The WellSpring Project was established in 2020 as a community driven initiative that uses upstream public health efforts to promote resilience and healthy development for all people in Washington County, MN. WellSpring strives to be intentional in promoting the themes of belonging, inclusivity, cultural attunement, connectedness, empowerment, mindfulness, and celebrating the intersectional experiences that foster growth, collaboration, positive and healthy relationships and dynamics. Contact us to see how we can become partners.
Check out how we've been working towards our goal of
resilience through these special projects.
Free Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training
In order to protect our community, Washington County Public Health & Environment encourages anyone in the community who is interested to take a free lifesaving suicide intervention course. The QPR Gatekeeper online course teaches participants how to "Question, Persuade, and Refer" a person who may be considering suicide through a one hour session that can be accessed at any time.
To access your free training:
• Go to the QPR Gatekeeper Training Portal
• Enter WCDPH as your Organization Code
• Select Create Account
• Complete and submit your registration form with your email
• QPR will display and email the newly created username and password
• Log in to begin training at QPRTraining.com
Call 911 if you need EMS, fire and/or police dispatched to your location.
988 provides immediate emotional support to Minnesota residents. Staffed by trained counselors at local 988 centers, the lifeline is free, confidential, and available 24/7. The 988 Lifeline provides easier access to mental health crisis care through a 200+ network of crisis call, text, and chat centers, separate from the public safety purposes of 911, where the focus is on dispatching emergency medical services, fire, and police, as needed.
Face-to-face, short-term, intensive, mental health crisis services that assist and support individuals and families with crisis counseling, navigating the mental health system; referral(s) to on-going services; and resources and information.
These resources can help you navigate mental health resources in your community.
CVT provides torture survivors with a healing sanctuary and support them as they rebuild their lives at the clinic. CVT also works with refugee, immigrant, and asylum seekers. A team of professionals work to ensure that survivors are safe and stable before they begin their healing journey.
Address:
649 Dayton Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Provides professional and culturally competent mental health rehabilitative services and other supportive services to refugees and immigrants who suffer impairment from symptoms caused by trauma and mental illness. EAHS services respect the culture, religion, and language of clients.
Address:
8085 Wayzata Blvd Ste 100
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Staff are bilingual and bicultural ensuring a depth of understanding of the complex issues faced by the refugee and immigrant community to offer quality care that respects culture and values.
Mental health for the Hmong community remains difficult to address and understand. Yet it is a growing concern that continues to impact the well-being of Hmong families. In this podcast, the clinical team at Vanguard Mental Health and Wellness Clinic will talk about mental health from a cultural framework.
KOM facilitates health trainings and education to prevent suicide, violence and alcohol/drug abuse. We also provide resources to support mental wellbeing, family planning, and positive family relationships.
Address:
2253 Rice St, #240
Roseville, MN 55113
Make It OK is a community campaign to end the stigma surrounding mental health and illnesses. Across the country, thousands of our ambassadors and community partners open the door to increased understanding and caring conversations about mental health every day.
The Raahat project provides services designed to support Afghan individuals and families who have recently resettled in the United States. We understand and respect the distinct needs of our clients, and our commitment is to offer culturally appropriate services that are precisely aligned with those needs.
Dari Speakers contact Diana Raofi:
612-998-2546; draofi@cvt.org
Pashto Speakers contact Zainab Quraishi:
612-559-1625; zquraishi@cvt.org
Offers multidisciplinary services including psychiatric evaluations and medication management, and opioid treatment. We are accepting in-office appointments as well as those using Tele-Psych.
At Vanguard Clinic, we know mental health. We know human behavior. We know holistic wellness. We are a team of bilingual mental health clinicians leading the way with culturally-competent, clinically-grounded, and person-centered services.
Address:
2165 Woodlane Dr, Ste 100
Woodbury, MN 55125
Wilder’s Center for Social Healing offers a place for South Asian and Southeast Asian adults to gather for support, fellowship, shared meals, and healing. They now offer Labkhand Salem Support Services for members of the Afghan community.
Address:
935 Lafond Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104