Mental Health
Understanding Mental Illness
Mental illness is a biochemical brain disorder that affects an individuals thinking, emotions, and possibly their ability to manage their daily living. Depression, schizophrenia, schizo affective disorder, bipolar disorder, border line personality disorder, and anxiety disorders are common mental health diagnosis. Mental illness can affect people of all ages, races, genders, and socioeconomic level.
Eligibility Process for Mental Health Services
Eligibility is determined by a 3-part process:
- Complete application for social services
- Meet with a social worker to complete a functional assessment
- Provide a current diagnostic assessment from a licensed clinician
Adult Mental Health Services
Adult Mental Health Case Management is a service provided by a social worker (case manager) to consumers who have a serious and persistent mental illness which affects their ability to function in daily living. The services consist of:
- Advocate for the needs of mental health consumers
- Assisting the consumer in identifying mental health needs
- Client outreach
- Linking the consumer to needed services to meet their mental health needs
- Monitor the quantity and quality of services that are provided to consumers
Coordinate with providers of services including:
- Educational
- Financial benefits so that services are effective and helpful to consumers and families
- Housing
- Medical
- Social
- Vocational
Contact Us
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St. Peter Office
622 South Front Street
St. Peter, MN 56082
Ph: 507-934-8559
Fax: 507-934-8552
North Mankato Office
2070 Howard Drive West
North Mankato, MN 56003
Ph: 507-387-4556
Fax: 507-934-8552
Hours
(Excluding Holidays)
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
To submit documents, forms, or verifications to a Health & Human Services worker please e-mail attachments to hhsinfo@co.nicollet.mn.us.
Include identifying information with your documents such as case number if you know it, your name, and/or last four digits of your social security number.
Note: this is a no-reply e-mail. Please call 507-934-8559 with questions or if you would like verification that we received your documents.