PH-F16-1369

*UPDATE: Admission to Gerard 7/28/23- just pending county funding at this time, 2nd screening today, 7/20

16 YO Female in 10th grade. Two previous psychiatric hospitalizations (2/23/22-3/4/22 and 9/17/23-9/27/23) in addition to the current admission. Has attended Day treatment. No alcohol or Drug use. Increasing SI and history of self harm. Hx of sexual abuse at age 9.

DISCHARGE EFFORTS:
-RTC: Avanti Center for Girls (Referral sent, pt accepted, 6 month wait list)
-RTC: Gerard Academy (Referral sent, pt accepted, admission, 7/28/23, pending county funding)
-RTC: North Homes (Referral Sent, pt approved, opening estimated for August-September)
-RTC: Northwood Children’s Services (Referral Sent)

Interim Plan:
-Day Treatment: TSA (pt able to return if/when it is safe to DC)
-CMHCM: Janet, Isanti County
-DBT: (SW to provide resources upon DC for guardian to use after RTC)

MHF-F16-1057

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.

EH8D-F15-277

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.

PH-F13-458

Pt has had 4 psychiatric hospitalizations, PHP twice, and outpatient services. Needing RTC and bridging plan. >Discharge from PC Inpatient is 5/11 at 1400, will discharge home until RTC.

Discharge Plan:
RTC-
Avanti (Referral made, declined for admission due to history of aggression)
North Homes (Referral made, 6-8 week waitlist)
Village Ranch (Referral made, pending acceptance)
Gerard (referral made; pending acceptance)
Northwood (referral not made; waitlist over 6 months)
Newport Academy (referral not made; insurance not accepted)
Grafton (CMHCM making referral; though likely doesn’t meet criteria due to no ASD/ID/DD diagnosis)
CRTC (referral placed)

Interim Plan:
Consider PCR (referral not made; insurance not accepted though possibility for a county contract- connecting county worker and PCR)
Continue Psychiatry at Nystrom and Associates
Continue Probation services at Goodhue County
Continue CMHCM at Fernbrook
Establish Family therapy at Nystrom and Associates.
Establish CADI worker at Goodhue County

update as of 6.22.23 – Denied acceptance at CRTC due to aggression and lack of buy in

MHF-M17-1182

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.

MHF-F18-995

Patient is presented to the ED by EMS from an RTC facility. Patient assaulted another resident and staff members, and attempted to elope from the facility. Patient is under guardianship of Martin County, and is considered a vulnerable adult. Patient has a significant history of abuse, and suicidal ideation. Patient is supposed to follow a low sugar and fat diet due to pancreatitis.

MCR-F12-255

12 year old with trauma history, in-utero cocaine exposure, long history of behavioral outbursts with adoptive parents, participating in CIBS since November and moved to Phase 2 at Gerard in early January, but struggled and was sent to the ED within 48 hours due to severe outburst at Gerard. Appears to have mild autism spectrum disorder (difficulty with transitions, sensory sensitivity, communication struggles), and likely PTSD related to attempted kidnapping and multiple sexual assaults spring 2022. Has started Vyvanse, Prazosin, and Fluoxetine while boarding, and she has had much less extreme behavioral outbursts, has not needed IM or restraint in weeks. Oppositional, but generally can be verbally redirected. Outbursts tend to be tied to her difficulty with flexibility – eg when meals or medications arrive at slightly different times, or one nurse implements different TV rules than another – will start swearing, sometimes escalating to head-banging, but generally is able to calm on her own when given space (intervening/talking/etc once she is starting to dysregulate tends to escalate rather than de-escalate her). Has loving parents and want her in their home, but fear they cannot keep her safe right now. Regarding running – hasn’t tried to elope from peds floor. Sometimes ran from school or home when upset, walks around neighborhood and comes back. Issues at school have been more blowing up and headbanging. Update as of 4/11 still in ED

MHF-F16-1094

Patient is presenting to the ED via EMS for suicidal statements and self-harm. Patient returned to her group home from school, and entered the bathroom to self-harm with a paperclip. Patient was told the group home would have to remove some of her possessions, so patient left the home. Patient threatened staff, and threatened to jump off of a bridge. Patient has been inpatient for mental health, at least six times, and has had many ED encounters (6 times in the past month) for similar symptom presentation in the past.

MHF-F37-787

Patient presents to ED via EMS for aggressive behaviors and agitation at her foster home. Patient has diagnosis of MDD, GAD, and Intellectual Delay. Foster caregivers report that the patient has had increased agitation over the past 4-5 days, is throwing things, crying most of the day, trying to run away from the setting multiple times a day, is uncooperative, destroying property, hitting caregivers in the face and stomach, and is now trying to self-harm by dumping a dresser over on herself. Patient does have contact with her birth mother but there are apparently issues with that, and foster care believes that birth mother is influencing the patient to act out so mom can get custody returned to her.

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