Role: county-government navigation and public-service pathway; geography: St. Louis County; cost/eligibility: ask the department about forms, fees, and jurisdiction; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
St. Louis County government
Use the official county site to identify health, human services, public safety, courts, housing, public works, and other contacts.
Role: county behavioral-health and crisis-navigation pathway; geography: St. Louis County; cost/eligibility: current crisis or program criteria and payment rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
St. Louis County Behavioral Health
The county behavioral-health pages describe crisis help, urgent behavioral-health care, referrals, and community mental-health services; call 844-772-4724 or 988 for crisis navigation and confirm the current route.
Role: municipal law-enforcement and public-safety pathway; geography: City of Duluth; cost/eligibility: use the current emergency, non-emergency, or report route; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger, a crime in progress, or urgent safety needs. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Duluth Police Department
Use the official police contact page for emergencies, non-emergency contact, reporting, and public-safety information.
Role: municipal fire, life-safety, and emergency-information pathway; geography: City of Duluth; cost/eligibility: inspections, permits, and prevention contacts vary by request; emergency limit: call 911 for fire, smoke, rescue, or immediate danger. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Duluth Fire Department
Use the official fire site for emergency direction, life-safety information, inspections, and prevention contacts.
Role: municipal complaint and property-safety pathway; geography: City of Duluth; cost/eligibility: complaint jurisdiction and inspection sequence must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency cleanup, fire response, or a private-property disposal service. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Duluth Blight and Solid Waste
The city accepts blight and solid-waste complaints, including hoarding-related concerns, and explains that private-property dumped items are not removed by the city; ask about the current complaint route and next steps.
Role: municipal inspection, rental-safety, and permit-information pathway; geography: City of Duluth; cost/eligibility: address, property type, and permit rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency inspection or a guarantee of code compliance. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Duluth Fire Life Safety inspections
Use the city inspection and licensing pages to identify rental, life-safety, and permit contacts for the address involved.
Role: county public-health, human-services, benefits, and referral pathway; geography: St. Louis County; cost/eligibility: program and household rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency medical care or crisis dispatch. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services
The county guide lists public-health and human-services programs, contacts, and locations; use it to identify the department that matches the immediate need.
Role: county emergency-preparedness and disaster-information pathway; geography: St. Louis County; cost/eligibility: event and jurisdiction rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or active emergency. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
St. Louis County Emergency Management
Use the county emergency-management page for preparedness information and links to public emergency systems.
Role: public housing-stability, shelter, homelessness, and coordinated-entry navigation; geography: St. Louis County; cost/eligibility: household, income, housing-status, and program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not a shelter placement or housing guarantee. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
St. Louis County Housing and Homelessness Programs
The county housing pages describe coordinated entry, shelter and street-outreach contacts, rental or emergency assistance, and partner pathways; ask what is open now.
Role: public housing and housing-stability pathway; geography: Duluth and HRA service area; cost/eligibility: income, household, waitlist, and program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or immediate placement. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth
Use the HRA site to review current housing-program information and contact the agency about eligibility, waitlists, and reasonable-accommodation questions.
Role: public fixed-route transportation pathway; geography: Duluth, Proctor, and Superior service area; cost/eligibility: route, fare, weather, and current service alerts must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency transportation or a same-day ride guarantee. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Duluth Transit Authority fixed-route service
Use the DTA site for routes, trip planning, alerts, fares, and rider guidance before traveling to an appointment or resource.
Role: ADA paratransit transportation pathway; geography: Twin Ports and qualifying DTA route area; cost/eligibility: disability certification, trip area, fare, and availability must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency transportation or a guaranteed same-day trip. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Duluth Transit Authority STRIDE
STRIDE is a shared-ride service for qualified riders whose disabilities prevent use of regular-route buses; the DTA requires an application and physician information, so confirm eligibility and scheduling before relying on it.
Role: qualified behavioral-health urgent-care and assessment pathway; geography: Duluth-area service route; cost/eligibility: current hours, crisis criteria, insurance, and payment rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or medical emergency. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Human Development Center Behavioral Health Urgent Care
St. Louis County identifies the Human Development Center and urgent behavioral-health care among local crisis resources; confirm the current intake route, hours, and whether the service fits the situation.
Role: qualified behavioral-health, mental-health, and substance-use care pathway; geography: Duluth and Essentia service area; cost/eligibility: insurance, Medical Assistance, Medicare, private-pay, referral, and clinical-fit rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not 911 or a substitute for emergency dispatch. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Essentia Health Behavioral and Mental Health Services
Essentia describes inpatient and outpatient behavioral-health services; ask about the appropriate level of care, current location, intake, coverage, and wait time.
Role: qualified mental-health treatment and counseling pathway; geography: Duluth and hospital service area; cost/eligibility: insurance, referral, intake, and clinical-fit rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Aspirus St. Luke’s Mental Health Treatment and Counseling
Use the official location page to ask about mental-health treatment, counseling, intake, coverage, and the right level of care.
Role: domestic-violence crisis, shelter, advocacy, and resource-center pathway; geography: Duluth and northeastern Minnesota service area; cost/eligibility: safety assessment, space, and program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center
Safe Haven describes 24/7 crisis support, shelter, legal advocacy, trauma support, and a resource center; call first if it is safe to do so and do not assume space is available.
Role: sexual-assault advocacy, crisis, hospital, legal, and support-group pathway; geography: Duluth and surrounding service area; cost/eligibility: survivor eligibility, current advocates, and scheduling must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
PAVSA
PAVSA describes 24-hour advocacy and support for survivors; use the official service page to choose a safe contact method and ask about current availability.
Role: civil-legal information and advocacy pathway; geography: northeastern Minnesota service area; cost/eligibility: income, issue, and service-area rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency response, legal representation in every matter, or a housing guarantee. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Justice North
Justice North provides civil-legal information and may help with housing, safety, benefits, or other qualifying issues; ask about current eligibility and scope.
Role: national crisis-call, text, and chat pathway; geography: United States, including Minnesota; cost/eligibility: free contact route, ask about language or accessibility options; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger, rescue, or urgent medical needs. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for a behavioral-health crisis conversation and connection to local support; 988 is not a cleanup, housing, or emergency-dispatch service.
Role: poison-exposure information and triage pathway; geography: United States, including Minnesota; cost/eligibility: call for exposure-specific guidance; emergency limit: call 911 for collapse, seizure, trouble breathing, or immediate danger. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Poison Help
Poison Help connects callers with poison experts; keep the product or medication container nearby if it is safe and follow the current official instructions.
Role: vulnerable-adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation reporting pathway; geography: Minnesota; cost/eligibility: report criteria and mandated-reporting duties must be confirmed; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or a crime in progress. | Confirm current intake, eligibility, geography, fees, hours, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.
Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center
Minnesota DHS identifies MAARC as the 24/7 statewide route for suspected vulnerable-adult maltreatment; use the official page to review current reporting options.