Mental Health Collaboration Hub
Patient is an 11-year-old male presenting to Children’s Emergency Department due to increasing behavioral escalations at home. Patient has a history of trauma. Patient has not had stable housing and has been in several different placements within this last year.
Patient does not meet inpatient mental health criteria due to no ongoing or current suicidal ideation, thoughts of self-harm, or thoughts to harm others and was recommended to discharge home to his foster home with his grandmother.
County: Dakota
MHF-F13-1114
Pt is presented to the ED by the police after running away from home approximately two weeks ago. Pt had gotten into an argument with her mother and no longer felt safe there. Pt reports being physically abused at her mother’s house. Pt had been staying at a man’s house since running away from home, has been having unprotected sexual intercourse with him, and has a history of being sexually exploited for money. Pt is also on probation for unknown reasons.
