The U.S. Department of Justice has released the findings of an investigation into the lack of adequate mental health services available to children in Alaska. They found a lot of children in residential facilities who probably should be living at home.
Department of Justice investigators traveled to Alaska twice. They toured facilities here and interviewed families, children and staff. What did they find?The investigators, in their report, describe finding a lot of children and teenagers who are in facilities like North Star and other residential treatment facilities living away from their homes and families and communities who probably could and should be living at home.
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