Summary: <p><em>ProPublica</em> Illinois reporter Duaa Eldeib discusses her recent article published in <em>The Atlantic</em>, “<a href="https://features.propublica.org/stuck-kids/illinois-dcfs-children-psychiatric-hospitals-beyond-medical-necessity/" target="_blank">Hundreds of Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals After They’re Cleared for Release</a>.” The Department of Children and Family Services has been struggling to find appropriate homes for young people with mental illness. As a result, children are staying in psychiatric wards beyond medical necessity, not going to school, and not being cared for by a loving adult. The number of children in this limbo has steadily increased since 2014.</p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Duarte Geraldino.</em> </p>
