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Tag: Residential Facilities

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PRTFs: You are Your Child’s Best Advocate

  • June 5, 2023

Find out about alternatives to PRTFs, important rights to know about when your child is in a PRTF, a…

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white girl with long black hair in pony wearing red sweatshirt sitting on the floor against her bed in a PRTF

PRTFs: See What the State Knows

  • June 1, 2023

NC regulators investigate conditions in Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities. This video det…

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PRTFs: What is a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility?

  • May 30, 2023

NC over-relies on these expensive institutions instead of investing in community-based care, which m…

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Have You Stayed in a PRTF?

  • April 18, 2023

We want to hear from you. Share your stories and help us advocate for kids who are sent away to PRTF…

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Involuntary Commitment

  • May 3, 2022

Involuntary commitment (IVC) is when a person is put into a mental health facility against their wil…

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Three people working at the farm cafe pose for a picture. The boss is in the center. She is a person in her 30s with medium brown skin, wearing a "farm" cafe apron and smiling. Two white male employees are on either side of her, also wearing aprons and smiling. One of them has glasses and down syndrome.

What is Olmstead?

  • February 23, 2022

Watch this video ‘What is the Legacy of the Olmstead Decision?’ Read about Lois Curtis a…

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Paperwork for discharge, zoomed in on the words, "Discharge orders" with a stethoscope resting on top.

Discharge Rights: Adults

  • February 9, 2022

What are my discharge rights from a 24-hour mental health facility? You have the right to actively p…

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sad woman with long hair sits with hands pulled into sleeves, gazing down as psychiatrist explains the treatment plan

Right to Refuse Medication in Hospitals

  • February 4, 2022

An explanation of your right to refuse treatment or medication, including psychotropic medication, i…

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Prison corridor, focus is on the opening of a door, blurred view of guards at the far end of the corridor

Your Right to Refuse Medication in Prison

  • February 4, 2022

Learn about your right to refuse medication in prison and the procedures for emergency and non-emerg…

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