Justice Department Finds Kentucky Unnecessarily Institutionalizes Louisville Residents With Serious Mental Illness in Psychiatric Hospitals
August 28, 2024
August 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024:
The Justice Department announced today that it has reasonable cause to believe that the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Kentucky) is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro area by unnecessarily segregating adults with serious mental illness in psychiatric hospitals, rather than providing care in integrated community settings.
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The Justice Department announced today that it has reasonable cause to believe that the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Kentucky) is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro area by unnecessarily segregating adults with serious mental illness in psychiatric hospitals, rather than providing care in integrated community settings.
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