Friday, August 12, 2011

In NY City, concerns persist over child welfare cases involving mental health

From City Limits:A few years ago, Jessica Marcus, a Brooklyn-based family law attorney, took on a client who was mildly mentally retarded and fighting charges that she abused and neglected her three sons. Because the woman was also depressed, her doctor gave her an anti-depressant. Initially, this pleased her case worker at the city's Administration for Children's Services, but as time passed,