Suicide Crisis/Prevention Outreach Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Text HOME to 741741 to be connected to Crisis Text Line
http://www.suicidehotlines.com/minnesota.html
Veterans Crisis Line/Chat/Text 1-800-273-8255 & Press 1, VeteransCrisisLine.net, Text to 838255
To reach the crisis response phone number for your MN county, please go to: https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/health-care/mental-health/resources/crisis-contacts.jsp
Rule 79 Case Management
County agencies provide Rule 79 Mental Health Case Management to consumers of their counties who meet the eligibility criteria as stated in Minnesota Statutes. Mental Health Case Managers receive referrals from consumers, families and friends of consumers, provider agencies, hospitals, medical clinics, mental health centers, Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS), community individuals, and law enforcement. Case managers are advocates for consumers and work to insure that the consumers are able to live their lives as independently as possible.
Consumers in the community may choose to accept or refuse case management services. Individuals admitted to a Behavioral Health Hospital and committed to the Commissioner of Human Services will receive case management services until the commitment ends which is usually six months after the commitment hearing. After their legal status changes, they are offered the opportunity to continue with services.
Case managers meet with the consumer during regular work hours through appointments, through prior made arrangements, or through drop-ins if available. The consumer and case manager will meet to sign releases, complete a Functional Assessment (FA), and develop an Individual Consumer Support Plan (ICSP) that addresses information regarding the consumer’s strengths and needs. Goals are developed to assist the consumer to live as independently as possible. Case managers review assessments and talk with therapists, psychiatrists, and consumers about what they feel their needs are and with what they would like assistance. Consumers have the right to choose to work on any goals. Case managers make referrals to providers who assist the consumer with their needs. They have contact with the consumer or collateral at least one time each month. Semi-annual reviews are held with the consumer. To determine if further services are needed, providers meet together to discuss progress, concerns, or needs of the consumer. Case managers are able to help refer people to crisis services in crisis situations. Case managers meet as a Pre-Petition Screening Team to review commitment information submitted by physicians who are recommending commitment of an individual who is a danger to self or to others. The Pre-Petition Screening Team makes recommendations to the Court and presents the information to the County Attorney.
Eligibility
An adult who has a mental illness and meets at least one of the following criteria:
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The adult has undergone two or more episodes of in patient care for mental illness within the preceding 24 months.
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The adult has experienced a continuous psychiatric hospitalization or residential treatment exceeding six months’ duration with the preceding twelve months.
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The adult has been treated by a crisis team two or more times within the preceding twenty four months.
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The adult:
- Has a diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Bi Polar Disorder, Major Depression, or Borderline Personality Disorder;
- Indicates a significant impairment in functioning; and
- Has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years, stating that the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring in patient or residential treatment or unless on going case management or community support services are provided.
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The consumer has, in the last three years, been committed as a person who is mentally ill and whose commitment has been stayed or continued.