Sober Homes Work Group

In fiscal year 2022, the Minnesota Legislature requested that the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) form a work group to conduct a study of sober homes (SF873). (View a hearing on SF873 by the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.)

This work group will build a report and make recommendations to the Legislature on or before September 15, 2022 in the following four focus areas:

• increasing access
• promoting person-centered practices and cultural responsiveness
• potential oversight of sober home programs
• providing consumer protections for individuals in sober home programs with substance use disorders and individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses

These organizations are partnering with DHS in the work group:

• Minnesota Society for Addiction Medicine
• NAMI Minnesota
• Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health
• Minnesota Association of Sober Homes

Consultants

• Genesis Consulting Services, LLC, Dr. Kristin Morris, EdD
• 10,000 Lakes Consulting, Katie Burns
• Strategy & Effectiveness

Meeting Schedule

All upcoming meetings are scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you want to participate in or observe the work group meetings, please email Neerja Singh at neerja.singh@state.mn.us.

• April 26
• May 17
• June 14
• July 12

Questions?

• If you would like to offer opinions or questions about sober home programs, please send an email to Sober.Home.Study.DHS@state.mn.us.