Patient presented to the Emergency Trauma Center at St. Cloud Hosptial with aunt. Patient presented after being on run from NW Passages in Wisconsin. During times of elopement, patient is known to spend time at the home of a person known for drugs and trafficking. Patient has a county mental health case manager that is working to make referrals for appropriate levels of care. Patient has a history of aggression towards their aunt. Patient does not have any contact with biological father as he is incarcerated and limited contact with biological mother. Parental rights have not been terminated, but patient’s aunt has physical and legal custody. Patient is very vulnerable and has no insight into the unsafe nature of his behaviors.
Recommended Service: Therapeutic Foster Care
Therapeutic Foster Care is a specialized form of foster care that provides children with structured, therapeutic, and supportive environments to address their emotional and behavioral needs.
NMH8R0MGH-F12-4627
Presented to the ED in the evening, 9/18/24, with her parents after she ran away from school on Tuesday and made suicidal statements to a friend on Monday stating “I’m going to kill myself” which was relayed back to her parents. She also told another peer on Monday that she plans to run away. When she did run away the following day, Mom reports that she was missing for two hours before they found her and there were no known precipitating factors leading to this. Patient tells writer that she “doesn’t know” where she went on Tuesday and “I was walking towards home apparently.” Writer asked about why she is expressing confusion/poor memory of the event and if she was using any drugs/alcohol. She looked at writer, shrugged, then did not answer further. Throughout evaluation, patient is vague, intermittently evasive, and at times mute with writer. She presents with an incongruent and at times inappropriate affect and vacillates from a younger child-like presentation to a more adolescent presentation. She lacks insight into her parents’ concerns and demonstrates poor insight and poor judgement related to her personal safety. She is not willing or able to participate in reflection about why her parents/other adults are having significant concerns for her overall wellbeing, mental health and safety. When asked if she thinks she can maintain safety in the community/at home and also agree to not run away, she will not answer writer.
Area(s) of Risk: suicidal ideation, elopement, inability to care for self
Level of Risk: High for elopement and safety chronically for past few months which has been demonstrated repeatedly by running away and making unsafe choices such as getting in a stranger’s car and making pornographic videos of herself. Level of risk for SI statements is fluctuating and it is noted that pt does not have hx of suicide attempts.
Intent to Act: No
Referrals made to adolescent child psychiatric hospitals however no openings. Patient calm, cooperative and not having sx or bx thus appropriate to dc back home as of 9/20 however parents declining to have her discharge to home.
Child Protection involved as well as patient’s mental health case manager.
MHF-M9-4600
Came to ED 9/13 after Dad reported pt was threatening. Family came from out of state recently, have been homeless in MN, living in their car. CPS involved and took temp custody of pt effective 9/17. CPS looking for foster care/shelter placement for kiddo and sibling. Referral made for Nexus YCT.
MHF-F8-4597
Came to ED 9/13 after Dad reported pt was threatening. Family came from out of state recently, have been homeless in MN, living in their car. CPS involved and took temp custody of pt effective 9/17. CPS looking for foster care/shelter placement for kiddo and sibling.
AH-M13-4588
Pt per chart presented 9/15/2024 d/t sent from JAF facility after agitation episode during which pt expressed self-harm ideation via electric outlets. Of note this is a behavior for which he has been sent to ED multiple times and regulates in ED and has been sent back. However, currently facility is not agreeing to take pt back and apparently for the past 5 days since last visit, there has been a plan to discharge pt if there was 1 more ED visit, which is current visit.
PH-F10-4549
Recommendation for level 5 QRTP or level 6 PRTF. Patient is currently in psychiatric inpatient hospitalization.
Ten-year-old female patient with a history of in utero exposure and early childhood trauma and attachment concerns, with a historical diagnosis of FASD-Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopment Disorder (ARND). Patient presents with emotional dysregulation, violent threats and aggression, as well as passive suicidal ideation. Patient has been hospitalized multiple times and participated in several outpatient services.
Discharge Plan:
RTC (recommendation letter sent to CMHCM who is requesting county screening meeting)
-Nexus Gerard (referral sent, reviewing, will hear back week of 9/2)
-Northwood (referral submitted, next opening end of year, will review for acceptance at that time)
-North Homes (declined due not have staffing to meet needs related to aggression, SW requested reconsideration; declined 8/21)
PRTF (PRTF eligibility form sent to DHS 8/16)
-Nexus East Bethel (referral submitted w/PRTF eligibility approval 9/4)
-Grafton (referral submitted w/PRTF eligibility approval 9/4)
Bridging with Day tx
-Catholic Charities (referral pending although may not consider d/t RTC rec, IEP sent, 8 person WL)
Current Providers:
Med Management- Mayo Clinic
CM- Dakota County
CADI waiver- Dakota County contracted provider
CTSS
MHF-F12-4571
Pt came to our ED on 9/6 following a verbal altercation with foster parent. Foster parent is refusing to let kiddo return. County has custody, limited parental involvement. Was supposed to begin Fairview’s PHP program 9/10 however is unable to being in the ED, should be able to begin that program once placement is found. County is currently searching for shelter/other foster care options and screening for MH group home placements.
MHF-M7-4555
Came to the ED on 8/27 after behaviors at home of head banging and screaming. Mom has refused to pick pt up thus far, wanting medications prescribed before she is willing to do so. Our psychiatrist has been trying to work with Mom on potential medication changes, but there has not been an agreement thus far. CPS has opened a case and is investigating, and Nexus YCT intake was yesterday. Patient is primarily non-verbal. Mom is reporting he needs residential treatment, but there is no professional recommendation for that at this time and due to age and autism diagnosis, options would be very limited. Mom has connected with Chelida in WI. Pt has DD waiver with in-home services, as well as Washburn ready to come out at discharge.
CH-M10-4290
Patient presented via law enforcement to the St. Cloud ETC after eloping from mother’s home and found wandering on Highway 10. Initially aggressive/combative with law enforcement. Patient was cleared for discharge but refused to go with mom, because combative and required PRN to calm down. Was kept overnight. Patient’s mom refused to pick patient up once cleared for discharge due to his ongoing aggressive behaviors. CPS is involved and a new report was filed.
Police hold initiated 7/9/24 and CHIPs petition is being pursued. County CPS worker is seeking foster care placement.
Update (7/18)- Court hearing for CHIPs petition. County CPS case worker is continuing to look for foster care placement. Patient will have twice weekly phone calls with his mother.
MHF-F17-4377
Pt came to our ED via ambulance after running away from Avanti, because they planned to discharge her home to family where she did not want to go. Avanti will not take her back. She has been cooperative and has not had any behavioral incidents in the ED. She is at her baseline, which includes non-suicidal self injurious behavior. Has history of therapy, psych, PHP, IPMH, foster care. Going to a different family member for kinship placement is currently being discussed though pt is not agreeable at this time.