Headway Emotional Health Services

HEADWAY'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO LIVE AN EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY LIFE.

MENTAL HEALTH: SEE SCHEDULE OCHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: OUTPATIENT COUNSELING: HEADWAY OFFERS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE GENERAL OUTPATIENT THERAPY AND COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE DEPRESSED, HAVE NEUROLOGICAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY OR PHYSICALLY ABUSED OR NEGLECTED, OR HAVE SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. OUTPATIENT COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS INCLUDES THERAPISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN: PLAY, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY; ANGER MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE TREATMENT; AND ADOLESCENT DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, SKILLS GROUPS AND COACHING FOR YOUTH WHO ARE SUICIDAL, SELF-INJURIOUS AND HAVE DIFFICULTY MANAGING THEIR EMOTIONS AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS. IN-SCHOOL: SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES ADDRESS SCHOOL SUCCESS, TRUANCY, MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT. HEADWAY THERAPISTS ARE WORKING DAILY IN MORE THAN 60 SCHOOLS, PRIMARILY IN THE ANOKA/HENNEPIN, BLOOMINGTON AND BURNSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH SERVICES ALSO PROVIDED AT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS IN OTHER DISTRICTS.PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & TESTING: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND TESTING IS CONDUCTED BY A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST. ASSESSMENTS INCLUDE RISK, DIAGNOSTIC, PSYCHOSEXUAL, AND ADULT CERTIFICATION OF JUVENILES. TESTING INCLUDES NEURO-BEHAVIORAL, COGNITIVE, OBJECTIVE AND PROJECTIVE PERSONALITY, DIAGNOSTIC AND PARENT/TEACHER BEHAVIORAL REPORTS.ADULTS: OUTPATIENT COUNSELING: HEADWAY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OFFER HIGHLY EFFECTIVE GENERAL OUTPATIENT THERAPY AND COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT): INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, SKILLS GROUPS AND COACHING FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SUICIDAL, SELF-INJURIOUS AND HAVE DIFFICULTY MANAGING THEIR EMOTIONS AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS.PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT & TESTING: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND TESTING IS CONDUCTED BY A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.MEDICATION MANAGEMENT: SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, PRESCRIPTIONS, AND MEDICATION MONITORING INCLUDING MANAGING DOSAGE CHANGES. OTHER ADULT SERVICES: GROUP THERAPY, SPECIALTY INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS DBT AND EMDR.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT: SEE SCHEDULE ODAY TREATMENT: PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN GRADES 7-12 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SUCCEED IN A MAINSTREAM SCHOOL SETTING AND CANNOT BE RESOLVED IN A STANDARD OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SETTING. IN-SCHOOL: SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES ADDRESS SCHOOL SUCCESS, TRUANCY, MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT. TRUANCY SERVICES: HEADWAY PROVIDES TRUANCY CASE MANAGEMENT TO HENNEPIN COUNTY CLIENTS THROUGH THE COUNTIES' BE @ SCHOOL INITIATIVE. WE WORK WITH K-12 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT ISSUES OF THE TRUANCY, DEVELOP PLANS AND FIND RESOURCES TO ASSIST.

FAMILY SUPPORT: SEE SCHEDULE OCASE MANAGEMENT: MENTAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES STAFF PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FOR ABUSE OR NEGLECT, AND FOR THOSE WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE SEVERE AND LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.HEALTHY FAMILIES: HEADWAY IS A MEMBER OF THE HENNEPIN HEALTHY FAMILIES HOME VISITING PROGRAM, WHICH SERVICES YOUNG CHILDREN FROM PRENATAL TO FOUR AND THEIR FIRST-TIME PARENTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH MULTIPLE CHALLENGES. OUR TRAINED HOME VISITORS PROVIDE LONG-TERM, CLINICALLY-SUPERVISED, INTENSIVE HOME VISITS THAT FOCUS ON STRENGTHS- AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING. DIVERSION: NON-VIOLENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS AGES 10-17 ARE REFERRED TO HEADWAY BY HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR SERVICES RANGING FROM RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMMING TO DIVERSION GROUPS TO OUTPATIENT THERAPY.