If your property was affected by the wildfires in May, find resources and information on relevant county services here: 2025 Spring Wildfires

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Boards & Committees

 
 

Public Health and Human Service Advisory Committee

The mission of the St Louis County Public Health and Human Services Advisory Committee is to advance a County where all are safe and healthy. The Committee makes recommendations to the St Louis County Board of Commissioners and to the Department relative to the public health and social service needs of the county communities and residents. An annual report of Committee activities is given to the County Board of Commissioners at the end of each calendar year.

Strategic Priorities

  • Promote inclusive community engagement and collaboration
  • Identify, understand, and address community health, social, and safety issues
  • Influence policy-makers for health, social services, and well-being
  • Champion Health Equity

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Heading Home Advisory Council

In order to fully coordinate homeless funds in St Louis County, it was our collective vision that there would be one advisory body that would eventually oversee all Federal, State, and local homeless funds. The newly formed advisory committee would have both City of Duluth and St Louis County appointed members.

This leadership council has 15 appointed Commissioners. The appointed Governance Board is charged with:
  • Monitoring and advisement of homeless funds
  • Staying current with local needs and gaps
  • Best practices to prevent and end homelessness

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Substance Use Disorder Collaborative

We are a collaborative group comprised of recovery supports and Substance Use Disorder service providers that span St. Louis County, Carlton County, and surrounding Tribal Nations.
VISION STATEMENT:
The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Collaborative is a coordinated, timely, culturally responsive, and person centered system of care that offers choice and direct access to recovery.
MISSION STATEMENT:

The SUD Collaborative provides services and supports to people with Substance Use Disorder, reduces the number of substance use related deaths and increases the number of people in our recovery community.

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Community Solutions for Substance Use & Recovery

We are a collaborative group dedicated to working within the Substance Use Continuum of Care which acknowledges the spectrum of healthy use, unhealthy use, problematic use, and disorder.

Our service area includes St. Louis County, Carlton County, and surrounding Tribal Nations.

OUR MISSION:
To reduce harm, increase safety, and support recovery through community-based solutions for those impacted by substance use.
OUR VALUES:
  • Prevention & De-stigmatization
  • Dismantle Discrimination
  • Culturally Responsive
  • Supportive Recovery Community
  • Person Centered
  • Increase Access & Reduce Barriers

 

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Opioid Remediation Settlement Advisory Committee

This committee serves to prioritize use of settlement funds from the national class action lawsuit involving several prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors. The purpose is to offer guidance on directing funds across broad categories including prevention, criminal justice, treatment and recovery, and harm reduction to achieve meaningful, long-term impact. 


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Mental Health Local Advisory Committee

The St. Louis County Mental Health Local Advisory Council (LAC) is intended to bring together diverse perspectives on mental health in order to identify resources, changes, additions and improvements to local mental health services for children and adults. The goal being to utilize the knowledge of diverse groups of individuals in order to improve the mental health delivery in our communities.

The LACs are established to provide advice and recommendations to their counties and county boards.

The purpose of the LAC is:

  • Receive and Review Input:  The LAC will receive and share input from community stakeholders regarding the effectiveness of local mental health services.
  • Recommend:  The LAC will provide input to the St. Louis County Board, Public Health and Human Services including an annual report on recommendations for how to improve mental health services.
  • Inform:  The LAC will advise on how to improve coordination of mental health care in the community and share insights on emerging factors, cultural considerations and trends related to mental health for children and adults.

 

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Family Home Visiting Community Advisory Committee

The Northeast Regional Family Home Visiting Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is a voluntary committee that will provide strategic guidance for the planning, implementation, expansion, and evaluation of the home visiting program(s) across the 7-county region (Carlton, Cook, Lake, Saint Louis Counties, Aikin, Itasca, and Koochiching counties) and 3 tribes (Fond du Lac, Bois Forte, and Leech Lake).

It will establish a community support system for the program(s) and promote program quality and sustainability. The CAC will provide guidance and recommendations on how to sustain the program(s) and how to better serve caregivers and their children across the region.

Mission and Vision

The CAC is committed to building and sustaining community partnerships in Northeast MN that support the creation of strong, self-sufficient family units that nurture parent-child relationships. The vision of the CAC is to successfully support home visiting programs through providing leadership, community involvement, engagement and maximizing available funding. 

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