Milestones
620 9th Avenue West
Alexandria, MN 56308
Douglas County
Phone: (320) 763-3466
Fax: (320) 763-3227
Email Milestones here
Milestones is an Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS) program. It includes time-limited residential services to individuals who are in need of a structured setting. IRTS are designed to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, personal and emotional adjustment, self-sufficiency, and the necessary skills to live in a more independent setting.
Milestones also provides residential crisis stabilization services. Residential crisis stabilization services are mental health services provided to an individual who is experiencing a mental health crisis situation. A crisis assessment and intervention treatment plan are provided to the individual upon arrival at the residential crisis stabilization facility. These services are intended to help the recipient obtain his/her functional level as it was prior to the crisis.
This crisis residential setting is supervised, licensed, and has 24-hour per day staffing for crisis stabilization. Staff has access to a qualified mental health professional or practitioner, 24-hours per day, direct or by telephone. A qualified mental health professional or practitioner will be available to the recipient daily on a face-to-face basis.
Registered nursing services are available as necessary.
Specific services include safe and secure housing, a treatment plan, supportive counseling, skills training, and collaboration with other service providers in the community.
To be eligible for residential crisis stabilization a recipient must be:
Age 18 years or older; and
Experiencing a mental health crisis emergency
The services provided within our program are planned and coordinated with local mental health resources. We provide supportive services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Individuals in the IRTS program may also access and receive services outside our facility for which they are eligible. The following services are provided within Thrive Behavioral Network IRTS programs:
Individualized Assessment & Treatment Planning
Crisis Intervention
Nursing Services
Inter-agency Case Coordination
Transition & discharge planning
Independent Living skills development
Medication Management
Vocational Skills
Illness Management & Recovery Program
Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Family Education
Milestones staff members include experienced individuals who receive ongoing training including:
Crisis Intervention
Vulnerable Adult Protection
Safety and Health Instruction
Trauma Informed Care
Co-Occurring Disorders
Illness Management & Recovery
Family Education
CPR/First Aid
Suicide Risks
Motivational Interviewing
Medication Management
Individual Treatment Plan Development & Implementation
Healthy Lifestyle Skills
Client Rights
Therapeutic Intervention
Community Integration
Milestones places the highest value on the following:
Mutual respect
Meaningful programming
Personalized care
Safe, comfortable, pleasant environments
Experienced, trained staff
Client-centered care
Thrive Behavioral Network, LLC IRTS programs operate with a Rule 36 license from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and is certified as a Board and Lodge facility. Milestones accepts Medical Assistance and many other sources of funding. For more information please contact us.
Milestones partners with many community health resources to offer comprehensive care. Some of these local area resources include:
Lakeland Mental Health Center (LMHC)
Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH) in Alexandria, Willmar, & Fergus Falls
Broadway Medical Center
Region IV South Adult Mental Health Initiative
Douglas County Social Services
Local Area Attractions:
Great fishing
Surrounded by beautiful lakes & lake activities
Many churches and places for worship/meditation,
Arrowwood Resort
Many trails which are groomed daily for snowmobiling & is a bike path in the summer