Nexus Family Healing

Programs: Nexus has a more than 40 year history of providing high quality residential mental health services to support the needs of youth and families. Facilities are located in minnesota and illinois with services focused on addressing the impact of childhood trauma and mental health challenges while engaging families in their child's treatment process. 94% of families responding to satisfaction surveys indicate that nexus is family-centered and 94% also said they would refer others to our programs. Mille lacs academy (onamia, mn): resources for boys, ages 10-19, with significant mental health and trauma related symptoms with some youth also struggling with sexually problematic behaviors that have resulted in family relationship concerns, emotional, and behavioral issues and other life challenges. Services include a residential program, group home, vocational services, aftercare support, and on-site, year-round education through onamia schools. In addition, youth at mille lacs academy have the opportunity to participate in community volunteer projects as well as kids kare, a program that provides basic vocational skill building by engaging youth in providing snow removal and lawn care for local seniors, disabled veterans, and others in need. In 2017 mille lacs academy served 172 youth. Nexus glen lake (minnetonka, mn): intensive residential treatment program for teen girls with significant mental health, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Girls benefit from a small group setting that allows for highly specialized and individualized care, with a strong emphasis on family involvement. Prior to opening nexus glen lake in 2015, most girls requiring such intensive levels of service would need to leave the state to obtain the care they needed. Nexus glen lake served 13 girls in 2017. Onarga academy (onarga, il): resources for boys ages 11-21 with significant mental health and trauma-related symptoms with some youth also struggling with sexually problematic behaviors that have resulted in family relationship concerns, emotional, and behavioral issues and other life challenges. Services include residential treatment, treatment foster care homes, a group home, and transitional living program, vocational, and evaluation services and on-site, year-round education. Onarga academy also offers a unique opportunity for youth to develop vocational skills through well-equipped woodworking and automotive shops as well as the cornerstone cafe, which provides real-life food service experience for onarga academy youth. In 2017 onarga academy served 122 youth. Indian oaks academy (manteno, il): resources for boys and girls ages 12-21 with significant mental health issues and trauma-related symptoms with some youth also struggling with sexually problematic behaviors that have resulted in family relationship concerns, emotional and behavioral issues, and other life challenges. Services include 64-bed residential treatment for boys, 48-bed residential for girls, 18-bed transitional living program for boys, 8-bed transitional living program for girls, 8-bed psychiatric program for boys and 9-bed psychiatric program for girls (at riverside hospital in kankakee, il), aftercare support and onsite, year-round education. In 2017 indian oaks served 280 youth through these programs with additional youth served through onsite education programs. Additionally, indian oaks served 158 youth through starfish family homes, which includes a resource center for foster families, recruitment efforts for foster care homes, tutoring services for foster children (provided by olivet nazarene university students) and building community awareness to help abused and neglected children. Gerard academy (austin, mn): resources for girls and boys ages 6-19, with significant mental, emotional, and behavioral health issues and trauma-based conditions that have resulted in family relationship issues and other life challenges. Services include assessments, community-based mental health services, residential treatment programs for boys and girls, a bridging program, and on-site, year-round education. In 2017 gerard academy served 462 individuals. Gerard academy continues to see growth in gerard community mental health services, supporting the mental health needs of youth, families, and adults in austin and surrounding areas. Gerard academy also partners with 10 local schools to provide assessments and mental health services to youth in austin area public schools. Stakeholders have identified this as an important resource in their community.