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Friday, September 09, 2016

Illinois Child Welfare Agency Keeps Youth In Psych Wards Longer Than Doctors Say Is Necessary

A psychiatric hospital can be a hard place to live for anyone, especially a young person.

Youth often can’t go outside or access basic education. But sometimes, when the Department of Children and Family Services cannot find a proper placement, it will leave a child in a psychiatric hospital for weeks, or even months, after the doctor says they should not be there. Some of the children found in the audit are as young as 7 years old.

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