New Mental Health Training in Minnesota Assisted Livings

Effective 7/1/2025, staff working in licensed assisted livings must receive two hours of initial training on mental illnesses and de-escalation, and one hour every year thereafter. The training must include recognizing symptoms of common mental illness diagnoses; de-escalation techniques and communication; and crisis resolution and suicide prevention, including procedures for contacting county crisis response teams and the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline. Minn. Sess. Law 2024, Ch. 127, Art. 47, Sec. 8).

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