Health Links
Part of the mission of ministry at Bethlehem is to provide support for any troubles you may be experiencing. One way we do this is providing information about available resources in the metro area. Below you will find the name and links to a wide range of community services around the Twin Cities dedicated to helping you whatever concerns who may have.
United Way First Call for Help- lists all community-based support groups for a wide range of needs (including alcoholism, housing, governmental help, battered women’s shelters such as Cornerstone, etc.) http://www.unitedwaytwincities.org/communityinfo/211.cfm
Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)- www.nami.org
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA)- http://www.sardaa.org/
DBS Alliance for Depression and Bipolar Disorders and schizophrenia- http://www.dbsalliance.org/
CHADD for Attention Deficit Disorder http://www.chadd.org
SAVE for suicide prevention www.save.org
Autism Spectrum
Asperger's Syndrome Education Network of America (ASPEN), Inc.- www.asperger.org
Autism Society of America (ASA)- www.austism-society.org
PACER for help for parents of disabled children in the school system- www.pacer.org
Addiction Recovery
Prominent resources that have worked with recovery missions include:
The Retreat - www.theretreat.org
Hazelden - www.hazelden.org
Fairview - www.fairview.org
Help Addicts for Addiction to drugs such as Ecstacy www.helpaddicts.com/Minnesota-Rehab/Ecstasy
Minnesota Institute for Public Health (MIPH) for compulsive gambling www.miph.org/gambling
Financial Counseling
Lutheran Social Service for financial counseling or other family issues available on a sliding fee scale http://www.lssmn.org
