mental health

Hennepin County is expanding its mental health response budget by $20 million through 2024.

With the upcoming local elections focused on where voters land on public safety needs — the $180-million, 600-plus-person Minneapolis police department being a central piece of the conversation — we are focused on providing information about what solutions are getting committed, long-term resources.

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We are experiencing a sort of collective trauma right now and I don’t believe that we’re prepared to deal with it – within our mental health system or more generally in society.

August 31, 2021 — An expansion of embedded social workers into law enforcement was announced in Hennepin County. The addition

DISCOVERING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE PRESENT MOMENT (VIA ZOOM) AUGUST 14 Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Presenter: Tom Roberts Investment: $25 Registration

THE LANGUAGE OF EMOTIONS (VIA ZOOM) AUGUST 7 Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Presenter: Elizabeth Lewis Investment: $25 Registration deadline: August 6

We asked our readers to complete a survey on public safety. Here is what some of you told us.

STEPPING STONES TO MOVING FORWARD IN FAITH: A COURAGE AND RENEWAL RETREAT (VIA ZOOM) JULY 24 Saturday, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

REST INTO RELAXATION (VIA ZOOM) JULY 14, 21, 28; AUGUST 4, 11, 18 Wednesday, 10-11 a.m. Facilitator: Susan Tomashek Investment:

I don’t know what I am doing and that’s okay.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for us to promote the use of, advocate the need for, and