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Newspaper Series Reveals "Hidden Shame" Of Georgia's Psych Hospitals
January 16, 2007

ATLANTA, GEORGIA--Over the past few days, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has been running an investigative series, called "Hidden Shame", focusing on more than 100 suspicious deaths that have occurred in Georgia's seven state-run psychiatric institutions over the past five years.

More than a third died from choking on food, vomit or foreign objects, or by inhaling substances into their lungs. Another third died from a lack of emergency treatment or from questionable medical care. A dozen were suicides. And at least two died from physical restraints by hospital workers.

The series also revealed systemic patient abuse, neglect, escapes, and poor treatment planning for discharged patients, along with what it called a lack of public accountability.

While state officials recorded 934 allegations of physical or sexual abuse of patients by facility employees, they could only substantiate 194 allegations. The Journal-Constitution could not find criminal charges except for just a few incidents.

Entire series
A Hidden Shame: About this series

http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116a.htm
Part 1: Why did Sarah Crider die?

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/stories/hiddenshame.html
Part 2: Mark Miller pleaded for help. What he got at the hospital: Neglect
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/stories/hiddenshame2.html
Part 3: A fatal struggle -- but no punishment
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116b.htm
Part 4: Lax security, easy escape, tragic ending
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116c.htm
Worker charged in 2004 sex case still not tried
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116d.htm
Cases from around the state
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116e.htm
More than 190 abuse cases verified
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116f.htm
Volatile environment also threatens staff
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/07/red/0116g.htm

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