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State Operated ServicesSOS OrganizationState Operated Services (SOS)SOS is a division of the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It consists of an array of residential and treatment programs serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, chemical dependency and traumatic brain injury as well as people who pose a risk to society. Currently, these services are provided at just under 200 geographically dispersed sites throughout Minnesota. Services are provided by more than 3,500 employees in a variety of roles such as psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, human services technicians, occupational therapists, social workers, licensed chemical and dependency counselors. SOS programs served almost 11,000 persons in fiscal year 2010. Best practicesAll SOS programs utilize best practices in their delivery of services. RecruitmentDirect Support Specialist (Human Services Technician) Pilot Project Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology Psychology Department Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology Please visit the SOS Recruitment Web Site for job vacancies. HistoryTo learn more about Minnesota’s State Operated Services history in behavioral health care, “The Evolution of State Operated Services”. Vision, Mission, ValuesVision: Partner in the development of vibrant, sustainable, healthy and inclusive communities across Minnesota that support people in effectively managing their behavioral health needs allowing them to optimize their potential. Mission: State Operated Services, in partnership with others, provides innovative and responsive behavioral health care to people with complex needs and challenges, some of whom may present substantial safety risks. Values: Adult mental health servicesTo make a referral call: (866) 966-BEDS (2337) (Greater Minnesota) Or 651-431-5337 (Metro Area) SOS provides specialized inpatient, residential and related treatment supports for persons with mental illness. Adult mental health services are provided at: Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) serves people who are mentally ill in a large campus-based setting. Many of these people have complex medical histories. AMRTC is a 200-bed psychiatric hospital consisting of eight 25-bed units. Services include units dedicated to the treatment of psychiatric patients with complex co-morbid medical conditions, treatment of individuals with mental illness who face a criminal trial and patients with high levels of behavioral issues. 3301 Seventh Avenue North Seven Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) Program locationsCommunity Behavioral Health Hospital - Alexandria Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Annandale Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Baxter Community Behavioral Health Hospital Bemidji Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Fergus Falls Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Rochester Community Behavioral Health Hospital - St. Peter Minnesota Specialty Health SystemMinnesota Specialty Health System – Brainerd provides individuals who are experiencing a serious mental illness and an acquired brain injury with evidenced-based treatment that encompasses an intensive clinical and cognitive rehabilitation in a residential community setting. 11615 State Avenue Minnesota Specialty Health System - Cambridge provides services to individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities or related conditions who may be highly complex with a history of legal problems, public safety and/or personal safety concerns due to significant behavioral disturbances and/or poorly managed medical conditions. 1425 East Rum River Drive South St. Paul Como Community Unit provides individuals who are experiencing a serious mental illness with evidenced based treatment that encompasses an intensive clinical and rehabilitation approach in a safe and creative apartment environment. 690 Como Ave The following residential programs offer an individualized approach to treatment that is person centered. These services are also accessed through the Centralized Pre-Admission Center. Specific treatment programming includes, but is not limited to: Illness Management and Recovery, Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, Family Psycho-education, individualized self-medication management program, community integration with an overarching goal of focusing on increasing an individual’s functioning capacity during their recovery. In addition, the areas of need for supports in the community for ongoing areas of deficit will be identified and the infrastructure to enlist these supports will be mapped out in a client’s plan for return to community (aka. discharge plan) for a more successful transition to the next phase in his or her recovery. Minnesota Specialty Health System - Wadena Minnesota Specialty Health System - Willmar Community clinics Program locationsCentral Lakes Community Dental Clinic Fergus Falls Community Dental Clinic Health Source Community Dental Clinic Southern Cities Community Clinic Willmar Community Dental Clinic Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (C.A.R.E.) provides inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency and substance abuse services statewide. Specialized treatment options offered include: All services are person-centered, building on the individual’s interests and capacity for growth, leading to a lifelong process of recovery. Program locationsAnoka Brainerd Liberalis Fergus Falls St. Peter Willmar State Operated Services, Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (C.A.R.E.), in partnership with Hennepin County, provides chemical health intensive day treatment services to Hennepin County residents at high risk for commitment or revocation of provisional discharges due to their chronic addiction to alcohol and other drugs. This program is an alternative to residential treatment meant to reduce costs while providing a more effective treatment strategy than traditional residential programming. The collaboration includes housing, intensive case management, transportation and vocational services integrated with the treatment experience. Program participants develop individualized goals with program staff to move towards an improved lifestyle. The programs objectives for the target population include: • Reduce the number of CD commitments • Reduce number of detoxification and emergency room visits • Develop improved recovery and relapse services • Decrease homelessness • Improve coordination with the court system • Integrate existing chemical health resources to facilitate best practices services • Decrease cost of serving the target population • Decrease target population’s interaction with law enforcement Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services (CABHS)The CABHS program is a specialized mental health program operated by the Department of Human Services through its State Operated Services division. CABHS provides both inpatient psychiatric hospital services and community-based foster home services. The CABHS hospital component offers a safe, youth- and family-responsive setting for crisis stabilization, comprehensive assessment and intensive treatment of specialized mental health problems. Inpatient Hospital The Minnesota Intensive Therapeutic Homes (MITH) offers a unique alternative to institutionalization for children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbance and serious acting out behaviors. Services delivered in both inpatient and foster care are provided to youth with neurodevelopment disorders who also have a mental illness, youth whose needs may best be served through the application of treatment with Dialectical Behavior Treatment (DBT), and youth who have suffered severe psychosocial trauma. Administrative offices are located at: Community Support Services(CSS) provide decentralized clinical consultation and technical assistance. Nine teams across Minnesota’s 87 counties help clinically complex individuals remain in their communities and build support networks. Administrative offices are located at: Minnesota State Operated Community Services (MSOCS)(MSOCS) provides residential and vocational support services for people with disabilities. Vocational services include Day Training and Habilitation (DT & H) as well as support services that include evaluation, training and supported employment. Clients take advantage of and are integrated into the daily flow of the community. A state-of-the-art and highly specialized program called FACES (Friends and Community Experiencing Success) is used to plan individual support services that include community-based residential services typically provided in four-bed group homes. Supports focus on providing a wide range of individualized vocational training and support as well as whole life options for individuals including: Administrative offices are located at: Forensic servicesState Operated Forensic Services, part of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, consists of statewide programs providing evaluation and treatment to individuals involved with the legal system due to a crime. These programs serve people committed, under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 253B, to the Commissioner of Human Services as Mentally Ill and Dangerous (MI&D) or as a person with developmental disabilities diagnosed with mental retardation or related condition who presents a public safety risk. Also served are people with mental illness who the court has ordered for evaluation and treatment, under Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, 20.01 and 20.02, before the start of a criminal trial. The campus is located at: Centralized support servicesA division of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, State Operated Services Support is a unique governmentally operated, diversified behavioral healthcare service provider. Centralized services supporting all aspects of this organization include:
St. Paul offices are located at: Site Location: Minnesota Department of Human Services 
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