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Jim Steinhagen, M.A., Executive Director
Youth Continuum in Plymouth, MN
Steinhagen is the executive director of Youth and Young Adult Services at Hazelden's Plymouth, Minnesota campus which helps young men and women, ages 14-25, find freedom from alcohol and other drugs.
Steinhagen 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 Hazelden, 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.
Steinhagen has provided several interviews on treating addiction in youth and the optimism of regaining hope for lifelong recovery.
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Hazelden planning $30 million expansion at its center for teens, Star Tribune, 9/6/11
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Northwest Community Television in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota about the expansion plans for Plymouth, 8/4/11
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Pot and alcohol use rises among teens - and so do health risks: studies, New York Daily News, 3/02/10
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Los Angeles Times, 9/15/08
