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When crisis workers, not traditional police, respond to calls about mental health

Police are often called on to respond to mental health emergencies. That could change, though, as cities across the country — including Minneapolis —consider defunding the police. What would an alternative model look like?

Matching health workers with peers to ease stress of fighting pandemic

Being a health care worker dealing with COVID-19 is stressful, even in a place like Minnesota, which is in better shape than, say, New York or Michigan.

In International Falls, the last psychiatrist for 100 miles just retired

The nation’s shortage of psychiatrists is especially acute in remote areas, leaving many people without access to the care they need

When the therapist needs a therapist

Every year, nearly 30 million Americans see a therapist — and some of those patients are therapists themselves. What does that mean? Simply that therapists are human.

MPR NewsKatherine IchinoseApril 16, 2019mental health workers, mental health industry, therapists

Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

Argosy University, a national for-profit college with a big campus in Eagan, Minn., suddenly closed last month. Argosy had carved out a specialty in mental health care. It once trained about a fifth of the Twin Cities' licensed psychologists, by one former dean's estimate. Its closing has left students stranded and local mental health leaders worried about how to meet the state's already widening demand for psychologists.

Minnesota's need for mental health professionals outstrips the supply

Each year, one in five Minnesotans faces some sort of mental health condition. But there are just not enough professionals to help. This hour on MPR News, we asked how Minnesotans can get the help they need for their mental health.