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  • Mental Health Home
  • Mental Well-being and Resilience Learning Community
  • MN Thrives
  • Black Youth Mental Health
  • Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents
  • Supporting Mental Well-being During COVID-19
  • Community Tools
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  • Suicide Prevention
  • Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC)
  • Help Me Connect
  • Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)
Contact Info
Mental Health Promotion
651-201-3650
health.mentalhealth.mdh@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Mental Health Promotion
651-201-3650
health.mentalhealth.mdh@state.mn.us

Parenting Supports in Correctional Facilities

An estimated 1 out of 6 youth in Minnesota have an incarcerated or previously incarcerated parent, making parental incarceration one of the most frequently reported Adverse Childhood Experience for this population (MN Student Survey, 2022). The Parenting Supports in Correctional Facilities Contact List was created with the goal of improving the quantity and quality of parent-child contacts while the parent is in custody and after release. To support children of incarcerated parents in Minnesota, the Minnesota model jail practices learning community designed a program to promote and expand services in correctional facilities aimed at improving parent-child relationships. Below is the current list of correctional facilities that children and family members of an incarcerated person(s) can contact to get more information.

CountyOrganizationContact NamePhoneEmail
AnokaAnoka Hennepin SchoolsTheresa Kasseth Theresa.kasseth@ahschools.us 
BrownBrown County Public HealthMelissa Hoffman507-233-6815Melissa.hoffman@browncounty.mn.gov
CarltonCarlton County Justice CenterLeah Collier218-384-4560Leah.collier@carltoncountymn.gov
Crow WingOstara InitiativeMN Prison Doula Project612-440-9682Info@mnprisodoulaproject.org
DakotaDamascus WayDemetria Frazier952-521-3521Demetria.frazier@damascusway.com
DodgeExchange Club Center for Family UnityBeth Hortop507-455-1190eccfudirector@gmail.com 
MCF- FaribaultParenting with PurposePaul Strong763-503-2892Paul@parentingwithpurpose.org
FreebornExchange Club Center for Family UnityBeth Hortop507-455-1190Peccfudirector@gmail.com 
GoodhueExchange Club Center for Family UnityBeth Hortop507-455-1190Peccfudirector@gmail.com 
HennepinHennepin County Correctional FacilityLaRone Greer5612-596-0001LaRone.Greer@hennepin.us
HennepinDamascus WayDemetria Frazier952-521-3521Demetria.frazier@damascusway.com
KandiyohiKandiyohi County Health & Human ServicesRita Laughlin320-231-7800Rita.laughlin@kcmn.us 
Le SueurLe Sueur County DCYFCari Krenik507-357-8115Cari.krenik@lesueurcounty.gov 
MCF-Lino LakesParenting with PurposePaul Strong763-503-2892Paul@parentingwithpurpose.org
MowerExchange Club Center for Family UnityBeth Hortop507-455-1190Peccfudirector@gmail.com 
NicolletNicollet County JailMark Oberlander507-934-7112Mark.oberlander@co.nicollet.mn.us
OlmstedOlmsted County JailCory Sherman507-328-6790Cory.sherman@olmstedcounty.gov
RamseyRamsey County Correctional FacilityGail Moerke651-266-1420Gail.moerke@co.ramsey.mn.us
RenvilleRenville County JailKali Steffel320-523-3604Kali.Steffel@renvillecountymn.gov
RiceExchange Club Center for Family UnityBeth Hortop507-455-1190Peccfudirector@gmail.com 
MCF- Rush CityParenting with PurposePaul Strong763-503-2892Paul@parentingwithpurpose.org
ScottScott County Public HealthLisa Brodsky952-496-8520Lbrodsky@co.scott.mn.us
MCF-ShakopeeMN Department of CorrectionsLori Timlin952-496-4484Lori.timlin@state.mn.us 
MCF-ShakopeeParenting with PurposeLori Strong763-503-2892Lori@parentingwithpurpose.org
StearnsStearns County JailPatricia Karnes320-259-3760Patricia.karnes@stearnscountymn.gov
SteeleExchange Club Center for Family UnityBeth Hortop507-455-1190Peccfudirector@gmail.com 
St. LouisOstara InitiativeMN Prison Doula Project612-440-9682info@mnprisodoulaproject.org
ToddTodd County Health & Human ServicesKim DeCock320-732-4011Kim.decock@co.todd.mn.us
Washington CountyWashington County Public Health & EnvironmentTyler Roenicke651-430-4058Tyler.Roenicke@washingtoncountymn.gov
StatewideMN Department of Corrections  Familysupportsunit.DOC@state.mn.us

If you have any questions or want to be added, please contact health@mch@state.mn.us.

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Last Updated: 06/06/2025

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