Solutions Inc

“The three officers (President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer) serve as the members of the Executive Committee. Except for the power to amend the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Executive Committee shall have all of the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors, subject to the direction and control of the Board of Directors.”

“Joel Bakken and Jan Witte-Bakken have a family relationship.”

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Directors, principal officer, or members of a committee with governing board delegated powers are required to follow the conflict of interest policy. Interested persons must disclose the existence of any conflicts of interest and disclose all material facts to the Board or Executive Committee. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the Board or Executive Committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining Board or Executive Committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. Any director may recuse himself or herself at any time from involvement in any decision or discussion in which the director believes he or she has or may have a conflict of interest.”

“Compensation for the Executive Director is determined using a combination of expected revenue and external salary data: Expected revenue - generated from current staffing productivity. External salary data - comparison of similar industry position salary/wages. Compensation is approved by the Board of Directors and documented in the minutes.”

“These documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Outpatient Mental Health Services. Solutions is licensed as a Rule 29 facility, which means that it voluntarily adheres to a set of quality assurance standards outlined by the state of Minnesota for its outpatient programming. Solutions has a part time Psychiatrist, and a full range of Mental Health Professionals, including Licensed Psychologists, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Board-Certified Behavior Analysts. These staff provide a broad range of services, including psychological evaluations, diagnostic assessments, behavioral evaluations, psychotherapy, behavioral interventions and consultation. The Outpatient staff also includes some Clinical Trainees, who are in the process of completing their supervision for terminal licensure as Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors, Licensed Independent Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Solutions also has an APA accredited Psychology Internship Program, which can accept up to four Psychology Interns each year; programming runs August 1st through July 31 each year. Solutions' therapists are trained in and primarily use evidence-based practices across our organization. We are extremely proud of this, and this focus on doing things that work is reflected across all programming areas, as outlined below: Solutions has staff certified in the following: -Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); agency state-certified as well -Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) -Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) -Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF CBT) -Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) -Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) -Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) -Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) -Duluth Model for domestic violence treatment (DV) -Applied Behavior Analysis (BCBA) -Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) -Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) -Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET) Solutions additionally has staff who are certified trainers in: -Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) Denette Narum, LICSW -Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Michele Lovehaug, LICSW, is a regional trainer for PCIT International -Incredible Years Model of classroom management Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS). CTSS is a flexible package of mental health services for children on Minnesota Medicaid who require more intensive intervention than traditional weekly or biweekly therapy. This program addresses the conditions of emotional disturbance that impair and interfere with the child's ability to function at an age-appropriate developmental level. It combines psychotherapy with skills training to restore personal and social functioning. Mental Health Professionals provide therapy and clinical supervision to the treatment planning process, while Mental Health Practitioners provide the skills training component. Adult Mental Health Rehabilitative Services (ARMHS). ARMHS is a mental health rehabilitative service for adults on Minnesota Medicaid that enables recipients to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills, when these abilities are impaired by the symptoms of mental illness. These services enable recipients to retain stability and functioning if/when they are at risk of losing significant functionality or risk being admitted to a more restricted setting. Mental Health Practitioners instruct, assist, and support the recipient in areas such as medication education and monitoring, basic social and living skills, symptom management, household management, employment-related supports, and/or transitioning to community living. A Mental Health Professional provides clinical supervision for these services. ND Rehab Services. The ND Rehab program provides a funding stream for children a”

“Solutions staff partner with school staff or with other agency staff and families. Funding is through a variety of sources, including school contracts, self-pay, and third-party payers, such as Minnesota Medicaid Waiver and ND Rehab. Targeted Mental Health Case Management. In Minnesota it is a provider of targeted mental health case management to assist individuals in gaining access to needed social, mental health, rehabilitative, educational, health, vocational, and related services. The Case Manager develops an individual service plan that helps the adult or child/family obtain needed services through coordination with other agencies and assure continuity of care. Case Managers assess the delivery, appropriateness and effectiveness of services. A Mental Health Professional clinically oversees case management services. Corporate Foster Care. Solutions provides Corporate Foster Care (aka "Residential"). This is a 24-hour service. Solutions maintains 16 beds in various houses in the Moorhead area; it currently serves 9 individuals. Individuals served in this program typically have complex presentations, including serious behavioral difficulties that require a unified multi-disciplinary treatment team. An administrator, referred to as the Designated Manager oversees all programming, and the Designated Coordinator manages cases and coordinates with team members from partnering agencies. Direct Service Professionals provide 24-hour staffing for purposes of administering outlined programming and ensure health and safety of residents. Crisis On-Call Services. Solutions provides three crisis services. These include school-based crisis services in Minnesota, after hours mobile crisis response services and consultation services in Fargo, and provision of a 24x7 crisis service for individuals with developmental disabilities in Minnesota. Mobile Crisis Response. Solutions provides mobile mental health crisis response service for Region V in North Dakota, which includes the Fargo/West Fargo metro area and surrounding rural communities. These services are accessed through Southeast Human Service Center's Regional Intervention Service, with actual on-site response times of generally less than 13 minutes. This team was dispatched on-site on average 14 times per month in 2023-2024 to provide face-to-face crisis intervention and stabilization, with 97% success in diverting hospitalization or other emergency involvement. School Crisis Response. Crisis response is a part of Solutions' school-based services, for identified elementary schools in Moorhead and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton. In addition to de-escalating the situation, these services target follow up work to engage the student's family in the need for additional mental health/behavioral interventions. Community Partnerships and Grants Solutions actively collaborates with other community partners. Examples are described below: Lakes & Prairies Community Action. Solutions has a longstanding contractual relationship with Head Start to provide consultation and reflective supervision. United Way. Solutions has worked closely with United Way of Cass-Clay for a number of years, and shares in the goal to early on address problems which might adversely affect children and families in the future. United Way provides funding to support Solutions' Incredible Years programming, an evidence-based approach which helps improve child-parent relationships and provides skill building for children and parents. Support from United Way helps to provide year-round parent groups and to defray costs for Incredible Years programming provided to students and families. Minnesota DHS Early Childhood Mental Health Grant. Solutions has been a recipient of the Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) grant for a number of years. This grant currently supports several initiatives, including a) funding for uninsured and under-insured children under five; b) provision of reflective supervision; and c) childcare consultation. Scho”