Wilderness Health MN

12/22/2025

💛 A Message of Care and Connection This Holiday Season 💛

As the holiday season approaches, we want to acknowledge that while this time of year can bring joy and connection, it can also feel difficult or overwhelming for some. If you or someone you love is struggling, you are not alone—and support is available.

Su***de prevention is a shared responsibility. The St. Louis County Su***de Prevention Coalition brings together community members, educators, public health leaders, mental health providers, and local partners who are committed to strengthening awareness, reducing barriers to support, improving systems of care, and creating spaces where people feel seen, supported, and valued.

As we move through the holidays, we encourage everyone to check in on one another, reach out when things feel heavy, and ask for help when needed. If you or someone you know needs support—or guidance on how to help a friend or loved one—988 is available by call or text, 24 hours a day.

If you are interested in learning more about the coalition, sharing ideas, or joining this effort, we welcome you. Please reach out to coalition chair Josh Gorham at gorhamj@stlouiscountymn.gov
on behalf of the St. Louis County Su***de Prevention Coalition.

From all of us involved in this work, we wish you care, connection, and compassion this season—and a reminder that help and hope are always within reach.

St. Louis County MN Public Health Range Mental Health Center Northeast Service Cooperative Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis Community Health Board Ely Behavioral Health Network Minneapolis VA Health Care System Wilderness Health MN

12/17/2025

Wilderness Health recently met with the Lived Experience Advisory Council who shared the ways we can make impactful change in recovery.

How are you making impactful change in 2026?

12/12/2025

Our Director of Grants and Financial Oversight, Zomi Bloom, recently sat down to discuss our grant work with The Georgia Health Policy Center. Zomi and her team have been working to make accessing mental and behavioral health care easy and effective.

To hear more about our grant work please visit the link below.

Grantee Spotlight – Wilderness Health Posted on November 26, 2025 by CHSD Editor InGrantee Spotlight, Grantees in the News Rural Health Network Development Program The Georgia Health Policy Center recently spoke to Zomi Bloom, director of grants and financial oversight at Wilderness Health (Minnes...

12/11/2025

Rock Ridge High School CORE and CNA students met with Laura Rosier from Wilderness Health to provide feedback on her Opioid Overdose presentation. They answered everything from "what parts were boring?" to "were there words you were unfamiliar with/what should I explain more?" They also answered important questions to help improve the presentation and ensure it was understandable, relatable, and engaging. Along with providing feedback, students were learning along the way about the signs of overdose and how to respond. 💬

Great work, students, having a real world impact! 👏👍

12/02/2025

We are so thankful to all the help Ian Skoglund provided as our Community Outreach Intern. Ian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and has two majors, public health and statistics!

Ian helped with our perinatal substance use disorder grant, child and teen check up programming and our care navigation grant programming through the development of materials, patient and provider outreach, and the collation of data. We are so impressed by his work and happy attitude and can’t wait to see what he does next!

11/26/2025

Wilderness Health has learned a lot through our Enhancing Outcomes for Pregnant/Postpartum families impacted by Substance Use Disorder awarded by the Minnesota Department of Health. Most recently Dr. Cresta Jones and Julie Seitz, MSW spoke on substance use disorder at our Demystifying Perinatal Substance Use Disorder event.

They shared insightful information on what substance use disorder is and how substance use disorder can be treated. We've highlighted the 5 lessons that stood out to us!

For pregnancy resources visit, https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/46bfdec6b108408eb93340866878cb5e

For information on Aspirus St. Luke's Doula program visit, https://www.slhduluth.com/locations/aspirus-st-luke-s-clinic-duluth-obstetrics-gynec/plus-one-doula-program/

11/13/2025

There is power in connection! Communities that are socially connected are healthier, safer, and more resilient. Community classes help us stay connected making us healthier and happier.

Wilderness Health's partners, the Minnesota Aging Pathways and Elder Circle, have solutions to start building your communities today.

Minnesota Aging Pathways provides resources on housing, caregiving, and aging in general. They also have a help line for those looking for friendly support. You can call Minnesota Aging Pathways Monday through Friday from 8-4 pm at 800-333-2433 or visit their website, https://mn.gov/aging-pathways/.

Elder Circle offers virtual and in-person classes that are free to community members as well as resources for aging support. For information on their events and resources please visit their website, https://www.eldercircle.org/.

For information on Wilderness Health please visit, https://wildernesshealthmn.org/.

11/11/2025

Calling all Emergency Medical Service Providers!!

Wilderness Health wants to hear from you! We are working to identify and develop solutions to support care staff in navigating mental and behavioral health for their patients and themselves. We want to know what is working well, what is needed, and what your ideas are.

If you have EMS experience and would like to discuss mental and behavioral health needs and solutions please join us at UMD's Chester Park Building room 204 on Thursday November 13th from 4-7:30 pm. Registration info below.

11/06/2025

Connection matters more with age! Getting out and connecting with our communities is a great way to combat loneliness. Community classes and connections help us stay happy and healthy as we age.

Wilderness Health's partners, the Minnesota Aging Pathways and Elder Circle, have solutions to start building your communities today.

Minnesota Aging Pathways provides resources on housing, caregiving, and aging in general. They also have a help line for those looking for friendly support. You can call Minnesota Aging Pathways Monday through Friday from 8-4 pm at 800-333-2433 or visit their website, https://mn.gov/aging-pathways/.

Elder Circle offers virtual and in-person classes that are free to community members as well as resources for aging support. For information on their events and resources please visit their website, https://www.eldercircle.org/.

For information on Wilderness Health please visit, https://wildernesshealthmn.org/.

10/30/2025

Food resources in Lake County.

10/30/2025

Food is a necessity. If you, a loved one, or a friend needs food assistance please see the organizations listed below. Wilderness Health thanks our great community partners and members who are making a difference in uncertain times.