PH-F16-3212

Update 5/16/24: No new information from 5/8 update. Accepted at Bar None Haven, county funding approved. QI completed with recommendation for secure residential setting that is able to accommodate both chemical dependency and mental health treatment. County is inquiring to see if this can be accommodated at Bar None Haven or if they have to look into additional placement options. Medical recommendation is locked mental health RTC. Comprehensive assessment (rule 25) recommends Mental Health Residential. Accepted at Nexus East Bethel PRTF- opening midsummer.

Update 5/8/24: Accepted at Bar None Haven, county funding approved. QI completed with recommendation for secure residential setting that is able to accommodate both chemical dependency and mental health treatment. County is inquiring to see if this can be accommodated at Bar None Haven or if they have to look into additional placement options.
 
Update 5/01/24: Accepted at Bar None Haven, county funding approved. Missed admissions on 3/20 and 4/30 due to county wanting to complete QI process and having VPA signed in front of a judge before approving placement.

Update 4/25/24: Accepted at Bar None Haven, second opening is now 4/30 and county approved for placement, they are not approving transition on 4/30 wanting a judge to sign the VPA in court and wait the QI process.
Accepted to Nexus East Bethel PRTF, estimated wait list out until August-September.

Update 4/17/24: County funding approved, awaiting open placement at Bar None Haven, previously missed admission due to no funding. Pending acceptance decision at Nexus East Bethel PRTF.

Update 4/3/24: Pt has MA now. CMHCM in process of being assigned and requesting preplacement screening for funding. Denied from Grafton. On waitlist at Bar None Haven, missed admission due to no funding. Pending East Bethel.

Discharge Plan:
Level 6 RTC/PRTF-
Grafton (Referral submitted; Not in network with Prime west, can contract with MA MCO’s and obtain SCA, Denied 2.8.24, re-reviewed, denied)
Nexus East Bethel (Referral submitted; pt will need straight MA; several month waitlist, now has MA so re-reviewing, accepted, admission waitlist til mid-summer)
Bar None Haven (Referral submitted, Tentative admit 3/20-3/21, dependent on county funding, county declining JST screening, requested again, approved)
CMHCM at Beltrami County (Guardian currently in communication with the county, case manager was not being assigned until pt has CD treatment, requested reconsideration)

Notably, Previous services/interventions attempted: Dual Diagnosis IOP, Outpatient therapy, outpatient psychiatry, PCP, CMHCM, CTSS, CD RTCs, Inpatient x3, JDC, previous foster placements.

CMHCM at Beltrami County (Referral completed, services in intake)
INSURANCE- NOW Straight MN MA (was a PRIME WEST MA)
Description: Patient is a 16-year-old Native American female who has a history of depression, anxiety, ADHD, nicotine use disorder, cannabis use disorder, and unspecified trauma. Patient experiences significant impairment(s) in the area(s) of social, emotional, and academical. Patient identifies current supports as her father, sisters, and grandmother. Patient has a history of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization through PrairieCare and Prairie St. Johns.

PH-F17-3785

Recommendation is for level 5 Residential Treatment; patient is currently inpatient.

Patient is a 17-year-old individual who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They admitted to PrairieCare Inpatient Hosptial via ED due to an increase in suicidal ideation. This is their 3rd psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, they have done PHP, and engaged in outpatient mental health therapy and psychiatry. County funding has been approved for RTC on 4/25/24.

Discharge Plan:
RTC: (county funding approved on 4/25)
-Avanti (ACCEPTED, scheduled admission Tuesday 6/4/24)
-Gerard (Referral sent & received, awaiting secondary review)
-North Homes (accepted with immediate opening – county and guardian declined placement)

Continue with established outpatient providers:
-Individual therapy: South Central Human Relations-Owatonna
-CMHCM: MN Prairie County Alliance

PH-F17-3791

5/20/24: Patient discharged from inpatient and admitted to PCR.

5/8 update: Patient scheduled for admission to PrairieCare Residential on 5/20/24 at 10:00am.
5/6 update: Patient is currently awaiting an RTC bed through PrairieCare Residential in Maple Grove. Patient has been approved for 3rd pathway funding through Hennepin County. Due to patient behaviors seeming to increase, other options are being explored for aftercare as denials are a possibility. Parents do not feel safe with the patient coming home.

