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NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center

NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center

  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Accredited
  • Outpatient

NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center in Minneapolis, MN, focuses on integrated health and human services aimed at improving community well-being. With a unique partnership between Hennepin County and a Community Board of Directors, it offers medical, dental, and mental health services tailored to diverse populations.

NorthPoint's mission is "Partnering to create a healthier community," emphasizing collaboration and community engagement. It holds several prestigious awards, including the HRSA – Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality and COVID-19 Public Health Champion awards in 2023.

  • Integrated Services: Combines medical, dental, behavioral, and social services under one roof for holistic care.
  • Community Focus: Specializes in culturally responsive care, particularly for the African American community.
  • Award-Winning: Recognized for excellence in health information technology and public health.
  • Comprehensive Behavioral Health: Offers individual, couple, and family counseling, support groups, and psychiatric care.

NorthPoint addresses various addictions and mental health issues, focusing on underserved communities, including African American maternal and infant health. The center benefits low-income and diverse populations in North Minneapolis the most.

  • 1+ Accreditations
  • 4 Conditions Treated
  • Insurance Accepted
  • 5 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 25 Therapies & Programs

Accreditations

JCAHO

Staff

  • Stella Whitney-WestChief Executive OfficerCEO of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, serving over 30,000 residents in North Minneapolis.
  • Kimberly SpatesChief Operations OfficerIncoming CEO of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, succeeding Stella Whitney-West in 2024.
  • Brian BergsChief Financial OfficerOversees financial operations at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.
  • Rahshana Price-IsukClinical Services DirectorDirects clinical services at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.
  • Kevin L. Gilliam, IIMedical DirectorLeads medical services at NorthPoint, specializing in Family Medicine and LGBTQIA+/Gender Affirming Care.
  • Michael A. Brooks, Jr.Dental DirectorDirects dental services at NorthPoint, recognized as a top dentist under 40.
  • Paul EricksonFamily PhysicianAward-winning family physician at NorthPoint, recognized as a Top Doctor multiple times.
  • Julia Joseph-DiCaprioPediatricianPediatrician at NorthPoint, recognized with Women in Business Award in 2021.
  • Helen ThomasFamily PhysicianFamily physician at NorthPoint, recognized as a Top Doctor/Rising Star in 2022.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

The inappropriate use of any drug in Minneapolis, MN is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center

Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis, MN offers treatment for opioids.

Dual-Diagnosis

A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.

Levels of Care

This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Minnesota facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.

In outpatient programs at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, the Minneapolis resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Minneapolis, MN, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.

Therapies & Programs

Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.

Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.

Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.

Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. Accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. With NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between how someone feels, acts, and thinks. It shows someone how to accept responsibility for their behaviors and actions, while also strengthening a person’s awareness of the circumstances they put themselves into. It can give people attending NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota the strength to realize they were self-destructing, allowing them to finally reach out and get the help they need.

Self-defeating thoughts and habits can limit your possible successes. Some examples of this are procrastination, unhealthy eating and angry outbursts. REBT is a method of specific counseling offered by NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center that replaces negative and self-limiting thoughts.

A 12-Step Program is a common method that is used to treat addiction. This format is used for both drug and alcohol treatment. It is extremely popular and successful for large numbers of people and the staff at NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center are trained to assist in 12-step management.

Contingency Management (CM), also known as motivational incentives or prize method, is a behavioral therapy type. It is based on the principle that their consequences influence the behaviors of an individual. So, it promotes the desired behavior by giving rewards while discouraging the unwanted behaviors by withholding the rewards or even by giving punishments. One of the expected desired behavior is the absence of drug in a toxicology screen, and the rewards vary from prize or vouchers, to experiences. CM is used for individuals who need therapy for more than 3 months, and it has the advantage of being implemented by family members.

Payment Options

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Location & Contact

    NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center Location and Directions
    Address
    1315 Penn Ave N
    Minneapolis, MN 55411

    Phone Number
    (612) 767-9153

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    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Children (0-12), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Family, Group, Individuals
    Ownership
    Non-Profit
    Helpful reference information for NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, a drug treatment center in Minnesota located at: 1315 Penn Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411, including phone numbers, official website, and more. Listed briefly is an overview of Levels of Care, Therapies Offered, Issues Treated, and accepted forms of Payment Methods.

    Listed May 26, 2020

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Minneapolis, Minnesota Addiction and Treatment

    Minnesota is fighting an opioid epidemic that is leaving hundreds of its residents dead each year. Both prescription opioids and illicit opioids are widely abused in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Heroin continues to be one of the most commonly abused drugs in the state, if not the most common illicit drug. Over 10% of all treatment admissions in Minnesota list heroin as their drug of choice.

    Minneapolis, a vibrant city nestled between the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, offers a wide range of outdoor activities, from biking and hiking to ice skating. The city boasts a thriving arts scene with world-class museums, art fairs, and Broadway shows. In 2020, Hennepin County recorded a staggering 285 opioid-related deaths, a significant increase from the previous year. Alarmingly, nearly all opioid deaths involved trace amounts of fentanyl, while methamphetamine overdoses reached a record high of 116 deaths in the same year.

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