Mental Health - Adult
Stearns County Human Services provides case management (care coordination) for adults age 18 and over with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI). The case manager assists persons with SPMI to gain access to needed community supports and services.
To qualify for county case management services, persons need to meet specific criteria to be SPMI:
- Has had at least two episodes of inpatient care for mental illness in the previous 24 months
or
- Has had a continuous psychiatric hospitalization or residential treatment of at least six months in the previous 12 months
or
- Has schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, or borderline personality disorder, and a significant impairment in functioning, and a written opinion from a mental health professional that case management is needed to prevent future hospitalization
or
- Has been committed within the last three years
or
- In certain situations, the adult was eligible for case management services as a child
Case management services are voluntary. Further information can be found in
Minnesota Statutes Sections 245.461-245.486 - the “Minnesota Comprehensive Adult Mental Health Act”
Minnesota Rules -9520.0900 9520.0926 that establish standards and procedures for case management to children with severe emotional disturbance and adults with serious and persistent mental illness.
Persons with mental illness may also be eligible for services through the Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI) or Personal Care Assistance (PCA) programs (see “Physical Disabilities” section).
Stearns County Human Services also functions as a referral point for judicial commitment for persons in need of involuntary treatment of their mental illness under Minnesota Statute 253B - the “Minnesota Commitment and Treatment Act”.
For more information, or to make a referral for services, contact our Service Entry Unit at 320.656.6225 or 1.800.450.3663.
Additional information about publicly funded services for persons with disabilities can be found on the Minnesota Department of Human Services website.