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flag Children with mental health issues are being detained in juvenile facilities due to lack of psychiatric treatment beds, a nationwide crisis highlighted in a new congressional report.

flag A new congressional report reveals that children with mental health conditions are frequently held in juvenile detention for days or months due to a nationwide shortage of psychiatric residential treatment beds, with 75 of 157 surveyed facilities reporting such detentions across 25 states. flag The findings, led by Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Jen Kiggans with input from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlight a systemic failure where youth are incarcerated not for criminal behavior but because safe, offsite treatment options are unavailable. flag Experts warn that detention worsens mental health issues, and the crisis has persisted for decades due to underfunded mental health services. flag The report calls for bipartisan legislative action to prioritize treatment over incarceration for vulnerable youth.

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