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With Minnesota kids in crisis and fewer mental health professionals available, more are turning to ERs

Emergency department visits in the U.S. for suspected suicide attempts were 51{b574a629d83ad7698d9c0ca2d3a10ad895e8e51aa97c347fc42e9508f0e4325d} higher for adolescent girls and 4{b574a629d83ad7698d9c0ca2d3a10ad895e8e51aa97c347fc42e9508f0e4325d} higher for adolescent boys. MINNEAPOLIS — As one of the largest children’s mental health service and training providers in Minnesota, the Washburn Center for Children is a kind of first-line of defense…

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Collin County jail to expand mental health services; attorney Lee Merritt says more is needed

The Collin County Detention Center will expand its mental health services after a man who had schizophrenia died in custody earlier this year. The unanimous vote Monday by county commissioners came months after critics had said the jail did not have the necessary mental health resources to prevent Marvin Scott’s…