Discharge Plan:
Residential Treatment:
-PrairieCare Residential; intake 5/20/24 at 1000

Other RTC Referrals:
-Nexus Gerard; referral made
-North Homes; referral made, declined due to FAS and IQ
-Avanti Center for Girls; referral made, declined due to aggression and peer conflict

Outpatient Providers:
Establish CMHCM; opened with Soreya Jama through Hennepin County, 3rd pathway funding approved

Establish/Continue CTSS with Samira through Nexus FACTS
Continue Therapy with Mary Midler at Great Lakes Neurobehavioral Center in Edina (weekly)
Continue PCP with Dr. Megan Reilly at Partners in Pediatrics in Plymouth
Continue Psychiatry with Gerard Balan at Plymouth Psych Group
Continue IEP Case Management with Yvette Zeese at Wayzata High School
Continue Neurological Services with Dr. Catalfamo at Noral Neurological Clinic in Bloomington

ADMISSION NOTE: Patient was admitted due to acute safety concern and was unable to contract for safety at home. Pt was in PHP in the past and family was monitoring her 24/7 at home as instructed. Pt became irritated that she is constantly being watched and ended up having altercation with her mother because she was instructed by her mother to change outside of her bedroom because the mother was unable to see her. Pt ended up leaving and went to her grandmother’s house which is next door while mom followed her, pt went straight to the kitchen grabbed a knife and start threatening to stab herself. Mother was able to wrestle the knife out of her hands and called EMS. Pt has a history of depression, anxiety, epilepsy, and fetal alcohol syndrome.

MHF-F11-3813

Patient came to the ED on 5/4 after running away from her foster care. Patient reports she does not want to return to that foster care. County is guardian and CPS/ICWA worker is exploring shelters, denied from Dignity House and Passageways, still waiting to hear from Brittney’s Place. Elopement is main behavioral concern currently, pt did not like the foster care she was in. Not suicidal or violent according to foster parent.

PH-F16-3692

Update 5/09/24: Patient discharged from inpatient to home with outpatient supports in place while awaiting admission to RTC. Admission to Avanti RTC tentative 6/4/24

Update 5/08/24: Patient is accepted to Avanti Center for Girls RTC. Tentative admission date is 6/04/24.
Update 5/01/24: Patient is accepted to Avanti Center for Girls RTC. Estimated opening early-mid May. County funding approved for placement.
Update 4/24/24: Patient is accepted to Avanti Center for Girls RTC. Estimated opening early-mid May.

Patient is a 16-year-old female who presented to inpatient from ED due to increase in SI and suicide attempt. She has had 6+ psychiatric inpatient hospitalizations. She has had two residential 35/45-day evaluations as well as a history of participating in outpatient mental health services.

Discharge Plans:
RTC:
-Gerard (Referral sent & received, wait list out until September or later)
-North Homes (declined due to previous programming experience)
-Avanti Center for Girls (Accepted, opening early-mid May)

CMHCM: Carlton County

PH-F12-3437

Update 5/14/24: Patient discharged home to the care of her guardian with outpatient supports to bridge Day Treatment.
 
Update 5/10/24: Patient tentatively scheduled to discharge home on 5/14/24, with outpatient supports to bridge PHP at Amberwing.
 
Update 5/6/24: Douglas County CPS is navigating PHP and Day Treatment with the guardian for aftercare. PHP waitlist is approximately 3 weeks and guardian still needs to obtain insurance coverage. Douglas County CPS will be closing out their case on 5/10/24 due to a lack of immediate safety concerns as evidenced by the guardian willing to take the patient home.

Update 4/30/24: Guardian is making statements of wanting the patient to return home. Patient was declined from foster placements in Wisconsin, and family placement is not an option either. Douglas County, WI, CPS, working with the guardian on a transition plan home, including Day Treatment and Outpatient Therapy. Patient remains at the hospital.

Update 4/24/24: Parent still not willing/able to take pt home. County involved and navigating alternative living arrangement/placement. DC rec is PHP.

Update 4/17/24: Parent still not willing/able to take pt home. County involved and navigating alternative living arrangement/placement. DC rec is PHP.

Update 4/3/24: Parent still not willing/able to take pt home. County involved. DC rec is PHP, openings available at PC PHP when patient is able.

Patient was admitted from Essentia Health in Duluth after attempting to run away from home. Pt has conflict w/ dad & has made HI statements toward him (burning him, switching meds out so he will OD). Pt also has a Hx of inappropriate sexual behavior with older men & on the internet.

