Mental health resources in Goodhue County: Demystifying what is available locally
The Kenyon LeaderJun 26, 2018
Recently there has been increased media coverage on many topics related to mental health, including suicide and resources. It can be confusing what resources we have in our area and how to connect with them.
In our region, we have the Crisis Response for
There has been some coverage about the call center,
Crisis Response employs Mental Health Practitioners and Professionals that are available by phone and can dispatched to the location of the person in crisis if needed. We want people to clearly understand that this will be continuing. This is a 24 hour/7 days per week service. The phone number for Crisis Response is 1-844-CRISIS2 or 1-844-274-7472.
In addition to Crisis Response, there is
There also is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
If you have questions about local resources, you may call
Editor's note: Why not add these departments and their phone numbers into your cell phone contacts right now? It would also be a good idea to print this information and place it somewhere easily accessible and visible, such as on the refrigerator door.