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Minneapolis transfers land back to Red Lake Nation, which will build treatment center, community garden
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced plans to transfer city-owned land in south Minneapolis to the Red Lake Nation Thursday. The land, consisting of a single-story building and a small outdoor space, is set to become a treatment center and community garden for Natives suffering the effects of the opioid epidemic. Cheri Goodwin, executive director of […]
Brooklyn Park inpatient facility gets 30 new beds amid mental health crisis
PrairieCare, a psychiatric health system with nine Minnesota locations, unveiled the expansion of its inpatient care facility in Brooklyn Park on Wednesday, providing some much-needed relief to an overwhelmed mental health system. With legislative approval, the expansion added 30 new beds for adolescent psychiatric patients. Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, said lawmakers backed up […]