Children confined to our state s 13 psychiatric residential treatment facilities endure hundreds of instances of abuse, neglect, over-medication and other forms of mistreatment that create an unsafe environment, according to findings in a database updated by Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA) designed to shed light on such dark deeds.
After learning about sanctions issued to Centers for Youth and Families in May and June, Texas officials decided not to send any more youths to the Little Rock psychiatric facility pending more information, emails show.
On her way home after picking up her son from Centers for Youth and Families, Tricia Ellinger pulled over to throw his shoes away. The boy's shoes reeked after his months-long stay, and she couldn't bear to keep them in the car.
Arkansas psychiatric site sanctioned over its care of youth arkansasonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arkansasonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.