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Citizens Commission on Human Rights

Committed: Improving Florida’s Baker Act For Children A Challenge

Lynn Hatter, WFSU
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When it comes to children, Florida's law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently.
Rhonda Blackwell-Flanigan

Committed: Trauma Often In History Of Children Who Are Baker Acted

Lynn Hatter, WFSU
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To keep children from being committed under the Baker Act, some schools are addressing early childhood trauma and changing their approach to student discipline.