Resources
Transportation
*Some insurance companies offer transportation to appointments; please reach out to your carrier to arrange.
*My office is downtown Mankato on the ORANGE #5 bus route. For details about the Mankato bus service, visit this page for more or download the BusMankato app on your smartphone.
Mankato-Area Resources/Supports
ECHO Food Shelf
Provides emergency food assistance to people in Blue Earth County and North Mankato.
*To set up an appointment please call 507-345-7508 during the following hours:
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday
*Go to echofoodshelf.org/need-food Monday-Friday to place an order.
*Food Distribution Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Minnesota Harm Reduction Team
Call or text 507-384-9060. Available 24/7.
314 Chestnut Street Mankato, MN 56001
Resource navigation; peer recovery support; advocacy; sharps take back; free Narcan and training.
MHRT is a response team assisting ANY person seeking resources, supports, education, and information (including families and friends of those affected) related to substance use disorder.
*FREE Narcan and Fentanyl testing strips are available at my office and by request.
Crisis Information
If you have an emergency, call 911. Or visit your local emergency room.
*Horizon Homes, Inc.: Call: 1-877-399-3040 for the Warm/Crisis Line. Available 24/7.
The South Central Crisis Center serves south-central Minnesota.
*Greater Mankato Mental Health Hub:
*Minnesota Crisis Text Line: Text “MN” to 741741 Available 24/7.
*National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota: Call 1-888-NAMI-HELPS (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
*National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call 1-800-273-8255
*The Trevor Project: Call: 1-866-488-7386 Free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Chat and Text available on the website.
The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.
*Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA): Call: 1-800-477-0466
CADA is a nonprofit organization serving victims and survivors of relationship abuse and sexual violence throughout south-central Minnesota.
Referral Options
If you need additional therapy referral options, please reach out to me directly.