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.

CH8SCH-F13-6895

Presented from local youth shelter. Unable to return to the shelter. Patient is in custody of Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe due to child welfare case that is currently open. No family available to care for the patient. Looking for any/all placements.

NFH8EB-F13-6881

Youth experiences emotional and behavioral dysregulation that impairs functioning across settings. Dysregulation looks like verbal aggression, suicidal comments or gestures, self-harm, eloping. Youth demonstrates poor impulse control and has low frustration tolerance. Youth experiences cognitive rigidity and has limited insight which often contributes to interpersonal conflict. Youth has participated in a 35 day assessment program and other residential treatment services. Youth was administratively discharged from her previous residential placement due to persistent dysregulation with limited progress.

NFH8EB-F15-6850

Youth struggles to maintain appropriate boundaries with peers, engages in instigating behaviors and has a significantly strained relationship with her caregivers, which has continually contributed to disruptive attachments.

MHF-F11-6771

Youth came to our ED in a smaller town on 4/27/26. Was in a pre-adoptive home who is refusing to allow her to return, was at RTC prior to that. Struggling to identify placement options due to age, IQ, and history of behaviors. County is currently exploring all options for her- PRTF, QRTP, Group Homes, DD waiver placements- Crisis and CRS, shelters, and fosters.

MHF-F17-6700

Youth came to our ED on 4/9 after being on the run for 3 weeks. Has a long history of elopement and some aggression as well. Is open with CPS, ACT team, and DD waiver, and there is a VPA for placement currently. County team is looking at all placement options- all waiver options, RTC, out of state. Has been denied many places already primarily due to the elopement behaviors.

CH8SCH-M13-6405

Patient presented to the ETC from a local Youth Shelter. Patient is not able to return to the shelter. Patient is in the custody of Hennepin County. Patient has significant trauma that he has been able to truly process and understand.

MHF-M9-6137

Youth came to ED 9/22 from Foster Home after aggressive behavior and is unable to return there. Was recently in FV IP unit until 9/19. County has temp custody and is looking for other foster options, but he has been circulated on the list since end of July with no acceptance. Expedited MNchoices is reportedly being requested.

MCR-F14-5997

Comes from Von Wald 180 degrees after being there almost 5 days, due to her statements about “what would happen if someone died here,” and some fixation on the gas stove causing concern that she would tamper and cause harm to many. She is removed from family home and there are complex family dynamics. She is adopted and is the youngest of 6. Adoptive mom is in TCU level of care and cannot care for her, needing supervised visits, and dad is not able to have contact. CPS and MH workers involved. This week she was certified disabled and hopefully a CADI SW will be assigned soon!

MHF-F8-6164

Youth came to our ED on 10/1/25 via police from foster home after elopement. Has been to our ED 5x in the past 2 weeks, all for elopement. County has custody. Has been to RTC in the past and team does not feel that would be beneficial at this time. Looking for another foster care or waiver group home placements. Struggling with placement options due to age.