School social workers are an integral link between school, home, and community in helping students achieve academic success. ... As part of an interdisciplinary team to help students succeed, school social workers also facilitate community involvement in the schools while advocating for student success.
State Resources
Minnesota Department of Education
https://education.mn.gov/MDE/index.html
Minnesota Department of Education/Special Education
https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/sped/index.htm
PACER
PACER provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their child or young adult with disabilities.
Local Resources
Douglas County Social Services
Children’s Mental Health Case Management
Voluntary services that are coordinated with family community support services and are designed to help children with a severe emotional disturbance and the child's family obtain needed mental health, social, educational, health, vocational, and recreational.
https://www.co.douglas.mn.us/social-services
320-762-2302
Local Mental Health Clinics
Lakeland Mental Health Center
320-762-2400
Lutheran Social Services
https://www.lssmn.org/services/mental-health/locations-and-therapists
320-762-2154
Psychological Associates
https://www.psychologicalassociates.net/
320-762-1762
The Village Family Service Center
https://www.thevillagefamily.org/
320-762-8851
Solutions Behavioral Pros
http://www.solutionsinpractice.org/alexandria-mn
320-762-5411
NAMI
National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota
Mobile Crisis Team
Region 4 South Crisis Team
https://www.r4sconversations.org/programs/crisis/
The Region 4 South Mobile Crisis Response Team provides 24/7 mobile mental health services which are short-term, face-to-face services designed to restore a person’s functioning level to pre-crisis levels. The team provides crisis assessment and interventions which offer opportunities to de-escalate a situation or problem and help people develop individualized strategies for their future concerns.The mobile crisis team can be accessed directly by calling 701-364-0431.