Kentucky segregating adults with mental illness: DOJ

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday they have “reasonable cause” to believe the Commonwealth of Kentucky is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The breach relates to the commonwealth “unnecessarily segregating” those with “serious mental illness” by placing them in psychiatric hospitals instead of providing care within the community. According to …

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