United States’ Investigation Of DCYF’s Behavioral Health System Under Title II Of The Americans With Disabilities Act & Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act

On May 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publied these findings regarding the investigation of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families' (DCYF's) behavioral health system under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These findings find that DCYF violated both the ADA and Section 504 by failing to provide services to children with behavioral health disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. This failure results in children being routinely and . . .