Mental health resources

Crisis lines:

• Crisis phone line: Dial 988 (available 24/7)

• Crisis text line: Text HOME to 741741   (24/7)

• Ramsey county phone crisis: 651-266-7900 (24/7)

• Hennepin county crisis: 612-596-1223  (24/7)A very long list of additional crisis and support lines

In-person resources:

• Mental health urgent care: 402 University Avenue East,  Saint Paul, MN 55130

  • Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  • Closed on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. 

LGBTQ+ crisis resources:

• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860

• Outfront MN offers an LGBTQ+ Anti-Violence Program staffed by trained advocates who can connect you resources. Call 1-800-800-0350 or email avp AT outfront DOT org

Domestic / intimate partner violence:

• Day One: 1-866-223-1111

Autism

• Self screening for autism

• Self-care for autistic people

• Umasking autism

• A neurodiversity affirming breakdown of the DSM-5 criteria for autism

• Neurodivergence and somatic therapies

ADHD / Executive functioning:

• ADDA peer support groups for ADHD

• How to stick to habits and routines without falling off

• List of helpful technology for neurodivergents

• Goblin Tools  

• Laziness does not exist

• What is anxiety and panic?

• Dare: Panic and Anxiety Relief app for iOS and Android (free)

• Agoraphobia

• Sleep hygiene

Making the most of therapy:

• How to make the most of therapy

• Bern inventory of treatment goals

Emotions and needs:

• Feelings wheel

• Needs wheel

• What are your core emotional needs?

Coping:

• How to recognize your window of Tolerance 

• Skills for reducing your emotional vulnerability

• Mindfulness skills: "what?" and "how?"

• The RAIN of self-compassion guided meditation

• A range of self-compassion focused guided meditations

Types of therapy:

• What is brainspotting?

• What is EMDR?

• Cognitive processing therapy

• Acceptance and commitment therapy

• Schema therapy

• Attention training

• Love is Respect 

• DEAR MAN skill for helping get your needs met

• GIVE skill for communicating effectively to maintain a healthy relationship

• FAST skill for maintaining self-respect

Recovery supports:

• SMART Recovery self-help resources meetings (online and in-person available) 

• Minnesota recovery connection: https://minnesotarecovery.org/

• Pink Cloud foundation: https://pinkcloudfoundation.org/

Harm reduction:

• Harm reduction for alcohol

• Southside Harm Reduction Services -- Narcan, Fentanyl test strips, syringes, and works delivered free within Minneapolis. Also a library of resources for wound care, safer drug use, and more

Treatment options

• Trauma and addiction focused therapy and psychiatry: Expanse MN outpatient treatment for addiction and trauma

• Co-occurring disorders IOP: MHR person centered, harm reduction programs for treatment of co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness

• Detox: Gateway recovery center 

• MN Quit Partner for quitting tobacco/nicotine use

• Directory of state-approved gamblign counseling providers

• Lower risk gambling guidelines

• Games that are relaxing, absorbing, and do not cost anything after purchasing:

  • Cities: Skylines

  • Stardew Valley

• Psychology in Seattle

• This Jungian Life

• Feeling Good

• The Happiness Trap

• Russ Harris's YouTube channel is amazing for new perspectives on understanding difficult feelings, intrusive thoughts, and how to manage them

• The mindful self compassion workbook

• Tara Brach: Healing depression with meditation Part 1 and Part 2

• https://aliveness.org/tea-time/ Tea Time is a peer support network for trans femme-identifying individuals living in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota 

• Outfront's guide to support and counseling organizations

• Another resource directory

• Lupus support group, based in MN, meets 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-8pm: Zoom link

• Sjogrens syndrome afternoon support group, 3rd wednesday of every month. Contact Cynthia Neubecker at redduncan936 AT gmail DOT com for the meeting link.

• Autoimmune aware chronic illness support, monthly virtual daytime meetings:   https://www.autoimmuneinstitute.org/resources/support-group/