Release Date: September 3, 2021
Author: Marianne Goodland
Federal class action lawsuit draws attention to children with mental health issues
BB is 16. Instead of going to school or hanging out with friends, she’s been living in the emergency room of a local hospital since July 1.
You read that right: more than two months, because the state has been unable to find an appropriate residential treatment program for her in Colorado.
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