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Advocates say schools across the country are sending children to the emergency room for psychiatric evaluations in response to behaviors prompted by bullying or frustration over assignments. The ER trips,
A legislative package calls for spending nearly $900 million to shift patients away from emergency rooms, offset hospital training costs, and help doctors pay off debt.
The proposal comes as more than 11% of Floridians lack health insurance.
The emergency evaluation process is meant for those who are mentally unwell and pose a danger to themselves or others. But it's being used for misbehaving kids.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been by the loved ones of three Black people killed in a racially-motivated shooting in August at a Dollar General in ...