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On February 3, 2026, the Alabama Department of Human Resources (ADHR) entered into a preliminary federal class-action settlement addressing the state’s use of institutional care for foster youth with disabilities.

The settlement class includes all children adjudicated as dependent in Alabama who have, or have a record of, a mental health impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The class is estimated to include several hundred children statewide. As of 2021, over 500 youth were placed by ADHR in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) at any given time. Hundreds more are at risk of being . . .

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Weekly News Wire | February 19, 2026

Federal Settlement Addresses Institutional Placement Of Foster Youth With Disabilities In Alabama

On February 3, 2026, the Alabama Department of Human Resources (ADHR) entered into a preliminary federal class-action settlement addressing the state’s use of institutional care for foster youth with disabilities.

The settlement class includes all children adjudicated as dependent in Alabama who have, or have a record of, a mental health impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The class is estimated to include several hundred children statewide. As of 2021, over 500 youth were placed by ADHR in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) at any given time. Hundreds more are at risk of being . . .

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