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Minnesota Psychiatric Center Kept Open, Youth Cap Set at Six

6/18/2026

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The Department of Human Services settled with Nexus East Bethel Family Healing, letting the Minnesota psychiatric facility stay open under oversight.
The settlement caps youth capacity at six, below the licensed 40, and required moving all 21 residents by the extended June 15 deadline.
It mandates facility repairs, monthly restraint reports, sexual-contact prevention policies, a psychiatric nurse on-site until 8 p.m., and notes over three dozen licensing violations with a $1,400 fine.

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The Department of Human Services settled with Nexus East Bethel Family Healing, letting the Minnesota psychiatric facility stay open under oversight.
The settlement caps youth capacity at six, below the licensed 40, and required moving all 21 residents by the extended June 15 deadline.
It mandates facility repairs, monthly restraint reports, sexual-contact prevention policies, a psychiatric nurse on-site until 8 p.m., and notes over three dozen licensing violations with a $1,400 fine.