Teen In DCFS Custody Describes Experience Of Being Held In Psychiatric Hospital 67 Days Longer Than Necessary – CBS2 (Chicago)

The Cook County Public Guardian’s office found he is just one of 314 children in DCFS’s care last year that spent an additional 50 days, on average, locked in psychiatric hospitals after they should have been discharged. A dramatic drop in residential beds and foster homes since 2012 is part of the problem.

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