Northern Minnesota Addiction Wellness Center provides inpatient treatment, addiction recovery resources
The 32-bed Northern Minnesota Addiction Wellness Center opened last April. It provides inpatient residential treatment services, as well as peer support for long-term recovery. Typically a client will spend 45 to 90 days at the center. 7:30 am, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
KP Selzler and Margot Kelsey talk about their work with the Northern Minnesota Addiction Wellness Center. “This is about building a health system for our community so we can rise above where we are right now with all this addiction., Kelsey says. (Dennis Doeden / Bemidji Pioneer)
WILTON For the executive team at the Northern Minnesota Addiction Wellness Center, their work is personal.
• St. Mary s Mission School
• Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf
• United Way of Bemidji Area
• United Way of Crookston
• Warren S.O.S. Living at Home - Block Nurse Program
“Although we are excited to provide funding for direct services, we are still concerned that the need for financial relief is greater than our limited resources can handle,” states Nate Dorr, vice president for advocacy at Northwest Minnesota Foundation in Bemidji. “We encourage folks to remain diligent in practicing public health recommendations so we can get back to normal quicker.”
This was the second round of emergency relief grant funding from the foundation to provide direct assistance to communities most in need. Dorr says the foundation is posting recorded video interviews with grantees on their website. The recorded storytelling is a way of sharing how communities are meeting the challenges of the pandemi