Children, adolescents and adults can learn how to develop and improve their mental health to manage emotions, carry out daily activities and cope with challenges. The Minnesota Department of Health and MHealth Fairview are providing many training opportunities during Mental Health Awareness Month.
CredibleMind
CredibleMind contains mental health information, including videos, podcasts, articles and more. Dakota County is providing free access to this website. Find out more about CredibleMind.
Contact mental health support
Crisis Text Line
Text "MN" to 741741
The 24/7 emergency service is available if you or someone you know is experiencing a psychiatric or mental health crisis.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text "988" or visit 988lifeline.org/chat
The lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones and best practices for professionals in the U.S.
National Youth Crisis Hotline
Call 1-800-442-4673
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+)
Call 1-866-488-7386 or text "START" to 678678
Minnesota Warmline
Call 651-288-0400 or text "Support" to 85511
Talk to a specialist who has firsthand experience living with a mental health condition.
Resources
Dakota County created a poster promoting the Dakota County Crisis Response Unit support line and the 988 lifeline. Posters are available in 
English, Spanish and Somali.