Executive Director, Youth Continuum, Plymouth, MN

Jim Steinhagen, M.A., is the executive director of Hazelden Youth Services and the Center for Youth and Families in Plymouth, Minnesota, which helps young men and women, ages 14-25, find freedom from alcohol and other drugs and regain hope for healthier lives.

Jim has over three decades of experience in the field of addiction treatment, functioning in a variety of roles with diverse populations and challenges. Prior to joining the Hazelden Foundation, Jim lived in Sweden for five years while working in Sweden and Denmark as a consultant with three organizations, providing expertise in setting up Minnesota Model style treatment programs focused on target populations of youth, individuals with criminal histories and mothers with children.

He spent most of his first 20 years in the field working in addiction services at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis, which eventually became part of the Fairview Hospital system. While there, Jim worked as a counselor before becoming manager of outpatient services and director of adolescent services. He has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Metropolitan State University and a master's degree in Health and Human Services Administration from St. Mary's University.