Youth Psychiatric Services
Faith Regional also plays a critical role in supporting children and adolescents who arrive in the Emergency Department experiencing a wide range of mental health and substance use concerns. A minor in Nebraska is defined as someone under the age of 19.
Youth may enter voluntarily with their parent/guardian or be placed under an Emergency Protective Custody (EPC), which, by law, must be initiated by law enforcement.
Appropriate medical assessments and mental health screening assessments are completed first to determine appropriate next steps. Patients in need of medical stability are initially admitted to Faith Regional’s Pediatric Unit and treated by a pediatrician, cared for nonstop by a nurse and patient safety attendant, and assigned a social worker to coordinate appropriate transfer or discharge plans once the patient is medically safe to transfer, as Faith Regional is not licensed to have juvenile inpatients with behavioral health needs.
Currently, six facilities in the state do serve juvenile inpatient behavioral health needs, but not all accept EPC patients. While transfers to these facilities depend on bed availability statewide, our team ensures every child and family has an advocate and the resources needed to help them through the process.
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