由于缺少精神病治疗床位,有心理健康问题的儿童被拘押在少年设施中,这是国会新报告所强调的全国范围的危机。 Children with mental health issues are being detained in juvenile facilities due to lack of psychiatric treatment beds, a nationwide crisis highlighted in a new congressional report.

一份新的国会报告显示,由于全国缺乏精神病住院治疗床位,患有精神疾病的儿童常常被拘留在少年拘留所数日或数月,在接受调查的157个设施中,25个州有75个报告说有这类拘留。 A new congressional report reveals that children with mental health conditions are frequently held in juvenile detention for days or months due to a nationwide shortage of psychiatric residential treatment beds, with 75 of 157 surveyed facilities reporting such detentions across 25 states. 这些调查结果由Sen. Jon Ossoff和Rep. Jen Kiggans牵头,并由Johns Hopkins Bloomberg公共卫生学院提供投入,突出表明了系统性的失败,因为青年人不是因为犯罪行为而被监禁,而是因为没有安全的场外治疗选择。 The findings, led by Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Jen Kiggans with input from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlight a systemic failure where youth are incarcerated not for criminal behavior but because safe, offsite treatment options are unavailable. 专家们警告说,拘留使心理健康问题恶化,由于精神保健服务资金不足,危机持续了几十年。 Experts warn that detention worsens mental health issues, and the crisis has persisted for decades due to underfunded mental health services. 报告呼吁采取两党立法行动,优先考虑弱势青年的治疗而不是监禁。 The report calls for bipartisan legislative action to prioritize treatment over incarceration for vulnerable youth.