EAST CHAIN On Monday several area schools were awarded AEDs to be placed in their gyms or elsewhere in their facilities. The AEDs were given in part by Terry
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a significant increase in the number of young patients treated at Michigan’s only psychiatric hospital for children.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a significant increase in the number of young patients treated at Michigan’s only psychiatric hospital for children.
On bad days, Elli can become violent. She has broken nine windows and, just a few weeks earlier, a mirror in school. It led to 11 stitches.
In April, after Elli attacked her mom and then her sister, Cyndi knew she couldnât avoid the ER any longer.
But after arriving at the emergency room at Childrenâs Hospital in Detroit, Jensen did not feel relief knowing that her daughterâs pain would soon subside.
âWeâve been through this several times,â she said, âand each time Iâm still stunned that it hasnât gotten any better.â
While Childrenâs Hospital of Michigan could hold Elli, they had no psychiatric beds available to treat her. In fact, there were none available in the county, the tri-county or the entire state.