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New York Let Residences for Kids With Serious Mental Health Problems Vanish. Desperate Families Call the Cops Instead. <[link removed]> Many residential treatment facilities for children in New York are shutting down, leaving families frustrated and scrambling to find mental health services. Some kids age out of care as they wait. by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY

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New York Increases Funding of Mental Health Care for Kids, Including Cash Governor Says Will Reopen Hospital Beds <[link removed]> The additional millions are intended to help pay for a wide range of programs, including residential treatment. Gov. Kathy Hochul claims it addresses the bed shortage that has left young people in mental health crisis waiting months for admission. by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY <[link removed]>

New York State Failed to Provide Legally Required Mental Health Care to Kids, Lawsuit Claims <[link removed]> Plaintiffs allege the state’s Medicaid program has caused young people with serious mental health conditions to suffer unnecessarily, ending up in hospitals and residential treatment programs because they can’t access vital services. by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY <[link removed]>

Cuomo Set Out to “Transform” Mental Health Care for Kids. Now They Can’t Get Treatment. <[link removed]> New York cut nearly a third of state-run psychiatric hospital beds for children, pledging to reinvest the funds in outpatient measures. There’s no evidence it worked. by Abigail Kramer, THE CITY, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica <[link removed]>

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