Minneapolis

Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Individuals
    2450 Riverside Avenue
    Minneapolis, MN 55454
County of Hennepin
(800) 282-3323 (Voice/TTY)
(612) 273-4402 (Voice/TTY)
(612) 273-4516 (FAX)
E-Mail: Deafhoh1@fairview.org
Internet:
Lynn Bloom, Counselor
Host Institution:  Fairview University Medical Center
Year Established:  1989
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:   Full-time; 15 Part-time; 10 Deaf; All American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  8 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs; Aftercare
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 In-house
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  2 Closed Captioning; 8 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  68 in the Past 6 Months; 100 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance; Blue Cross; Mailhandlers; etc
Publications:  Newsletter:  Steps to Recovery; Lynn Bloom; (612) 672-4402 (Voice/TTY)

National Center for Youth With Disabilities
University of Minnesota
    Box 721
    420 Delaware Street SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55455-0392
County of Ramsey
(612) 626-2401 (Voice), (612) 624-3939 (TTY),
(612) 626-2134 (FAX)
Elizabeth Latts, M S W, Information Specialist
Host Institution:  University of Minnesota
Year Established:  1986
Ownership:  Educational Institution
Number of Staff:  5 Full-time; 5 Part-time
Services Offered:  Information/Referral
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 TTY
Ages of Clients Served:  18-25 and Under
Population Served:  Adolescents with chronic illness and disability and Professionals
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay
Publications:  Newsletter Health Issues; Series of Annotated Bibliographies (CYDLINE Reviews)

St. Paul

Health and Wellness Program (HWP)
Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
    640 Jackson Street
    St Paul, MN 55101-2595
County of Ramsey
(612) 221-2719 (Voice), (612) 221-3258 (TTY)
(612) 221-4162 (FAX)
Kristen L Swam, MA, LP
Host Institution:  Regional Hospital
Year Established:  1975; 1990 Relapse Prevention Group
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  2 Full-time; 1 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  2 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Aftercare; Individual Counseling
Interpreted AA Meetings:  4 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  19 in the Past 6 Months; 25 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Deaf/Blind
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.