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Title: Accessing mental health care for children: relinquishing custody to save the child.
Author: Gwen Goodman
Publication: Albany Law Review (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: Albany Law School
Volume: 67 Issue: 1 Page: 301(29)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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I. INTRODUCTION On February 18, 2000, the Washington Post printed an article documenting the struggles of several parents who have children with severe mental or emotional disabilities; one such story was particularly heartbreaking. (1) The Shamblin family--originally from Fairfax, Virginia--was forced to move fifty miles away in order to seek treatment for their autistic son, Gregory. (2) Gregory, who at the time the article was published was fourteen years old, experienced a period of violent outbursts requiring hospitalization. (3) The article noted that Gregory lived in a quiet group home for which the county paid $100,000 annually. (4) Although Gregory's placement suited him well, the Shamblins were facing a serious problem. The county, seeking to reduce costs...
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