Washburn Center for Children

Community Based ServicesCase Management services provide Hennepin County families with children experiencing severe emotional disturbances access to a variety of social services, including mental health, educational, interpersonal, vocational, medical, dental, insurance and recreational services. Case Managers serve children, ages three through 18, advocate on behalf of the children's needs and coordinate care across multiple providers. In 2023, 530 children received Case Management services.(continued on Schedule O)Crisis Stabilization provides intensive in-home therapy, skills building and caregiver support to increase stability and help children with severe emotional and behavioral difficulties avoid hospitalization or out-of-home placement as well as support them as the transition back in to their homes. In 2023, 331 children, ages three to 18, received crisis services.Early Childhood Outreach provides observational assessment of children in Hennepin County child care and preschool settings. The program offers consultation and collaboration with teachers and guardians to identify and address social, emotional, behavioral and/or developmental concerns. Training to teachers is available on request. This program served 379 children in 2023, from birth to kindergarten.Intensive In-Home therapy is available for families whose children, ages five to 17, are at risk of being removed from their homes or receiving a higher level of care due to social and emotional difficulties and conflict within the family system. Therapists collaborate with caregivers in the home setting to improve family functioning and help children develop life skills to increase stability across settings. In 2023, 201 children were served in this program.Family Focused provides intensive in-home family therapy and a therapeutic preschool to strengthen the parent/child relationship and support the healthy functioning and development of children who are having social, emotional or behavioral difficulties and/or experiencing environmental stressors. This program served 230 children, from birth to kindergarten in 2023, 40 of those clients were also served in the milieu component of this program

Intensive Therapeutic GroupsDay Treatment services provide a half-day therapeutic classroom to help young children with severe emotional and/or behavioral challenges gain the skills needed to be successful with their families, at school and in the community. Family therapy and school collaboration with the child's teachers is also provided. Approximately 85 children, ages three to nine, received Day Treatment services in 2023.

Outpatient Individual & Family TherapyThe Outpatient Therapy program provides mental health assessment and treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns for children from birth to age 18. Located at clinics in Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park and Edina, the Outpatient Therapy program served 1,107 children in 2023.School-based mental health services offer families convenient on-site access to assessment, treatment and school consultation. Washburn Center clinicians are located at several schools in Minneapolis, Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Eagan, Savage and Bloomington public school districts along with a few charter schools. (continued on Schedule O)The age of the clients varies by school but the program as a whole serves kindergarten through 12th grade. This program served 1173 children in 2023.

A commitment to treatment and trainingWashburn Center for Children (Washburn Center) is a critical community resource providing compassionate therapeutic care to children and families, as well as training clinical professionals who work with children nationally. Founded in 1883, families in the community have come to Washburn Center for over 140 years to help children thrive at home, in school and in the community. Washburn Center nurtures every child and family's well-being and full potential through transformative children's mental health care. Washburn Center for Children leads Minnesota in child-centered mental health care with a broad and deep spectrum of outpatient services across the continuum of care. The mental health care kids receive at Washburn Center is a safety-net. Community-based mental health care is for all kids and families who need us, period.As an agency, Washburn is balancing community needs that are not going anywhere, financial sustainability and taking care of our staff so they develop and grow sustaining this mission for this generation of children and those to come. In 2023, our therapists met with 4,269 children for 81,268 hours of therapy in family homes, schools, hospitals and community centers. This represents 10% more children than 2022 - a clear reflection of the impacts of epidemics, community violence and societal pressures. In 2023, 28% of the children we served relied on more than one Washburn Center service. With our full continuum of care, Washburn Center serves children ages birth to 18, with an average of 46% between ages 6 to 11, who live in the Twin Cities and surrounding counties, and 61% of families served qualify for some form of financial support. Children and their families are served in three office locations Brooklyn Park, Edina and Minneapolis as well as in-home, in nearly 60 partner schools, in more than 20 hospitals and clinics, and in our communities. Washburn Center has more than 100 community-based therapists driving into neighborhoods, sitting in homes and meeting families where they are. Comprehensive and evidence-based children's mental health services include assessment, evaluation, individual and family therapy, psychological evaluations, psychiatry, and care coordination. Services are designed to develop skills, navigate social, emotional and behavioral development as well as connect families with resources to help children reach their full potential. In addition to comprehensive therapeutic services, Washburn Center's Training Institute is a national leader in training mental health professionals in trauma-informed, evidence-based practices. In-house and online training is offered to clinicians, interns, and allied professionals to ensure children receive the best quality care. Since its inception, the Training Institute has provided 115,336 hours of training and consultation to 7,715 professionals nationally and internationally so that children can receive high quality mental health care. Additionally, the agency trains about 50 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students annually. Washburn Center's doctoral internship program is accredited by the American Psychological Association.