People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 988 provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Minnesota Lifeline Centers answer contacts from Minnesota-based area codes.

Help for adults and children in crisis

Child care for families going through a crisis or emergency

Early childhood mental health professionals can work with parents and families to assess and treat trauma, emotional or behavioral concerns of babies, toddlers, and young children.

Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) is a flexible range of mental health and rehabilitation services for children and youth (birth – 21 years) who need varying levels of intervention services in their homes or elsewhere in the community. CTSS combines therapy with skills training to support children in reaching their appropriate developmental and social functioning levels. Individual goals are set so children and families are able to see measurable progress and services are delivered using various treatment modalities that are child/family specific.

Search the online Fast-Tracker for statewide mental health and substance use disorder treatment professionals

Services available for professionals working with families:

• Same-day phone consultations for prescribing providers; a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist can help with starting, adjusting, or managing medications
• Phone consultation with a licensed clinical social worker for help finding local mental health resources, or help with clinical questions.

Get free support to quit smoking, vaping, or chewing from Quit Partner programs. Visit QuitPartnerMN.com or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free coaching, quit medications, and more. Free help is available for Minnesota teens and adults.

• Quit Partner's Behavioral Health Program offers free help to quit nicotine for those living with a substance use disorder or a mental illness, such as anxiety, PTSD or bipolar disorder.