Recommended Service: Shelter

Shelters provide temporary housing and support services to individuals experiencing homelessness or in crisis situations, ensuring a safe and stable environment.

C8SM8SP-F17-7421

Child was brought to Children’s ED due to medical care concerns from group home. Group home reported they did not feel like they were well-equipped to attend to child’s medical needs; most recently she was choking or coughing when eating foods. Patient’s mother is currently undergoing her own medical care and is undergoing an amputation next week; mother will not be able to care for child while she is recovering. County worker is looking for respite placements and housing.

C8SM8SP-M14-7394

Child presented to Children’s ED after becoming dysregulated at group home; he wanted to leave, became upset and began throwing staff’s badges across the room. GH called EMS and child was transported to ED-Saint Paul. He is no longer able to return to GH after this incident. Child has a long history of foster care since he was three years old.

C8SM8SP-F12-7384

Child came to the emergency department after getting into an altercation with grandmother at home. Child had gotten physical with grandmother due to phone usage. Child’s legal guardian is grandmother and does not have contact with bio parents. Child has a long history of trauma. Child’s aggression is only toward grandmother; they have also presented to the ED on 5/7, 6/29, 7/8, and 7/28 for similar situation (physically aggressive towards grandmother). Grandmother is refusing to discharge child back into her care.

MHF-F15-4948

Came to us 12/9 after altercation at home with sister. Was recently inpatient for 9 days until 12/5. Parents are refusing to pick pt up. County has offered to set up CTSS services for family immediately and family refuses to work with the current Case Manager. No one is currently recommending out of home placement. Parents are wanting RTC. Has CADI waiver and contracted CM. We are continuing to work with the family and team to get her home.

MHF-F16-5020

Kiddo arrived in ED on 12/22 after altercation at Passageways Shelter. Has boarded with us many times previously, including 3 in the past month: 11/29-12/5, 12/14-12/18, and now 12/22. Also previously boarded with us 4/26 to 5/29. Was recently at Aspen and Passageways shelters, neither which she can return to. Long history of elopement. County has interim custody. Team was working toward RTC but has also historically been denied by these programs.

MHF-M15-7120

Youth came into our ED on 7/20. Came straight from another hospital. Has previously been in hotel crisis respite however due to history of property destruction was not allowed to return to the hotel location and provider has not been able to identify another hotel that pt can go to. Is on waiver and team is working toward a single site home, however waiting for DHS to give provider their UMPI# before they can take pt, unclear how long that could be. Parents are refusing to take youth home in the interim.

MHF-M11-7208

Youth came to the ED 8/16 after altercation at home. Mom is refusing to allow him to return. County is seeking shelter options for immediate plan, limited options with his age. No current DA for treatment recommendation and limited resources from the County. Parent had submitted MNchoices application last December but previous CM never submitted it, has been re-submitted now and requesting expedition due to mistake on CM part. There are no kin/family placement options currently.

MHF-F15-7110

Youth came to our ED 7/16 after running from a youth shelter. The shelter will not allow her to return. Has a history of substance abuse, has been to at least 3 SUD residential treatment programs, including a cultural specific program in CA and discharged from all of them. No other SUD residential programs will accept her. History of elopement. Looking for placement to get her out of the ER. Currently no waiver, and has not been through County screening for MH RTC. Last SUD/comprehensive assessment 4/28 recommended residential and last DA 4/2 also recommended residential.

MHF-F17-6987

Youth came into the ED 6/26 after being discharged from the shelter program they were in. Reportedly were boarding in a different hospital last week. Currently accepted at RTC but admit isn’t until 7/10. Needing an interim plan. County has permanent guardianship. Has been denied by most shelter programs. Does have waiver funding but no waiver CM yet.