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Committed: Improving Florida’s Baker Act For Children A Challenge

By JacqueLynn Hatter
When it comes to children, Florida's law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently.
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Committed: How A 6-Year-Old Revealed Florida’s Dysfunctional System of Baker Acting Kids

By JacqueLynn Hatter
The number of children who are taken for involuntary psychiatric evaluations in Florida increases every year. This is the first story in a five-part series about how the state's Baker Act affects children.

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