Greater Minnesota Family Services, Willmar

Name: Greater Minnesota Family Services

Services: Early Childhood Mental Health Services

Date Opened: 07/02/2018

Address: 2320 Highway 12 E, Willmar, MN, 56201-5811

County: Kandiyohi

Phone: 3202149692

Features: Mental health services that can support healthy parenting when either the caregiver or the child is affected by emotional or behavioral concerns. For caregivers, this may be a history of postpartum depression, trauma, anxiety, other mental illness, or substance use. For young children, this may be challenging behaviors, trouble with eating or sleeping, tantrums, or other emotional or behavioral problems.

These services are especially important for young children or parents/caregivers who have experienced trauma, such as abuse, neglect, violence, or other stressful or scary events in life.

Services are provided by professionals that are trained and supported by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) in evidence-based (proven) ways of assessing and treating early childhood and family mental health concerns.

Description of Services: Offers diagnostic assessments for children birth – age 5

Trained therapists and counselors will help with a variety of mental health needs such as:
* Help with discipline
* Aggressive behavior
* Sleep disturbances
* Social skills
* Building secure relationships between children and their caregivers

Services may be provided in homes, daycares, schools or in the community.Mental health services for young children and their families

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Area Served:Aitkin, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Yellow Medicine