Recommended Service: Group Home

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.

C8SM8SP-M17-7527

Patient was residing at a group home when he became upset and verbally threatened peers due to a statement they made. Per staff, they were unable to deescalate and he began to punch walls and pushed staff. He is no longer able to return to this specific group home.

C8SM8SP-F9-7516

Child presented to Children’s to receive mental health evaluation due to homicidal ideation. Patient has a history of aggressive behavior and dysregulation that leads her to the ED for mental health evaluations. Patient had run away from her home and went into a neighbor’s home where she stole a firearm that was loaded. She pointed the gun at her mother, family, county social worker and police. Child cannot return home at this time.

C8SM8SP-F12-7511

Child presented to Children’s ED to receive a mental health evaluation after becoming dysregulated in foster home. Child was recently separated from grandmother’s house and sister. Pt made suicidal comments because she “misses her family”.

C8SM8SP-F12-7502

Child presented to Children’s after becoming dysregulated and aggressive towards other while at a funeral. Family was in town from up north. 911 was called when child began becoming physically aggressive towards foster mother. She has a history of aggressive behavior; history of foster placements.

C8SM8SP-F14-7499

Child presented to Children’s ED due to concerns about where she has been living for approximately 3 weeks since running away from home. Child is currently followed by BCA sex trafficking unit. Now waiting for placement with Hennepin county.

CH8SCH-M16-7447

Patient presented to the ER from group home after engaging in extreme aggression/property destruction. Group home moved to immediately terminate services. Patient has a recent history of boarding in ERs (5/29/26-6/29/26) and brief placements in group homes. Notably, patient was admitted to group home on 9/29 and presented to the ER within 12 hours due to extreme aggression and dysregulated behavior.

C8SM8SP-M12-7425

Child presented to Children’s ED due to altercation at group home. Child was requested by mother (guardian) to be brought to ED for MHCA. Child was no longer allowed to return to group home due to the altercation. Pt has a long history of presenting to the ED due to behaviors and is recommended to discharge home. Mother does not feel safe with pt discharging home in her care.

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.

MCR-F16-7399

16 year old female who has multiple in state and out of state residential placements, and currently on the waitlist for CABS. Family is unable to meet her needs, and she is boarding in the ED. She is in need of residential placement until she is accepted to CABS.