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Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Children And The Baker Act

Children And The Baker Act

Each day in Florida about 100 kids are involuntarily committed for psychiatric exams under the Baker Act. That adds up to about 36,000 kids a year, and experts say something has to be done. We explore what happens when kids get committed.