Student Basic Needs Resources
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Tech believes having your basic needs met are essential to a student's overall well-being. We as a community are committed to our students and want to provide resources to ensure a better quality of life as they pursue their academic goals.
You've got this. We've got you.
Support for Mental Health
It took you a couple of clicks to get here. It may take you a few more clicks to find what you need. but keep scrolling... You've got this. We've got you. If this is an emergency, if you don't know where to turn for help, or if this feels like something that you can't figure out on your own, call 911 or 988 immediately.
Mantra Health Whole Campus Care
Minnesota State students can access support for their mental health through a partnership with Mantra Health at no cost to themselves. Mantra Health Whole Campus Care provides students with access to: self-paced, self-care practices; 24/7 peer support communities through Togetherall; 24/7 access to ConnectNow for in-the-moment emotional needs as well as urgent care, crisis response and de-escalation; campus-based and community resources for basic needs support; navigation and triage; wellness coaching; 12 clinical therapy sessions every year; and referrals for specialty clinical care.
Students can to Mantra Health. Once signed up, through their Care Hub, students can freely navigate self-care; do video or phone visits for emotional support or crisis care; refer friends to Mantra for support; schedule their own therapy appointments; and access campus and community resources for mental health, wellness, and basic needs.
ConnectNow
In-the-moment support and problem solving with a mental health professional. This service is available between 11:00 am to 11:00 pm CST via video for any students who are in distress or experiencing immediate mental health challenges.
Support for Basic Neets
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Tech believes that basic needs security is essential to students' wellbeing and is comitted to providing resources that can help promote success inside and outside of the classroom. Resources include emergency grants, and support for housing insecurity, food insecurity, personal finances, childcare and parenting, health care and mental health care access and insurance, transportation, and technology and internet access.
Free & Confidential, 24/7/365
Students who access basic needs support and resources are more likely to experience academic success and persist to achieve their academic goals. Minnesota State partnered with the United Way to increase access to basic needs resources for our students. United Way 211 provides free and confidential support and referrals to resources for your basic needs, 24/7/365 no matter where you are. To learn more and explore resources that may be available, visit the .
Get help for yourslef or someone you care about by texting your zip code to 898211, or by calling 2-1-1 today.
Crisis Contacts
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Phone: dial "988"
Crisis Intervention Phone: 1-642-347-2222
Suicide Referral Phone: 1-800-273-8255
Deaf Hotline Phone: 1-800-799-4889
Text HOME to 741741 -
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-273-8255
Local Phone: 612-476-1664 -
Phone: 1-866-488-7386
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18 years and older
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Phone: 612-596-1223
Call **CRISIS (274747) from anywhere in the State of Minnesota to reach the local County crisis team.
Childcare and Parenting
Emergency Grants
Food
Housing
Mental Health
Technology and Internet Access
Transportation
Additional Resources
LGBTQI+
Veterans Resources
Resources and Services
Contact Information
Social Worker
Zakeitheia Mearidy
Email: SocialWorker@Â鶹ÊÓƵTech.eduBrooklyn Park & Eden Prairie Campus, F143
The resources listed are specific to MN, but not exhaustive. By providing this information, Â鶹ÊÓƵ does not assume responsibility for the quality provided by the agencies or websites.
Information provided by the CARE Education Team (updated 03/27/2024)