THE CRISIS LINE can help

With mental illness on the rise in all populations across the board, how and where do you go for help especially if you are in a crisis? Sometimes the wait to get an appointment can be weeks out if there are any providers available. We are fortunate to live in the area we do because here we have some of the best mental health services in the state.

Did you know that there is a Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic? It is located at 823 Maple Street in Brainerd. The walk-in clinic is open daily from 10 a.m.7 p.m. (218-454-8001) There is a Mobile Crisis Outreach Team. (MCO) This is a team of mental health professionals, practitioners and peer specialists. MCO will help you with your mental illness crisis at the clinic or if needed will come to where you are. If you are in need of a mental health respite, there are crisis beds available. Now all of this may seem wonderful but how do you access these services or ask about what resources are available for you?

The Crisis Line and Referral Service has been there since 1988 doing just that. You may call anytime if you just need someone to listen when no one else will. The Crisis Line has many resources for you to access the help you are looking for. The Crisis Line has a mental health professional on call 24/7 when you need that extra help. They know that the sooner the intervention the better the outcome. You are not alone; the Crisis Line is there.

So, before the situation gets too much for you, call the Crisis Line. 218-828-4357. The Crisis Line and Referral Service where you can go for help.

The Crisis Line and Referral Service, a local nonprofit 501(c)(3), is celebrating 35 years of service. It is a confidential, and nonjudgmental 24/7 crisis line for people who need a listening ear, information, referral resources, and crisis mental health service intervention. They provide service to six counties: Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena. Children, teens, young adults, middle-aged adults and the elderly all have used the Crisis Line service. Issues they face include teenage pregnancy, suicide, depression, financial assistance and respite care for a spouse who has Alzheimer’s.