Historically, patient lived with extended relatives for the first 11 years of her life due to mitigating circumstances that did not allow biological parents to meet her needs. Patient then went to live with her biological mom and was then sent to live with her dad, as mom was unable to meet patient needs. Patient has been with dad for about 1 month now, and he has indicated that he cannot meet her needs either, and declines for the patient to return home.

Discharge Plan:
PrairieCare Recommends:
Establish PHP; county coordinating with Amberwing, estimated 3-week waitlist

Establish Individual and Family Therapy:
-Insight Counseling in Duluth; referral made
-SOAR Services in Superior, WI; referral made
-Nystrom and Associates in Duluth; referral made

Establish PCP
Establish CMHCM (Open with Kalley Rustad at Douglas County CPS for long-term supports, closing case 5/10)
Establish CLTS (Referral made to Douglas County, CPS also coordinating)

Estimated length of stay:
Seven to ten treatment days; patient is medically ready for discharge; pending Douglas County, WI, establishing aftercare with the guardian. Guardian is now willing to take the patient home.

CH-M8-3464

Update 4.18.24 – on wait list for Northwoods, admission wouldn’t be until summer. Looking for a foster family until residential.
update 4/15/24: The patient is medically stable and has been doing very well here on the unit. Has not shown aggression towards others. One minor episode of head banging when frustrated. Medications are providing therapeutic benefit.

Patient with a past history of RAD, PTSD, ODD and questionable FASD that presented to the ER with foster parents of 4.5 months for concerns of aggression, suicidal ideation, and sexually inappropriate behaviors towards others and pets. He has been in several foster/kinship homes since age 5 with significant trauma prior to this including witnessing mom overdosing on several occasions, witnessing the overdose and death of housemate, sexual abuse by bio father, homelessness, sister attempting to suffocate and strangle him on multiple occasions, and physical abuse by caretakers. He was recently found on video touching the house dog sexually and physically inappropriate and has been threatening and pushing his foster mom. Foster providers are unable to accept him back in their home.

PH-F12-3422

Update 4/15/24: Patient discharged from inpatient on 4/15/24 to home with outpatient services while awaiting level 6 RTC/PRTF placement.

Update 4/3/24: Bar None Haven (Referral submitted, Denied 3.22.24), Northwood Children’s (Referral submitted, On waitlist), Grafton (Referral submitted), Nexus East Bethel (Referral submitted). County also working on referral for MITH program (MN Intensive Therapeutic Homes). MN Choice Assessment done.

12-year-old female with DMDD and RAD presenting to PrairieCare Inpatient Hospital. Patient has had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, 2 RTC placements and 2 JDC placements.

Discharge Plan:
Locked Level 6 RTC – Bar None Haven (Referral submitted)

Current Providers:
CMCHM at Beltrami County
Individual Therapy
Medication Management
Wavier Case Management Services through Beltrami County (In process)

C8SM8M-M11-3149

Patient presented to hospital from group home with escalated bx, unable to return. County retains guardianship.

PH-F13-2494

Primary Recommendation – RTC
-Nexus Gerard, accepted, admission 2/9 at 1000

Other RTC referrals:
-Avanti, declined
-North Homes, declined
-PrairieCare Residential, declined due to aggression
-Northwoods, referral made, declined for RTC

Out-of-State:
-Northwest Passages (Prairieview), county made referral, waitlist 2-4 months
-Lad Lake in Wisconsin, county made referral
-Youth Villages in Memphis; county made referral, reviewing
-Lava Heights in Utah; county made referral
-Falcon Ridge in Utah; county made referral
-Newport News in Virginia; county made referral
-Summit Oaks in South Dakota, county made referral, declined
-Provo Canyon in Utah; county made referral, declined
-Rogers, Hennepin County does not contract/won’t provide funding

Due to declines from QRTP, exploring PRTF options:
-Nexus East Bethel; referral made, not covered by insurance, potential to switch insurance, reviewing
-Northwoods; referral made, waitlist 2+ years

Bridge to RTC/PRTF; if warranted:
Establish CMHCM (Assigned to Kimberly Trembley through Hennepin County, 612-743-1549, waiting for QI approval for funding)
Establish PHP (SW to reschedule if/when appropriate)

Other Referrals Made:
Acadia Treatment Placement Specialists; referral made

Outpatient Recommendations:
Establish Individual Therapy
Establish Family Therapy
Continue PCP at Indian Health Board in Minneapolis

INSURED BY PRIME WEST MA

Presenting Problems: Experiencing school stressors, family dynamic changes, depression, mood lability, SI via ingestion.

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