Partial Hospitalization Program referral

Overview

Children’s Minnesota has expanded its acute mental health services with the opening of a partial hospitalization program (PHP) for adolescents. This program was selected due to the significant need for intensive outpatient mental health care in the region to support a growing adolescent population.

The PHP at Children’s Minnesota supports adolescents, and their mental health providers, by offering intensive, full day, multi day treatment when patients need more care than outpatient therapy but do not or no longer need to be hospitalized.

Conditions we can work with a patient on

Mental health conditions
Behavioral disorders
Anxiety disorders
Social anxiety
Depression
BPD
OCD
Panic disorders/panic attacks

Service and treatment offered

Cognitive coping skills
Psychological education
Psychotherapy
Movement therapy (yoga, meditation)
Music and art therapy
General wellness and nutrition
One individual therapy session with a therapist and supportive check-ins as needed
One session of family therapy with a therapist
Two medication management sessions with a psychiatrist

Related specialties

Providers you may see:

Joel Spalding, MD, program medical director
Forest Juvland, LICSW therapist
Jessica Brisbois, LICSW, lead therapist

Lindsey Nyseth, RN
Claire Lindgren, LGSW therapist
Sara Boman, psychiatric nurse practioner

Referral and intake process

Kids age 13 – 18 (if still in high school) must meet the following criteria:

Have a diagnosed or suspected behavioral health condition that may benefit from the partial hospitalization program.
Symptoms are serious and / or disabling related to an acute behavioral health condition or symptoms from a severe and persistent mental disorder have not improved or cannot be adequately addressed through a less intensive level of care;
Marked impairments in their daily life, including any of the following:
- Marked impairments that preclude adequate functioning in areas such as self-care, and/or other more specific role expectations such as school attendance or progress;
- Problem solving;
- Decision-making;
- Relating with family, peers and others;
- Addressing safety issues;
- Complying with medications; or
- Managing time in a meaningful way.