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Behavioral & Mental Health Services
Improve your emotional, psychological, and social well-being by partnering with caring mental health care professionals at Essentia Health. You’ll gain resilience, build on your strengths, and learn new skills. Find help controlling symptoms with medications or other treatments as needed.
Emergency Care
If you or a loved one feels unsafe, get help as quickly as possible. Call 911 for immediate care. Or, contact a crisis line:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 or 800-273-8255
- Duluth, MN: 844-772-4724
- Brainerd, MN – Crisis Line and Referral Service: 218-828-4357 or 800-462-5525
- Fargo, ND – 24-hour Mobile Crisis Line: 701-298-4500 or 888-342-4900
- Park Rapids, MN – 24-hour Mobile Crisis Line: 800-422-0045
- Detroit Lakes, Lake Park, Frazee, and Mahnomen, MN: 218-850-HELP (4357)
- Virginia, MN: 1-218-288-2100
- International Falls: 1-800-442-8565
What Affects Mental Health?
Many things affect your thinking, mood, and behavior. Your mental wellness can be impacted by:
- Your genes and family history
- Life experiences, including abuse
- Physical trauma, such as brain injury
- Drug and alcohol use
When to Get Help
Talk to your primary care provider if any of the following affect your daily life:
- Feeling sad, anxious, hopeless, or guilty
- Frequent crying
- Lack of motivation or energy
- Loss of interest or enjoyment in activities or hobbies
- Avoiding spending time with others
- Changes in your eating or sleeping habits
- Difficulty focusing or making decisions
- Compulsive behavior or intrusive thoughts
- Agitation, anger, or paranoia
- Hallucinations
- Thoughts of self-harm or suicide
Your doctor may refer you to a mental health professional for care.
Team-Based Care
Your care team may include the following mental health professionals:
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
Comprehensive Care
Trust our behavioral and mental health professionals to approach your care from a whole-person perspective. We’ll respect your beliefs, values, and preferences, and work with you to find the best level and type of care to meet your needs. We offer comprehensive mental health care for children and adults including:
- Support groups
- Outpatient therapy and counseling
- Psychiatry services
- Partial hospitalization and intensive day programs
- Inpatient care
We also offer specialty programs for:
Specialty Care for Kids
Explore pediatric psychiatry services at Essentia Health to learn about specialty care for children and teens.
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Grief Support
When you’re affected by a life-threatening illness or the loss of a loved one, lean on Essentia Health for support, resources, understanding and hope.
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Health Psychology
When faced with a health challenge, turn to Essentia Health for specialized behavioral health care that empowers you to improve your quality of life.
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Mental Health Counseling (Outpatient)
Work through everyday challenges, navigate transitions, or get ongoing care for a mental health condition with outpatient therapy at Essentia Health.
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Mental Health (Inpatient)
Depend on inpatient behavioral and mental health programs at Essentia Health for short-term, 24/7 care of emotional and psychiatric conditions.
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Mental Health (Intensive Outpatient)
When you need short-term, focused mental health care, turn to Essentia Health’s partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs in Duluth, MN.
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Psychiatry
Turn to the psychiatrists at Essentia Health for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of a wide range of mental health conditions.