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If YOU come to this page and your looking for HELP..... Please don't think twice about calling the eight hundred number for help!!! ... They care about you and what your going through.... SO CALL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

"Teen Suicide”... Those words have taken on a whole new meaning for many of us lately. Our peaceful little town of New Richmond, WI has been rocked by the deaths of Kris Rahr and Jason Renspe. In addition, several other students have come forward and shared the details of the own plans for suicide, which thankfully were not carried out. As if all this wasn’t more than enough, there have also been two shootings in the area involving teenagers.

In an effort to pool resources and information regarding these issues, Youth for Christ / St. Croix Valley has created this web site. Designed to both highlight available resources in the community and to provide some important information for those struggling with these concerns, this web site is for both teenagers and adults.

We encourage you to review the information here and contact any of the recourses listed if you or someone you know is dealing with depression, loneliness, talking about or considering harming themselves.

If you would like more information or maybe just need some to talk to, please give us a call at 1-888-249-0384
any time, day or night. If you have thought or comments relating to these issues or this web site, please feel free to e-mail them to us at

Youth For Christ

We here at Youth for Christ would like to help the students, families and community of New Richmond in any way that we can during this difficult time of loss and sorrow. We would like everyone to know that we are here, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and that they should feel free to calls us any time.

Please feel free to share our Toll Free Hotline Number 1-888-249-0384 with anyone that might need it. We offer assistance over the phone, or in person if need be, free of change to teenagers and their families.

In addition, we would like to provide this list of other resources available in the area. We have spoken to most of those on this list and they are eager to help.

I have also included some additional information on our Youth Guidance Program. We work with at-risk and in-crisis teenagers and their families throughout the St. Croix Valley.

Please feel free to use this information in any way the you see fit. If we can be of any further assistance please give me a call.

Thank you very much for your assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

Leonard M. Breure

Area Churches

Crisis Intervention & Counseling

Leonard M. Breure, Area Director
Youth for Christ / St. Croix Valley
2371 - 65th Street
New Richmond, WI 54017
24 hour a day crisis intervention
1-888-249-0384

Youth Guidance Program & Christian Counseling
(715) 294-2401
Services provided free of charge.

Dr. Christopher Babbit
Northwest Counseling Services
240 Wisconsin Drive
New Richmond, WI 54017
(715) 246-7777

Crisis & Family Counseling

Most major insurances accepted.

Mental Health Department
St. Croix County Human Services
1445 N. 4th Street
New Richmond, WI 54017
(715) 246-8287
Business Hours call 246-8287
Off Hours Emergency call 911
(ask to get in touch with the on
call mental health worker.)
Services include:
Therapists / Counseling
In Home Treatment Team
Community Support Program
Assessment & Testing
Plus a wide variety of other services
Most insurance plans accepted, also sliding fee scale.

Carol Christianson,
Counseling Therapy Services
1176 County Road C
New Richmond, WI 54017
(715) 246-3737

Joseph Bilgrien, Therapist
Lutheran Social Services
920 3rd Street
Hudson, WI 54016
(715) 386-3581

Camille M. Kulka MS, LP
Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
333 North Main Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-8023

Behavioral Health Services, Inc

Family Service St. Croix
216 West Myrtle Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-4840

Rev. Connie Swain
Faith Christian Counseling Center
186 County Road U, Suite #5
River Falls, WI 54022
(715) 425-8982

Bruce Cicchese,
Teens for Christ
898 So. Wasson Lane
River Falls, WI 54022
(715) 425-8490 24 hours

Teens For Christ

Juli Chaffee, Dir. of Crisis Response
The Minirth Meier New Life Clinics
1-800-NEW-LIFE

The Minirth Meier New Life Clinics

Alpha House Youth Care, Inc.
Teen Care Crisis Hotline
1-800-491-8336

Larry & Lynn Lindahl
Family Life Services
14230 - 55 Street
Stillwater, MN 55082
1-651-215-2700

Vern Hill, Area Director
Young Life
6381 - Osgood Ave. North
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 430-1873


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