From: Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, on behalf of Minnesota Department of Human Services
Behavioral Health e-Memo
#20-38
07/27/20
COVID Cares offers free telephone support
Free telephone support 833-HERE4MN (833-437-3466), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week
The COVID Cares Support Service is a free telephone support service staffed by volunteer licensed mental health and substance use disorder personnel. The volunteers are available for 20-minute support calls to listen, share resources and tools, and talk with all Minnesotans experiencing stress.
The service started in April through a collaboration with volunteers from the Minnesota Psychiatric Society, the Minnesota Psychological Association, the Minnesota Black Psychologists, and Mental Health Minnesota. The free service is also accessible at FastTrackerMN.org where searchers can also find psychiatric and mental health services availability and real-time Substance Use Disorder Treatment program openings.
www.FastTrackerMN.org is a free statewide search tool to find mental health resource availability and real-time SUD treatment program openings.
PAL Psychiatric Assistance Line is a consultation service making psychiatric consultation available to primary care providers / prescribers weekdays 8am-6pm.
