Wilder Foundation, a longstanding St. Paul nonprofit, has launched a new mental health and substance abuse disorder clinic on the city’s East Side.
The Wilder East Clinic opened Thursday at 445 Etna St., just north of Interstate 94 and Wilson Avenue. The clinic is in direct response to increased demand in the east metro for mental health and substance abuse disorder services, particularly among children and teens, according to a statement from the organization.
The clinic is geared toward offering culturally responsive services in multiple languages, with affordable care options that include parent education and family support groups. Wilder’s 2022 needs assessment found significant gaps in mental health care for Black, Southeast Asian, Latino and African immigrant families in the east metro, on top of growing need coming out of the pandemic.
“We are committed to expanding our services to meet the urgent needs of the east metro and St. Paul communities,” said Pahoua Yang, vice president of community mental health and wellness at Wilder, in the statement. “Wilder has long been a leader in school-based mental health services and culturally specific care, but with growing demand, it’s clear that we must scale our services to
provide timely, accessible and effective care to more families.”
Wilder maintains a longstanding clinic in the St. Paul Midway and also offers home-based and community-based care. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new clinic is planned this fall. Visit wilder.org/east-clinic for more information.
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