A Local Mental Health Advisory Council (LAC) offers individuals, parents, families, community service providers and community members the opportunity to make a real difference in how mental health care is provided in their community. LACs allow people to share their first-hand experiences with mental health challenges with county and state policymakers for the purpose of improving mental health care in their communities.
Every county in Minnesota is required to have a LAC. A county may have both an adult and a children’s mental health LAC, or they may be combined.
An adult LAC includes:
A children’s LAC includes:
CALL 911 IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. 911 is to be used only for emergencies (police, fire or medical) where an immediate response is required – when there is an emergency and lives are in danger, immediate action is required or there is a crime in progress.
CALL THE CRISIS LINE if you are thinking of taking your life, need to talk to a mental health professional in your area. Call 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
CALL THE WARM LINE if you need someone to talk with, are feeling isolated, depressed, or anxious: 1-844-739-6369, 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. every night.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 219
Staples, MN 56479
Crisis Line