Psychiatric hospitals face few consequences for illegally turning away patients in crisis, grantee finds; story prompts calls for investigation
For stories published by ProPublica, with support from the Fund, Eli Cahan found that dozens of psychiatric hospitals have turned away patients in crisis, in violation of federal law, but have rarely faced consequences from federal oversight authorities. Cahan identified more than 90 psychiatric hospitals across the country that have turned away patients in crisis […]
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