13-year-old leaves Clinic for Pizza: An unexpected adventure!

Ein 13-Jähriger verlässt ohne Erlaubnis das Krankenhaus in Ansbach und bestellt ein Taxi zur Pizzeria. Polizei bringt ihn zurück.
A 13-year-old leaves the hospital in Ansbach without permission and orders a taxi to the pizzeria. Police bring him back. (Symbolbild/MW)

13-year-old leaves Clinic for Pizza: An unexpected adventure!

What a remarkable story from Ansbach! On Tuesday, June 10th, a 13-year-old boy left the clinic on Escherichstrasse without a medical approval. There is currently only speculation about the exact reasons, whereby the boy's state of health was described as stable and without acute danger. According to the police, it was initially unclear where the young person was, and his mother also had no information about his whereabouts.

Fortunately, the search for the same age was made easier when he contacted his mother by phone from a pizzeria in the afternoon. There he treated himself to a piece of pizza and a cola after the food in the hospital apparently did not appeal to him. As the Ansbach plus , the boy had a taxi to the pizzeria and paid both the taxi ride with the Pocket money that he had available.

The return to the clinic

After the police had been informed about the boy's disappearance, a patrol made their way to the pizzeria to bring the boy back to the clinic. In the hospital there was then an educational conversation between the boy and his mother, but no further information is known about the content. According to media reports, the boy's behavior is understandable for many: Many children and adolescents who are in inpatient treatment due to mental illnesses and behavioral disorders tend to find ways to break out of their everyday life.

statistics show that in 2021 mental illnesses and behavioral disorders were the most common cause of inpatient treatments in children and adolescents. Around 81,000 of around 427,600 children and adolescents in this age area were treated for such illnesses, as the Statistics of the Destatis . This means that every fifth hospital stay is due to psychological problems and the proportion has increased steadily in the past ten years.

In view of these backgrounds, it becomes clear how important it is to hear children in crisis situations and to take the needs of young patients seriously. The case of the 13-year-old from Ansbach may seem bizarre at first, but ultimately throws a light on the challenges with which many families are confronted when it comes to the mental health of their children.

Back to the young pizza lover: whether his visit to the pizzeria was a unique adventure or whether it was a sign for him that he demands a voice in his treatment remains to be seen. What is certain, however, is that this story will certainly provide some discussions about dealing with mentally ill young people.

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