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Locked Up Instead of Helped: How America Is Failing Kids in Mental Health Crisis
An NPR investigation reveals a troubling trend where mentally ill children end up in juvenile detention due to a lack of available psychiatric treatment options. This crisis stems from decades of reduced psychiatric capacity and insufficient community care. Lawmakers must address this moral failure by expanding treatment options and rebuilding local support systems for vulnerable youth.
