Youth stabilization program

• County-connected youth with complex mental health and behavioral needs
• Treatment and therapeutic supports while triage, assessment, and planning take place with families
• Culturally responsive services delivered by a community agency
• 13 beds for short-term stays of 30-45 days

Stabilization services

A small population of county-connected youth have significant needs due to complex diagnoses, behaviors, and trauma. Gaps and barriers in Minnesota’s human services and juvenile justice systems mean these youth can't always access appropriate care settings.

The Youth Stabilization Center helps fill this gap for youth who can't remain safely at home. The program provides treatment and therapeutic support for youth while triage, assessment, and planning take place with families.

Service providers

• Nexus Family Healing – youth stabilization
• American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC) – youth withdrawal management

System of Care

Hennepin County has a vital role in addressing children’s mental health and keeping youth, their families, and the community safe. We have adopted the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) System of Care framework to guide our work.

In recent years, we have invested at every level of the mental health continuum – early intervention, crisis response, and deep-end services – to serve more youth and families, and achieve better outcomes for all.

Learn more about System of Care