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Cook County Veterans Services Officer411 W 2nd StreetGrand Marais, MN 55604Phone: 218-387-3639Cell: 218-264-9092 Tribal Veterans Services OfficerPO Box 117Grand Portage, MN 55605Phone: 218-475-2780 US Department of Veterans AffairsPhone: 844-698-2311 Minnes...

Accommodations for Disabilities Learn to manage your OCD symptoms so you can function productively in school and in the real world with all its triggers and stresses. Know the laws and accommodations that can be made if you or someone you know might k...

Overdoses can happen quickly. And when they occur, every minute counts. If you know how to spot an overdose and what to do, you can save lives.  Spot An Overdose An opioid overdose requires immediate medical attention. If you suspect an overdose, call 911 im...

DBSA Recovery Goal Setting Course This DBSA course offers information about recovery goals along with tools and techniques people can use to promote recovery from mental health conditions and addiction. The course includes a downloadable goal-setting ...

AFSP Healing Conversations Were grassroots-meets-science organization with a longstanding dedication to supporting survivors of suicide loss. Our nationwide network of local chapters helps deliver programs like Healing Conversations, which gives those...

Behaviors of Supportive Parents and Caregivers for LGBTQ Youth This Trevor Project research brief highlights the critical role supportive parents and caregivers play in the well-being of LGBTQ youth. Key findings indicate that positive behaviors, such...

Anxiety & OCD in the Classroom The IOCDF online resource center for school personnel, students, and their families includes information about anxiety and OCD in the school setting, school accommodations, tools for teachers, and educational materials. ...

What is an opioid? Opioids are natural, semi-synthetic, or synthetic molecules that interact with opioid receptors. Opioid receptors are expressed in different organs throughout the brain and body and control many aspects of body function, including pain, bre...

BC2M Pep Talk BC2M’s Pep Talk tool is for listening to and creating pep talks about mental health and wellbeing. This tool allows you to search pep talks and written affirmations by geographic region and mood. Additionally, you can create your own pep...

Every patient should ask questions when getting a new prescription. This is especially important when your doctor, dentist or other health care professional prescribes you an opioid pain medicine, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone or morphine. Opioid medicines a...

What is Opioid Use Disorder? Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), a substance use disorder, sometimes referred to as "opioid abuse or dependence" or "opioid addiction" is a problematic pattern of opioid use that causes significant impairment or distress. OUD is a treat...

AFSP Research Grants Program Learn more about AFSP’s Research program. AFSP funds groundbreaking suicide research, laying the foundation for the most important findings in the field. This year we are funding 38 new studies, bringing our total current ...

APA Foundation's Mental Health Professionals' Guide to Their Role in the Criminal Justice System Community members with serious mental illnesses become entangled in the criminal justice system far too often. Once there, these individuals can suffer mo...

About Psychosis This article is helpful to better understand psychosis and its symptoms. VISIT About Schizophrenia This article is helpful in describing schizophrenia and provides statistics about schizophrenia. VISIT Reclassifica...

Prescription Drug Abuse is the Fastest Growing Drug Problem in the United States and in Minnesota Prescription painkillers can be helpful and beneficial for treating pain when properly prescribed by a licensed professional, used as prescribed, and stored an...

A Dose of Reality Prescription painkillers can be helpful and beneficial for treating pain, but if misused, they can be dangerous and sometimes deadly. Prescription opioid overdose deaths have quadrupled since 1999. Healthcare professionals play an important ...

Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness (SIRA) Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness (SIRA) is a non-profit dedicated to helping people recover from self-injury through a peer support group model. VISIT

APA Foundation Notice. Talk. Act. at School Our Notice. Talk. Act.® at School approach helps staff build relationships, Notice when a student might be showing signs of mental health and other distress, how to Talk to them to show care and concern, and...

A Dose of Reality Between 2014 and 2016 in Minnesota, 171 people aged 15 to 24 died of an opioid-related overdose, and 3 people aged 14 or younger died of an opioid-related overdose. Nearly 1 in 4 teens report taking a prescription drug not prescribed to them...

Many student athletes are competing in sports year-round with little opportunity for rest and have a higher risk for injury. Young athletes may arrive at a doctor’s office with pain from a sports-related injury and are prescribed opioid painkillers. Although m...