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When it comes to children, Florida's law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently.
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Data shows children who are committed under the Baker Act often are referred by school officials. School shootings and other incidents have placed more pressure on officials to intervene.
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Each year, about 36,000 children in Florida are involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluations under the state's Baker Act and disabled kids are becoming increasingly ensnared.
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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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The arrest of a six-year-old girl with special needs in Jacksonville earlier this month is renewing calls to change Florida's Baker Act. The child was…
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Happy New Year Sundialers, here’s a rundown of the Thursday, Jan. 2, episode of Sundial:Tampa Bay Times’ Investigation Looks At The ‘Baker Act’The Tampa…
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A commission that's investigating the Parkland shooting met privately Thursday to review the confessed gunman's confidential health records.But first, the…
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Alarmed by his repeated visits to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and his infatuation with his sibling’s notoriety as a mass murderer, prosecutors…
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Florida lawmakers are debating several measures aimed at preventing mass shootings, and some law enforcement officials are calling for another one:...
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Between summer 2015 and 2016, kids under the age of 18 in Florida were subjected to an involuntary psychiatric exam 32,000 times – almost a 50 percent…
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A half dozen homeless people in Miami-Dade County were involuntarily committed to the hospital for evaluation as Hurricane Irma continued its course…
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Miami police intends to involuntarily commit homeless individuals starting Friday if they refuse to move off the streets. Volunteer outreach teams through…