Learning Point 1:  The development of the agency's threshold for placement was shaped by local and state policy and guidance that supports and encourages least restrictive interventions prior to placement.  In addition, the child's needs did not meet the threshold for placement.
•	Least Restrictive – Minnesota Statutes Chapter 260C and Minnesota Rules, parts 9560.0223 and 9560.0545; Children's Mental Health Act,  sections 245.467, 245.457 and 245.4876
•	10 Best Interest Factors – 260C.212, Subdivision 2