Group Homes are residential facilities where individuals, often children or adults with special needs, live in a group setting with support and supervision provided by trained staff.
came to ED with suicidal and homicidal threats after an upsetting conversation with former foster provider – currently denies HI/SI to staff, unable to be placed with former foster provider, difficulty at group home – arguments with staff and other residents and they have said she is unable to return, CPS worker is guardian and looking for placement,
Nexus -FACTS
– youth has been accepted at Nexus FACTS for assistance with Placement Coordination Services.
State of MN is trying to find a way to build his own home, timing TBD.
Aggressive, DD, low IQ – 40-50, FAS, ward of state, targeted case mgr. Was provisionally discharged from CABHH, not allowed to return. Perhaps a plan is a state run group home, in development?
Patient is presented to the ED by EMS for aggressive behavior towards staff and another resident in his group home. At the group home staff brought the patient out to his school transportation but the patient became dysregulated when he saw the driver was different from prior trips. Patient then eloped to a neighbor’s house where he entered. Staff followed and called the police. Patient was brought back to the group home, but later got into a physical fight with another resident and staff member. Police were called a second time, and patient was transported to the hospital using restraints. The patient has a history of ED visits and has had approximately 6 previous hospital admissions (5/21; 7/21; 10/21; 11/21; 12/21; 9/22). The patient has a diagnosis history of DMDD, ODD, ADHD, GAD, depression, and RAD
14 year old with significant trauma history, ward of Hennepin County, recent placement at his request with young adult brother that was disrupted due to conflict. Briefly placed at Von Wald shelter but repeatedly eloped in an effort to reunite with his brother, and was brought to the ED. Calm overall except when relocated to a unit that required observation while in the restroom, then repeatedly escalated with verbal threats, closing himself in the bathroom, and hitting the walls.
Patient is under the guardianship of Swift County, and presented to the ED from his group home in Hennepin County. Patient got upset after being denied an outing, and went out to the road (not a busy road) and threatened suicide by getting hit by a car. Police were called, and patient was taken back to his group home where he made homicidal threats towards a neighbor. Group home staff then requested patient be seen by the emergency department. Patient has had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations. Patient reports frequent suicide attempts with methods unlikely to harm him, such as tying shoestrings around neck. Patient has a history of self-harm.
15 year old male with a history of ASD, ADHD, trauma, and multiple prior psychiatric hospitalizations and residential placements. He was admitted to the hospital after becoming aggressive and self-injurious while at crisis stabilization home. Patient has a history of making significant threats of violence and has been repeatedly sexually inappropriate. He was removed from his home after having molested a younger cousin. Patient will, at times, express remorse for his behaviors while at other times appearing grandiose and narcissistic, with violence perpetrated in response to narcissistic injury.
ASD, impulse control issues, DD, trauma history, pica, SIB, hits self, headbangs, nonverbal, putting foreign objects in body, smears feces, no family involvement, ward of Stearns County. No family involvement. Communicates w laptop, pictures. OT doing sensory work. Referral across MN, WI, ND, SD. Tennessee declines. Very difficult to place. 2 staff in day and 1 at night. Stearns trying to work on a home in their county. Came from her family care at age 4, to group home until 7, then another group home. She has struggled at her most recent group home. Lots of hands-on care. Willing to re-refer her to Grafton – was declined in July.
14 year old with significant trauma history, ward of Olmsted, previously residing in kinship foster placement but repeatedly eloped. Refuses to participate in therapy as an outpatient. Verbally defiant at times but no significant aggression toward caregivers; can have reactive physical fights with peers at school but not unprovoked. County has guardianship since November 2022, but he does have actively involved aunt/uncle who will be the targets for permanency planning.
Patient presented from group home with aggression, breaking things. He has chronic aggressive behaviors. He was admitted to Hawthorn Center state hospital in 6/21-7/22. During his admission, patient’s mom passed away and he was placed in Beacon Crisis Residence. Patient had a prolonged stay in UMMC ED September 2022-October 2022 and was discharged to RTC in TN. Patient was discharged from the facility in TN due to concerns with the facility and was returned MN. He was brought from the airport to Children’s Hospital on 1/11/23-1/13/23 and was discharged and immediately brought to UMMC ED by parent and county worker. He was in UMMC ED 1/13/23-2/7/23 and was started on Zyprexa ODT due to cheeking medications. He was eventually discharged to crisis home. Patient then returned for further concerns of medication non adherance and exacerbation of psychotic symptoms. He had inpatient admission on Inpatient mental health at UMMC from 2/15/23-3/12/23. Patient was discharged to respite house with additional wrap around services. Patient has had 4 ED encounters since that time. Patient discharged to his group home on 5/1/23 and returned to ED on 5/2/23 due to aggressive behaviors. Patient is unable to return to group home.
Pt is presented to the ED via EMS. Pt resides at a residential treatment facility, where he has been for the past three months. While at the group home, pt reports he became upset by hallucinations and began banging his head. Pt states that he wanted to harm himself and possibly end his life. Pt has hx of baseline S/I and threats of suicide. Pt reports hx of physical and sexual abuse (does not provide further details.) Pt has hx of Borderline Personality Disorder, DMDD, PTSD, GAD and Unspecified Psychosis.
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