GUEST VIEWPOINT: Benign Neglect Isn't Helping People in Need

Published January 18, 2013

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Benign neglect isn't helping people in need
Filed under: adolescent drug rehab centers

Two important aspects of the programs — in probation facilities, public schools and private residential treatment centers — are in disfavor today: They were expensive, and they were coercive. Effective intervention costs money, and many taxpayers …
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Shooting sparks conversation about mental illness, violence
Filed under: adolescent drug rehab centers

Doctors say it takes two weeks to stabilize a patient with new drugs, Bloomberg News reports. The other option, private, long-term adolescent treatment centers, is expensive and loosely monitored. "Standards can vary widely, philosophies can vary widely.
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