Lawmakers sought to restrict the use of seclusion and restraints on students in Michigan schools back in 2016. It was only supposed to be used for emergencies, they said.
Mental Health
If Adan Castaneda were charged with a crime and found mentally incompetent to stand trial in October 2022, he would be court ordered to a state mental hospital and stuck in jail for about two years before a hospital bed would become available.
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Zach Chafos languished for a total of 76 days in a Maryland ER waiting for a psychiatric bed — part of a growing mental health treatment crisis for teens across the country
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One family’s experience demonstrates the importance of addressing mental health not just for one person, but the family as a whole.
A school district in Michigan isolated children with disabilities more than 4,000 times – and administrators will not reveal why.
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Free Press investigation finds some Michigan educators using restraint and seclusion improperly, with no law to stop them.
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Lawmakers concerned about New Mexico’s worst-in-the-nation rate of alcohol-related deaths are focused on revising how the state taxes alcohol.
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Jasmine Cuevas is among millions of parents whose children are struggling with their emotional and mental health.
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A life fraught with constant change and uncertainty.
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Demand for mental health services for children has swelled as expressions of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts have increased alarmingly.