Hundreds of children in the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services who are admitted into psychiatric hospitals have been left there long after they have been cleared to leave, according to a new report.
A ProPublica Illinois investigation found that out of nearly 6,000 psychiatric hospitalizations of children in DCFS care between 2015 and 2017 nearly 30 percent were held beyond medical necessity, instead of going into foster care or a residential treatment facility.
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