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Citizens Commission on Human Rights Diane Stein, center, and members of her organization Citizens Commission on Human Rights, have been working for years to advocate for parents and help them navigate issues involving the Baker Act. When it comes to children, Floridas law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently. For more than 15 years, the number of children who are referred for involuntary psychiatric evaluations under the Baker Act has increased...

Hartsfield Elementary School Hartsfield Elementary School in Tallahassee employs a concept called conscious discipline to help address early childhood trauma and keep children from being committed under the Baker Act. To keep children from being committed under the Baker Act, some schools are addressing early childhood trauma and changing their approach to student discipline. Among the best predictors of whether a child will be taken for an involuntary psychiatric exam under the Baker Act in Fl...

/ Hartsfield Elementary School in Tallahassee employs a concept called conscious discipline to help address early childhood trauma and keep children from being committed under the Baker Act. To keep children from being committed under the Baker Act, some schools are addressing early childhood trauma and changing their approach to student discipline. Among the best predictors of whether a child will be taken for an involuntary psychiatric exam under the Baker Act in Florida, is a history of trau...

WFSU State data shows schools make up nearly a quarter of all origin points for Baker Act referrals. 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. The Baker Act wasn’t designed for kids, yet the number of children being sent for involuntary psychiatric evaluations has continued to go up. State data shows schools make up nearly a quarter of all origin ...