Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents, a mental
health hospital in Staunton, only has enough nurses and
direct-service aides to safely operate 18 of its 48 beds.
File 2018, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Stauntonâs Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents, the
only state mental hospital for children, can safely operate just 18
of its 48 beds.
File 2018, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Dr. Jaime Bamford, director of the Staunton facility, said the
center is struggling with mandatory overtime and worker
burnout.
File 2018, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
Dr. Jack Barber, then acting director of Commonwealth Center for
Children and Adolescents in Staunton, is shown at the facility in
2018. Barber, a psychiatrist, served in the position for a year
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