Working to reunite families torn apart by mental illness: a program helps parents with psychiatric disabilities regain custody of their children.(CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES)

Behavioral Healthcare | May 1, 2009| | Copyright

Parents with psychiatric disabilities face many challenges, especially if their children are placed in foster care--the cards are stacked against them regaining custody. To help reunite families, the Urban Justice Center's Mental Health Project (MHP) created a program to help parents with psychiatric disabilities involved in New York State's family court system. To illustrate the obstacles these parents face in regaining custody, I begin with a short story of a particularly tragic case.

Lucy's story

I walked into the MHP reception area where clients wait ...

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