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Sanford Health - Sanford Northern Lights Community Residence

Resource Name:Sanford Health - Sanford Northern Lights Community Residence

Adult Residential Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Service

address

921 Atlantic Ave, Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Eligibility

Recipients must:
  • Need residential crisis stabilization services to avoid hospitalization and return to pre-crisis level of function
  • Be assessed by a mental health crisis team, an Emergency Department physician or a mental health professional and determined to need this level of care
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Any adult who is experiencing a psychiatric or mental health crisis

Application process

For more information about Sanford Health Northern Lights Community Residence crisis stabilization services, call (218) 681-8706.

Site Service Area

Serves Northwestern Minnesota

Service Provider's License

Residential Crisis Stabilization
Crisis stabilization services are mental health services, provided after crisis intervention, to help the recipient return to his/her functioning to the level it was before the crisis. A crisis assessment and intervention treatment plan are provided to the individual upon arrival at the residential crisis stabilization facility. Length of stay ranges anywhere from 1 - 10 days. MORE INFORMATION Northern Lights Community Residence offers crisis stabilization services. For patients needing short-term mental health care, they offer individualized treatment for up to ten days at a time. The goal is to restore the patient's functioning level. Crisis Stabilization services available include:
  • Crisis relapse recovery and prevention planning services
  • Illness management and recovery services
  • Individualized crisis stabilization assessment, treatment and discharge planning
  • Supportive and short-term problem-solving counseling
  • Medication monitoring
  • Skills training
  • Collaboration and coordination with agencies, providers, family and community

Last Update

08/26/2026

Providing organization

Sanford Health