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DOJ Finds Kentucky Unnecessarily Institutionalizes Louisville Residents with Serious Mental Illness In Psychiatric Hospitals

On August 27, 2024, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) notified Kentucky that in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro area, adults with serious mental illness (SMI) have been unnecessarily segregated in psychiatric hospitals. The DOJ investigation found that in this region the state has failed to provide adequate community-based mental health services in integrated settings, and as a result relied on psychiatric hospitalization, which violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The DOJ opened its investigation on May 24, 2022, focused on whether the state subjects adults with SMI to unnecessary segregation in psychiatric hospitals in Louisville. The investigation . . .

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