Mental Health

Healing Mind, Body and Spirit

Our compassionate inpatient mental health care team provides a safe and empowering environment to stabilize individuals and provide them with necessary self-regulatory skills to transition to outpatient services as deemed appropriate.

If you or anyone is having thoughts of harm, call or text 988.

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The North Memorial Health Advantage

  • Emergency behavioral health clinicians are mental health providers who provide risk assessments and recommendations for behavioral health needs in the emergency room setting. Recommendations can include hospitalization, observation, release to home, and referral to outpatient services for follow-up care.
  • The observation unit is where an individual comes to be assessed by a provider to determine if we can quickly treat and improve their health to be able to send them home in less than 24 hours or determine if we need to admit them to the hospital as an inpatient as their illness cannot be resolved that quickly.
  • Nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers provide care to patients in acute psychiatric distress, often presenting in the form of mood instability, psychosis, and/or suicidality.
  • Our Mental Health Consult Service provides an avenue for treatment teams to access psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology, and substance use services throughout the hospital.
  • Psychiatry, psychology, and licensed alcohol drug counselors provide consultation involving substance abuse issues, trauma, grief and loss, and acute mental health needs of our patients, such as: depression and anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, and questions concerning decision-making capacity.

Conditions & Care Options

List of Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Dementia

Depression/Mood Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Panic Disorder

Personality Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder / Acute Stress Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance Use Disorders

List of Services

Psychology

Emergency Medicine

Inpatient Mental Health

Medical Consult

Medication Management

Care Team

Our highly trained experts empower you with the knowledge and the support you need to get the healthcare you want.

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Jennifer Vlach Headshot

Jennifer L. Vlach, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
I focus on the uniqueness and dignity of each individual.
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Kau Queeglay

Kau M. Queeglay, LPCC, LADC

Emergency Behavioral Health
I believe in people and their ability to overcome.
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Chelsea Larson, MSW, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
I believe in the power of mindfulness in helping individuals feel better both physically and mentally.
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Maja Smedberg

Maja B. Smedberg, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
Cultivating hope
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Mustafa Abdulhusein

Mustafa Abdulhusein, MD, MBA, FRCP-C

Mental Health - Inpatient
I strive to LEARN daily - Listen, Empathize, Advise, Reassure and be Nonjudgmental.
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Emily Bastian

Emily A. Bastian, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
I will listen and partner with you, providing high-quality, relevant care.
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Arshi J. Muhammad, MD

Mental Health - Inpatient
I believe in taking the biological, psychological, social and medical aspects of the customer into consideration.
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Gina Misiewicz

Gina Misiewicz, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
I believe in a person-centered approach, strengths-based approach to support my clients' mental health needs.
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Rachel Hawkins

Rachel Hawkins, MSW, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
I believe change takes place through our co-created relationship.
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Ben J. Lexau, LP

Mental Health
Our health flourishes in places where we are seen, safe, and cared about.
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Meri Ellen Parady

Meri Ellen Parady, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
Supporting the mental wellness of individuals and families who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
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Anna Barlage

Anna K. Barlage, LMFT

Emergency Behavioral Health
I offer the quality of care I would want to receive as a patient.
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Jessica Dooley, MSW, LICSW

Jessica Dooley, MSW, LICSW

Emergency Behavioral Health
I believe person-centered, relational care is essential for positive outcomes in a patient's health.
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Libby Noonan

Elizabeth (Libby) Noonan, MA, MS, LPCC

Emergency Behavioral Health
Responding with kindness and understanding, I focus on solutions to foster hope and improve wellbeing.
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For Mental Health Professionals

 

BIPOC Mental Health Academic Scholarship

We are committed to best supporting the health of the diverse community we serve and recognize that access to care providers who represent and reflect those individuals is essential to their wellbeing. In support of this need, North Memorial Health Foundation provides scholarships for students of color enrolled in a mental health graduate program in Minnesota.

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