Dakota County Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2024

In early 2025, Dakota County and Guild will open the Crisis and Recovery Center, located next to the Northern Service Center.

The facility will be a resource for adults in need of mental health services. Dakota County will own the building and Guild — a mental health service provider — will operate the center’s residential services. Dakota County’s crisis services team will provide mental health crisis assessment.

The goal is for people experiencing different stages of mental health crises to receive the services they need before transitioning back home. The center will include:

• Crisis residential services: Adults experiencing a mental health crisis will receive care and support for up to 10 days. Once stabilized, people return to their families and communities.

• Intensive residential treatment services: Often serving as a transition from or alternative to care in a hospital, this service provides up to 90 days of treatment. Adults receive focused treatment interventions in a structured, supportive environment where they build independent-living skills and focus on recovery.

• A place to go: Dakota County’s crisis services team will provide mental health crisis assessment and connections to resources and recovery support in the community.

We know that people thrive in the community of their choice when they have services and support. Yet those in crisis often must travel many miles from their home due to a lack of nearby care options. The Crisis and Recovery Center, located in northern Dakota County with access to transit and essential needs and services, provides a crucial resource for the area.

Experienced provider

Guild, a nonprofit organization, has more than 30 years of experience delivering high-quality services that include long-term supportive housing, residential crisis facilities, case management and health care coordination, and supportive employment. Guild serves nearly 2,200 people annually in the Twin Cities area.

At the Crisis and Recovery Center, Guild will help people from varied backgrounds and experience get the mental health help they need. One in 5 people will experience a mental illness each year. Mental illness impacts people of all backgrounds.

Guild isn’t a newcomer to the Dakota County mental health scene. The organization has operated similar residential treatment services in South St. Paul since 1983. These services will move to the Crisis and Recovery Center. In 2020, Guild partnered with Scott County to open a similar facility in Savage.