Duluth Bethel Society

Duluth Bethel Port Rehabilitation is a residential treatment program licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services under statute 245G serving adult men and women with a substance use disorder or co-occurring diagnosis meeting ASAM criteria 3.1 or 3.5. In 2023 residential services were provided to 119 men and women. Of those 119 admits, the residents received 6460 days of SUD and mental health treatment. Duluth Bethel Outpatient Treatment is also licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, under Statute 245G. The Bethel Outpatient Center offers outpatient substance use disorder services for men and women ages 18 and older. In 2023 there were total 14 admissions into outpatient programming including Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Aftercare, Driving with Care Therapy; treatment for DWI offenders, and Driving with Care Education for 1st time DWI offenders. There were 13 discharges with a 99% successful completion rate. In 2019 the Duluth Bethel Outpatient Center expanded to include a secondary location for juvenile outpatient services to incarcerated boys and girls, ages 10 to 19, at the Arrowhead Juvenile Center. In 2023, there were 35 admits into Arrowhead Juvenile Center. There were 37 discharges and 21 comprehensive assessments with an 85% successful completion rate.

The Bethel Community Watch Program provides electronic monitoring services as a jail diversion program and provides for an increased level of supervision for people under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Department of Corrections or the courts. The program served 43 people in the community in 2023.

Bethel Work Release Center: Licensed as a Jail Annex by the Minnesota Department of Corrections under Minnesota Chapter 2911. The facility serves adult men and women involved in the criminal justice system. The agency contracts with local and regional counties, State of Minnesota Department of Corrections, the U.S. Federal Probation/Pretrial Services. The men's and women's units are segregated with descriptions and admissions below. Bethel Women's Program: Serves adult women involved in the criminal justice system with same agencies as noted above including 10 specific beds contracted for by Arrowhead Regional Corrections for the Female Offender Program (FOP). The Women's Program had a total of 69 Admissions and 71 discharges. Of the admissions 46 were for the FOP and 9 short term detention, noting 0 admissions for the FOP non-residential services. The MN DOC had 8 admits; there were 8 county short-term detentions; 0 Huber, 5 St. Louis County jail holds, and 1 Federal Pretrial admits. Combined overall average length of stay was 42 days. There was a combined successful completion ratio of 83% making this an effective diversion program for women, providing programming and connecting them with local resources, helping them find jobs and contributing to the tax base as opposed to just drawing from it in an institution. The women's unit facility also acts as a re-entry program for state offenders. Men: Serves adult men involved in the criminal justice system as noted above. The men's program had 97 overall admissions and 95 discharges. Of the admissions 7 were Federal pre-trial, 17 MN DOC Work Release, 34 MN DOC Supervised Release, 9 Huber, and 30 St. Louis County Jail Holds with a combined overall average length of stay of 61.59 days. There was a combined successful completion ratio of 73% making this a very effective program to keep offenders productive in the community, help them obtain jobs and contributing to the tax base as opposed to just drawing from it in an institution. The facility acts as a re-entry program for state offenders.