Washburn Center For Children

Outpatient Individual & Family TherapyThe Outpatient Therapy program provides mental health assessment and treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns for children from birth to age 18. Located at clinics in Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park and Edina, the Outpatient Therapy program served 929 children in 2024.School-based mental health services offer families convenient on-site access to assessment, treatment and school consultation. Washburn Center clinicians are located at several schools in the Bloomington, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage, Eden Prairie, and Minneapolis public school districts along with a few charter schools. An expansion into the (Continued on Schedule O)Columbia Heights public schools classroom therapy support started in August 2024. The age of the clients varies by school but the program as a whole serves kindergarten through 12th grade. This program served 1101 children in 2024.

Intensive Therapeutic GroupsDay Treatment services provide a half-day therapeutic classroom to help young children with severe emotional and/or behavioral challenges gain the skills needed to be successful with their families, at school and in the community. Family therapy and school collaboration with the child's teachers is also provided. Approximately 94 children, ages three to nine, received Day Treatment services in 2024.

A commitment to treatment and trainingWashburn Center for Children (Washburn Center) is a critical community resource providing compassionate therapeutic care to children and families, as well as training clinical professionals who work with children nationally. Founded in 1883, families in the community have come to Washburn Center for over 141 years to help children thrive at home, in school and in the community. Washburn Center nurtures every child and family's well-being and full potential through transformative children's mental health care. Washburn Center for Children leads Minnesota in child-centered mental health care with a broad and deep spectrum of outpatient services across the continuum of care. The mental health care kids receive at Washburn Center is a safety-net. Community-based mental health care is for all kids and families who need us, period.As an agency, Washburn is balancing community needs that are not going anywhere, financial sustainability and taking care of our staff so they develop and grow sustaining this mission for this generation of children and those to come. In 2024, our therapists met with 3,687 children (4,276 duplicated) for 90,197 hours of therapy in family homes, schools, hospitals and community centers. This represents 10% more children than 2023 - a clear reflection of the impacts of epidemics, community violence and societal pressures.In 2024, 26% of the children we served relied on more than one Washburn Center service. With our full continuum of care, Washburn Center serves children ages birth to 18, with an average of 47% between ages 6 to 11, who live in the Twin Cities and surrounding counties, and 65% of families served qualify for some form of Medicaid support. Children and their families are served in three office locations Brooklyn Park, Edina and Minneapolis as well as in-home, in more than 60 partner schools, in 32 hospitals and clinics, and in our communities. Washburn Center has more than 100 community-based therapists driving into neighborhoods, sitting in homes and meeting families where they are.Comprehensive and evidence-based children's mental health services include assessment, evaluation, individual and family therapy, psychological evaluations, psychiatry, and care coordination. Services are designed to develop skills, navigate social, emotional and behavioral development as well as connect families with resources to help children reach their full potential. In addition to comprehensive therapeutic services, Washburn Center's Training Institute is a national leader in training mental health professionals in trauma-informed, evidence-based practices. In-house and online training is offered to clinicians, interns, and allied professionals to ensure children receive the best quality care. Since its inception, the Training Institute has provided 115,722 hours of training and consultation to 9,568 professionals nationally and internationally so that children can receive high quality mental health care. Additionally, the agency trains about 50 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students annually.