HDC offers over 28 programs focusing on mental health and recovery services.
HDC Outpatient Addiction Services uses evidence-based intervention techniques to provide the best practices and outcomes possible.
Learn more about our individualized and flexible treatment plans that accommodate the schedule of each person seeking recovery from addiction.
Local counties contract with HDC to provide case management services to adults and children with serious mental health issues. Case managers work closely with individuals and families to help them access needed supports and services to maximize independence, mental health, and community integration.
ARMHS provides rehabilitation services to individuals so they can gain skills to live independently in their community. Services are provided to people who have a mental illness, and difficulty in their ability to live independently and meet the medical necessity criteria for service. Participants must be a recipient of or eligible for Minnesota’s Medical Assistance (MA) or PMAP Health Plan programs.
ACT provides the most intensive community services available. Services are provided to persons with serious mental illness (SMI) or serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) diagnoses referred by St. Louis County or Carlton County Social Services’ mental health units. Services are available 7 days a week, and include medication management, Psychiatry, case management, substance abuse treatment, crisis intervention, employment support, independent living skills training, and housing support. Services are based on the individual needs of the client and are provided primarily in the individual’s home.
Certified Peer Support Specialists are individuals who have lived through mental health experiences. They are trained and certified by the State of Minnesota to provide person-centered services to others with mental health challenges or substance abuse issues. Peer Support Specialists hold a personal belief in recovery and a genuine interest in their peers’ recovery. Peers share their own recovery stories in ways that inspire and encourage them. They provide a model of recovery for others by personally demonstrating recovery is possible.
How can a Peer Support Specialist help me?
A Peer can empower you in using strengths to create a self-determined path to recovery, identifying and overcoming barriers to participation in community resources, building relationships, and supporting community-based activities such as work, relationships, and physical movement, among other things.
Youth Targeted Case Management is ongoing monitoring and care coordination for individuals under 18 years old in need of assistance. Case Management connects families to community resources to help meet their basic needs, provides advocacy and support to those with barriers to develop a personalized plan for success. With a focus on the individual’s educational, behavioral, medical, mental health needs and social skill building. This service is beneficial for individuals who have difficulty accessing or sustaining services independently.
**Must have a form of Wisconsin MA to qualify for services.
CTSS is designed to help children under the age of 18 with mental health, emotional, and behavioral issues. This service is based on the unique and changing needs of the child and is designed to improve the child’s functioning within the family and community. CTSS activities take place in the child’s home and within the community.
CSP outreach services are provided to adults with the primary goal of assisting consumers in recovery from mental illness.
Interventions include supportive therapy, medication management, education regarding mental illness, assistance with learning needed skills, finding and maintaining affordable housing, independent living skills, benefits assistance, vocational support, symptom monitoring, outreach, crisis assistance, psycho-social rehabilitation, and general case management. Program services are primarily provided on an outreach basis with services typically occurring in the home or community.
We offer in-person, walk-in crisis support Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. During these hours, you can also reach us by phone for immediate crisis assistance.
After hours, phone support is available for urgent crisis situations only. Please note: this line is not a therapy service or a warm line for general support.
While some crisis services in Minnesota offer mobile outreach, our program does not provide in-person mobile crisis response.
The social and emotional development of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is important, and so are the relationships they have with their caregivers. ECMH services for these children (ages 0-5 years old) and their families focus on enhancing the connection between young children and their caregivers.
PCIT is a great opportunity for families with young children (ages 2-7 years old) whose behaviors are difficult to manage. Families participate in weekly sessions that provide training for parents on how to manage their children’s behavior while improving their relationships with their children.
PCIT has been successful with oppositional/defiant problems, aggressive behaviors, Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder (ADHD), severe temper tantrums, the impact of abuse/neglect, and exposure to alcohol/drugs before birth. PCIT requires a 12–14-week commitment to a 1-hour-long session per week.
FEP uses NAVIGATE, a team-based treatment focused on resiliency and recovery. When enrolled, you and your family meet with a mental health professional to answer questions and discuss a treatment plan based on your needs.
HDC offers five FEP services:
Please contact HDC at (218) 302-8734 and ask for the First Episode Psychosis Program
We believe homelessness is not a choice and, given the opportunity for safe, affordable housing, everyone prefers a permanent place to live. HDC’s Homeless Program serves individuals in Duluth who are homeless, have a mental illness, and may have health problems and substance abuse issues. We provide community outreach to locate people experiencing homelessness and assist them in obtaining and keeping permanent housing. We also provide case management, employment assistance, transportation, benefits assistance, and crisis intervention.
MAT is an evidence-based practice proven to reduce the need for inpatient detoxification services, improve patient survival, and sustain long-term recovery. MAT also decreases illicit opiate use and criminal activity among people with substance use disorders, increases people’s ability to gain and maintain employment, and improves birth outcomes for pregnant women with substance use disorders. MAT medications are available for opioid, alcohol, amphetamine, and tobacco use disorders.
Psychiatry services include evaluations, treatment, and medication management for depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders. HDC psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses are skilled in pharmacology for children and adults.
Services are offered in HDC offices and at contracted locations. Psychiatry also offers services via ITV to Cook County and other locations.
HDC offers psychotherapy in individual, family, and group settings. Some issues addressed by HDC therapists include depression, anxiety, grief, abuse, life stress, family and marital issues, pain management, eating disorders, and anger management. Services are open to children, adolescents, and adults.
HDC works cooperatively with school districts to provide therapy/counseling within school sites and at HDC clinic locations.
T-ACT is a program designed for young adults, ages 18-25 years old, who have serious mental health issues and are homeless, at risk, or otherwise disenfranchised. An assertive outreach approach assists clients with life skills, social skills, housing, jobs, medication management, and other basic needs. The program is collaboratively staffed by St. Louis County Social Services, HDC, and Life House.
NORTHLAND’S ONLY CCBHC
A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is an integrated model of care improving service quality and accessibility. This model is the future of community behavioral health with a goal to improve both mental health and substance abuse treatment across the country.
