Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Children Who Were Held In Psychiatric Hospitals After They’d Been Cleared By Doctors For Release

“The effects of holding children (beyond medical necessity) are heartbreaking at an individual level and staggering when multiplied among all the children who have been subjected to the practice,” the lawsuit against Tthe Illinois Department of Children and Family Services claims. Other news on mental health comes out of Maryland, New York, Iowa and New Hampshire.

from Kaiser Health News https://ift.tt/2Gt5qST