Northeast Youth & Family Services

TRANSFORMING LIVES BY CREATING A BETTER TOMORROW FOR YOUTH, ADULTS, & FAMILIES

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESCLINIC BASED SERVICES: OUR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS AT OUR CLINICS IN SHOREVIEW AND WHITE BEAR LAKE. WE OFFER INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COUPLE THERAPY SERVICES, AS WELL AS MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING ACCESS TO CARE, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS, AND PROVIDE SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE TO THOSE WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS. OUR CLIENTS SEEK HEALING AND RECOVERY FROM A VARIETY OF PRESENTING CONCERNS, INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESSFUL AND TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, CULTURAL, RACIAL, GENDER, AND SEXUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES, PARENTING CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL, DIFFICULTY WITH ANGER, AND ATTENTION DIFFICULTIES, AMONG OTHERS. WE SERVE CLIENTS FROM AGE 4 THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED ASSESSMENTS TO CLIENTS WHICH INTEGRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT AND THEIR MANY STRENGTHS AND SUPPORTS. COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT PLANNING BETWEEN THE CLIENT AND THEIR PROVIDER GROUNDS SERVICES IN THE GOALS MOST IMPORTANT TO THE CLIENT AND INTEGRATES THEIR WHOLE SELF AND ALL RESOURCES THAT CAN SUPPORT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH INTO THEIR CARE. SCHOOL BASED SERVICES: OUR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP THERAPY. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING MOUNDS VIEW, ROSEVILLE, AND WHITE BEAR LAKE. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN THE SCHOOLS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE FOR YOUTH IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING ACCESS TO CARE, REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS, AND PROVIDE SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE TO THOSE WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED ASSESSMENTS AND COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT PLANNING TO YOUTH IN THE SCHOOLS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND PRESENTATIONS TO COORDINATE WRAP AROUND CARE FOR STUDENTS. DAY TREATMENT SERVICES: OUR SKILLED PROVIDERS OFFER TRAUMA INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE TO YOUTH IN OUR DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM NORTHEAST THERAPEUTIC SERVICES (NETS) AT OUR SHOREVIEW LOCATION. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES ON-SITE HALF DAY THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OFFERED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP SKILLS WORK AND THERAPY. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED ASSESSMENTS AND COLLABORATIVE TREATMENT PLANNING FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOUTH ATTEND THE NETS PROGRAM DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR DAILY FUNCTIONING. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN HEALING FROM A VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS SO THEY MAY RETURN TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. THE YOUTH MAY ALSO ACCESS ON-SITE HALF DAY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT.

COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMSCOMMUNITY ADVOCACY: THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT WHO HAVE NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ALONE. THIS INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, FAMILY INSTABILITY, HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS ACCESS, MEDICAL CARE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AMONG OTHERS. ADDRESSING THESE UNDERLYING ISSUES REDUCES THE NEED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVENTION IN THE FUTURE. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY COLLABORATES WITH THE MOUNDS VIEW, NEW BRIGHTON, ROSEVILLE, ST. ANTHONY, AND WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO SERVE THEIR RESIDENTS. SENIOR CHORE: THIS PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE 60 YEARS AND OLDER AND LIVE WITHIN THE 15 MUNICIPALITIES WITH LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH NYFS, INCLUDING ARDEN HILLS, BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE, FALCON HEIGHTS, HUGO, LITTLE CANADA, MAHTOMEDI, MOUNDS VIEW, NEW BRIGHTON, NORTH OAKS, ROSEVILLE, SHOREVIEW, ST. ANTHONY, VADNAIS HEIGHTS, WHITE BEAR LAKE, AND WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP. CHORE SERVICES SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY AND SAFELY IN THEIR HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. IT PAIRS YOUTH AND ADULT WORKERS WITH SENIORS THAT NEED INDOOR OR OUTDOOR CHORE SERVICES. YOUTH DIVERSION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 1976, NYFS HAS PROVIDED DIVERSION SERVICES. YOUTH WHO ARE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS AND STATUS OFFENSES SUCH AS THEFT AND ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE MAY ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND GET BACK ON TRACK. YOUTH ATTEND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS, PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND PAY RESTITUTION. OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT YOUTH THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS AND ASSIST YOUTH WITH SKILL BUILDING AND RESOURCES THAT BENEFIT THEM NOW AND THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY CONNECTING YOUTH WITH THEIR COMMUNITY IN HEALTHY AND POSITIVE WAYS THROUGH A SEVEN-WEEK PROGRAM.