The Brief
- Hennepin County is opening a new Youth Stabilization Center to support troubled children who have “Nowhere to Go.”
- The facility aims to address gaps in care for children with significant mental health needs.
- The FOX 9 Investigators have reported on violent and mentally ill children who end up stuck in juvenile detention or a hospital emergency room.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County has invested $20 million in a brand-new, 13-bed Youth Stabilization Center to help support children with significant mental health needs.
‘They deserve treatment’
What we know:
Hennepin County is preparing to open a brand-new Youth Stabilization Center just south of downtown Minneapolis later this month.
The secured facility has 13 beds in what is designed as a “bright and safe” environment to support children with significant mental health needs.…