ProPublica Illinois: Hundreds Of Kids ‘Stuck’ In Psychiatric Hospitals Each Year
Illinois children continue to be held at psychiatric hospitals for weeks and sometimes months after they’re ready for discharge.
By Nereida Moreno
ProPublica Illinois: Hundreds Of Kids ‘Stuck’ In Psychiatric Hospitals Each Year
Illinois children continue to be held at psychiatric hospitals for weeks and sometimes months after they’re ready for discharge.
By Nereida Moreno
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In 2018, ProPublica Illinois found that hundreds of Illinois children languish in psychiatric hospitals long after they’re cleared for release. Despite the state’s promises to find them homes, reporter Duaa Eldeib says the problem has only gotten worse.
Reset learns why children are being held beyond medical necessity, and how the state is responding.
GUEST: Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica Illinois reporter