Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment

Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment

In this 2012 photo, the shadow of a Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice correctional officer is cast as he leaves a training facility.

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

(Image credit: David Goldman)

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