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County has a Comprehensive Crisis Response Program (CCRP) to assist
families struggling with urgent and immediate concerns about a child's
mental health or other problems within the family. Many times the
parents will call Law Enforcement when they are having difficulty with
one or more of their children. With the exception of certain extreme
situations, there isn't much a Law Enforcement Officer can do to help
besides giving the proper referral to Human Services, Counseling
Programs, or a Church Pastor. This does not include situations of alleged abuse or incidents that a child has done or talked about harming themselves or another. These types of situations are emergencies and you should Dial 911. In some serious cases, a Law Enforcement Officer can refer your child to regional Shelter-Care which is a short-term facility that can safely care for your child up to a 72-hour period of time. Shelter-Care is NOT a Detention facility and can be thought of as a type of respite or temporary care until a more appropriate location can be found by Human Services.
But if the issue is worrying about the child running away from home, not following house rules, or having other conflicts between family members, or the situation will continue to deteriorate and you don't feel it can wait, then the CCRP may be able to help. The
Comprehensive Crisis Response Program (CCRP) services are provided
through an agreement between many School Districts and Mental Health
providers in the White Earth and Becker County region. If you are concerned that your child is in crisis you can call your child's school and ask for the Crisis Worker, or if school is not in session but regular business hours, you can call any local mental health provider or human service agency and ask for a crisis assessment. At night or on weekends call 850-HELP or toll free at 1 (877) 380-3621. Trained volunteers from CCRP may come directly to your house if the situation needs immediate intervention or stabilization assistance. Local helpful providers include: Becker County Human
Service at (218) 847-5628 If its
night-time, weekends, or
holidays, call the 24-hour Crisis Line: 850-HELP or toll free at
1(877) 380-3621
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