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 developed to address the urgent need for intensive mental health services for children and adolescents.

The PHP at Children’s Minnesota supports children and 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

Generalized anxiety disorder
Social anxiety
Depression
Self-harm or self-injurious behavior
Panic disorders/panic attacks

Service and treatment offered

Cognitive coping skills
Psychological education
Movement therapy (yoga, meditation)
Music and art therapy
General wellness and nutrition
Individual therapy and supportive check-ins as needed
Family therapy
Medication management sessions with a psychiatrist
Case management and referrals for ongoing treatment

Related specialties

Providers

Lakeville providers include:

Joel Spalding, MD – Psychiatrist and Medical director of Acute Mental Health Services
Sarah Boman, DNP, PMHNP – Advanced practice provider
Kelly Gandhi, RN – Program nurse
Claire Lindgren, LGSW – Program therapist
Amariah McCarthy, LGSW – Program therapist
Lindsay Nyseth, RN – Program nurse
Mariana Pereyra-Pitts, LICSW – Lead program therapist

Roseville providers include:

Claudia Campo-Soria, MD – Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Outpatient Child Psychiatry
Monique Barlow, RN – Program nurse
Anna Bohlinger, PhD, LMFT – Lead program therapist
Matthew Bolin, LICSW – Program therapist
Belle Khuu, LGSW – Program therapist
Siv Palmer, LGSW – Program therapist
Aaron Taubenheim, RN – Program nurse
April Tuftee, LICSW – Program therapist

Referral and intake process

Kids ages 6 – 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
- Managing time in a meaningful way