Community Mental Health Resources
Community Mental Health Resources
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The St. Croix Falls School District provides assistance to students and families with accessing community mental health supports and services. We can work with community providers to coordinate services. If you are a parent/guardian needing assistance navigating the area of mental health supports and services for your child, please contact Mental Health Navigator Shelly Schmitz-Ince, at (715) 483-2507 x1410 or Email schmish@scfschools.com.
*The St. Croix Falls School District does not endorse any of the listed resources. Choice of agency is entirely the responsibility of the caregiver. Always check with your insurance company and agency to verify benefits.
Crisis Resources
Crisis lines provide help, support, information and assessment to individuals in crisis or needing immediate support. They help develop interventions and connect individuals to resources.
Text 988 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for physical emergencies
Text 988 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
Call 1-888-552-6642 (Northwest Connections Crisis Line)
Text “HOPELINE” to 741741 (HOPELINE Center for Suicide Awareness)
Call 211 for family resources St. Croix Valley family resource Center
Mental Health Counseling
Therapists and counselors are licensed mental health professionals who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues. They use a variety of therapeutic methods and approaches to meet the individual needs of clients.
Amery Behavioral Health Center (Amery): 715-268-0060
Family Therapy Associates (St. Croix Falls): 715-246-4840
House of Hope (Osceola): 715-483-3000
Lifestance Health (Formally Family Innovations, Inc. - Balsam Lake): 715-338-3133
Peace Tree Counseling (Osceola): 715-417-3241
Polk County Behavioral Health Department (Balsam Lake): 715-485-8400
St. Croix Regional Medical Center - Behavioral Health (St. Croix Falls): 715-483-0243
Thoen Counseling Services (Osceola): 612-554-8914
Psychological/Neuropsychological Evaluations
Psychological and neuropsychological evaluations are evaluations by mental health professionals who specialize in the diagnosing and treating mental health conditions. Unlike psychiatrists, they generally are unable to prescribe medications. Psychologists have special training to administer and interpret psychological tests.
Travis Hinze, PhD, Licensed Psych. (Osceola): 800-994-4693
Northwest Passage, LTD (Frederic) 715-327-4402
Nystrom & Associates (Twin Cities Area): 844-697-8766
Gillette Children’s (Twin Cities): 651-325-2200
Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions. Psychiatrists can prescribe medications to treat problems such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or anxiety. Please click below for links to agencies that provide psychiatry services in our area.
Polk County Behavioral Health Department: 715-485-8400
St. Croix Regional Medical Center: 715-483-0243
Day Treatment
Day treatment services are designed to meet the mental health needs of youth by offering a full-day or half-day program. Day treatment may be considered when counselling and therapeutic intervention is necessary beyond weekly outpatient visits. Click below for more information about Day Treatment programs in our area.
Northwest Journey Day Treatment: 715-327-4402
Residential Mental Health Services
Residential treatment programs provide intensive help for youth with significant emotional and behavior problems. While receiving residential treatment, children temporarily live outside of their homes and in a facility where they can be supervised and monitored by trained staff.
Northwest Passage: 715.327.4402
Autism Services
Autism services specialize in autism evaluation and treatment for children with autism. Please click below on links that provide specialized autism services in our area.
Wisconsin Early Autism Project (WEAP): WEAP provides diagnosis and behavioral treatment for young children with autism.
Fraser: Fraser is located in the Twin Cities area and provides autism testing and evaluation along with behavioral and mental health treatment.
Community Mental Health Services
Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)
Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) is a recovery oriented program that assists individuals in designing a plan of mental health and/or substance abuse supports. CCS offers a variety of services based on identified needs such as social and coping skills training and peer support. Assistance also provided with arranging services such as counseling, therapy and day treatment programs. Individuals a mental health disorder or a substance abuse disorder and be in need of on-going, comprehensive services. Program is available to individuals on Medical Assistance
Health Care and Coverage for Children with Delays or Disabilities
WI Department of Health Services
Wisconsin has multiple programs available for children with delays or disabilities. The programs listed assist families in caring for their child at home and in the community. Families may be eligible for one or more programs based on their assessed need. More information about what each program provides, eligibility criteria, and how to apply.
Children’s Long Term Support Waiver
For families with a child with a disability who want and need help finding and paying for services needed outside of their child’s school day, to help make school life and home life as consistent as possible. Examples of allowable services include: Respite Support, Service Coordination, Home Modifications, Communication Aids, Adaptive Aids-Vehicle (van/vehicle lifts). Eligibility for the program is established by a comprehensive functional screening process. CLTS provides services to kids through the age of 21 with Developmental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities and Severe Emotional Disturbance. The child also has to be on a form of Medicaid to be eligible for CLTS.
Children’s Community Options Program (COP)
Children's COP is similar to CLTS, but the program is slightly more flexible in terms of types of services covered. Eligibility process is the same with the Functional Screen determining eligibility. The child does not need to be on a source of Medicaid to be eligible for Children's COP.
Other Community Resources
211 of St. Croix Valley: When you need help and don't know where to turn, 211 is your one-stop connection to the local services that are here for you, like food and utility assistance, housing, mental health services and crisis intervention, elder care, disaster services, substance abuse help, and much more. 211 St. Croix Valley provides free, confidential information and referral to programs in Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, and Burnett counties
Polk County UW-Extension Resource for Families: A quick list of resources for families in the Polk County area. Examples include job, legal, shelter/housing, food, and transportation resources.
Polk County Food Resource Directory: Food resources in Polk County.
Economic Supports in Polk County: Supports for individuals including Food Share, Badger Care, and Medicaid.
Polk County Birth to 3: Resources for children 0-3 in the Polk County area who have a disability or are demonstrating developmental delays.
Kinship Community Mentoring: Kinship match spends time together three or four times each month engaging in activities together they both enjoy.
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