, room 201, in Thief River Falls on April […]
safeTALK Make a Connection. Help save a life. Open to anyone ages 16 and over! Native American-Focused safeTALK Training – Mahnomen Wed, Mar 26 • 8:00 AM – Noon Red Apple Cafe Ag-Focused safeTALK Training – Grygla Thu, Apr 10 • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM The Hound Pub and Dining Ag-Focused safeTALK Training – […]