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Guest AuthorJuly 20, 2017

In September 2016, a 6-year-old child threw a temper tantrum at his elementary school in Jacksonville. Usually, the story would end with the child being sent to the principal’s office for discipline, but, sadly for Nicholas, the child from this story, his journey didn’t end there. Not knowing how to handle an unruly child, the […]

Ryan RayJanuary 27, 2015

As mental health becomes an increasingly prominent issue in child welfare and especially following acts of public violence, discussion by Florida lawmakers has not kept pace. Florida’s famous “Baker Act” — formally known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971 — which allows for involuntary commitment to a medical institution in some cases hasn’t been […]

Ryan RayJanuary 27, 2015

As mental health becomes an increasingly prominent issue in child welfare and especially following acts of public violence, discussion by Florida lawmakers has not kept pace. Florida’s famous “Baker Act” — formally known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971 — which allows for involuntary commitment to a medical institution in some cases hasn’t been […]

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David Silvers: State must rethink policy about minors, mental health

Joe Abruzzo, Lori Berman file ‘Baker Act’ reform bill

Joe Abruzzo, Lori Berman file 'Baker Act' reform bill