Haven House advocates for the needs of all children in society and their need for proper care. We believe youth need a continuum of care offered to them. We provide a service not available through traditional foster care or institutional care. We have a unique opportunity to provide services to children in need of multiple aspects of treatment. We provide adult guidance and professional services to youth placed out of the home while maintaining community living in our group home. Our facility is community based and our program is community oriented. We have tremendous flexibility in providing care to youth with varying needs. The Haven House Girls Group Home works cooperatively with the youth, their family, the placing agency and other professionals working with the child and their family to develop an individual case plan, discharge plan, and aftercare plan based on the placement goals.

​

Haven House staff are committed to helping children and their families grow and strengthen their skills. Ongoing continuing education required by licensing, by the individual needs of youth and the individual needs of the staff is provided. The Haven House team develop individual treatment plans according to each individual youth strengths, needs, and diagnosis. Haven House contracts with the licensed mental health providers to assist in therapeutic program planning, as well as daily care and treatment issues.

Haven House is a 5-bedroom welcoming home, in a quiet neighborhood located in west central Minnesota, in the city of Willmar. This setting puts youth at ease and allows them to remain living in a community setting while they work towards their goals. Maximum capacity is 12 female youth. 

Haven House is licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Corrections and will accept females ages 10-19. Referrals can include youth in need of protective services and voluntary placements. 

Admission to Haven House may be initiated by placing a referral. Your involvement on youth treatment goals will be included. Once initial screening is completed through the referral form, further background information such as psychological evaluation, family history and reports from previous interventions will be requested. A pre-placement interview may be scheduled but is not always required. Referrals may be initiated by the child’s Social Worker or Probation Officer. The placing county is responsible for payment. Haven House does not bill the youth’s insurance for placement.

​

Upon admission to the Haven House, areas of difficulty leading to placement are discussed and an individual treatment plan is developed. After thirty days, a staffing is held to discuss the youth’s transition into our program and school, as well as the youth’s progress, areas of difficulty, and issues the youth has identified as those they want to work on.  The youth’s treatment goals are:  

1. Evaluated weekly by staff

2. Reviewed regularly throughout placement at staffing’s which include all involved parties

3. Documented thoroughly in written reports

​

Haven House is designed to provide a strength based nurturing environment for youth. We empower youth to identify and evaluate behaviors and issues causing problems in their lives, educate and teach them skills, and provide an environment where issues can be worked through assertively within the program or by utilizing existing community resources. We promote and assist communication and problem solving with families. Youth-led staffing’s allow the youth to demonstrate new skills learned, as well as to take ownership for areas of difficulty. Haven House believes strongly in helping the entire family system strengthen and grow throughout their child’s placement, to better ensure success upon reunification.

​

• Home like environment
• Twenty-four-hour supervision, guidance and care
• Truthought Cognitive Skills Program
• Individual Case Planning
• Case Coordination of all Services provided within the Program and within the Community 
• Daily Group
• Individual Counseling 
• Family Meetings
• Regular staffing’s and written reports to communicate progress and areas of concern
• Recreational Activities  
• Transitional Planning and Services
• On and Off Grounds Visitation for approved visitors
• Willmar Public Schools provides education through the Lake Park School
• Third party service providers for medical, substance abuse disorder treatment and therapeutic services
• Residents are able to maintain current provider through telehealth 
• Medication Administration
• Spirituality Services
• Opportunities to complete community services hours
• Medication Administration
• Spirituality Services
• Loss and Abandonment Groups
• Volunteering and Employment Opportunities

​

We closely coordinate all of our program services with those provided by our third-party service providers.

​

Transition plans are designed for individual youth needs and coordinated with the referring agents and families prior to discharge. Transition plans may include information from the team member who has worked the closest with the youth and their team throughout placement. Transition planning may include phone calls, coordinating medical appointments upon discharge, coordinating with the professional team or providing resources within the community.