Health Service

Students may use the Ask a Nurse service to submit any health questions or concerns. Simply click on the link and fill out the short form. You will receive a response via e-mail. Although we try to protect the privacy of individual information, please note that questions submitted over the Internet are not secure.

If you have a private or personal issue, you're encouraged to visit Health Service in person. Same day appointments are available.

• Book an appointment  or
• Call 651-450-3521 or
• email askanurse@inverhills.edu

Health Service can refer students to low-cost providers for immunizations. Seasonal flu vaccines will be made available free to students.

Need an appointment? Same day appointments are available.

• Book an appointment  or
• 651-450-3521 or
• email askanurse@inverhills.edu

Dakota County Crisis Response Unit (CRU)
Call 952-891-7171
24/7 (Apple Valley)

Ramsey County Mental Health Services
Call 651-266-7900
24/7 (St. Paul)

Regions Hospital Mental Health
Call 651-254-1000
24/7 (St. Paul)

Crisis Connection
Call 612-379-6363 or
Call 866-379-6363
24/7 (Minnesota)

MEN’S LINE (Crisis Connection)
Call 612-379-6367 or
Call 866-379-6367
24/7 (Minneapolis)

Crisis Intervention Center and Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call 612-347-3161

Suicide Prevention Center
Call 612-347-2222
(Minneapolis)

Inver Hills counselors are available to help students work through any issues they may be having.

Explore the Student Basic Needs page for resources.

Additional resources:

• Minnesota hotline - Warmline Support
• A virtual community and health care connection resource (mental health and substance abuse resources throughout Minnesota)
• Mental health awareness month is May
• National Alliance on Mental Illness:
  • Call 1-800-950-6264 for mental health hotline number

• Substance Abuse (MN Dept. of Human Services)
• RehabSpot: Information To Help With Withdrawl
• ProjectKnow
• Eight Stubborn Alcohol Myths, Debunked by Science (lifehacker)
• College Drinking: Changing the Culture (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Alcohol Cost Calculator
• Blood Alcohol Calculator
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Panic Attack–Summary (anxieties.com)
• Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder (Helpguide.org)
• 19 Natural Remedies for Anxiety (Health.com)
• How to Overcome Anxiety without Medication (CalmClinic)

• Depression (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Suicide Prevention (Mood Disorders)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• What is an eating disorder? (The Joy Project)
• National Eating Disorders Association

• Face 2 Face
• The Trevor project - A lifeline for lgbt+ Youth
• Trans support network

• Internet and Computer Addiction (Helpguide.org)
• Compulsive gambling (Mayo Clinic)
• National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG)
• Sexual Addictions