Investigation Of Kentucky’s Unnecessary Use Of Psychiatric Hospitals To Serve Adults With Serious Mental Illness In Louisville

On August 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division published these findings regarding the investigation of Kentucky's unnecessary use of psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious mental illness in Louisville. The report fins that, after an extensive investigation, the DOJ concludes there is reasonable cause to believe that the Commonwealth of Kentucky violates Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12132, by failing to provide services to individuals with serious mental illness in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro area in the most integrated setting appropriate to their . . .