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Disability Rights Florida: Preventable Deaths Continue in State Mental Health Hospitals
Monday, February 23, 2026
A new report from Disability Rights Florida raises urgent concerns about patient safety inside Florida’s state-run mental health treatment facilities, concluding that staff negligence played…
Disability Rights Florida Files Lawsuit Against Florida Department of Children and Families for Unlawfully Failing to Track Baker Act Use
Friday, December 13, 2024
Helpful Terms
- Involuntary Psychiatric Examination: a legal process where a person is taken to a mental health facility for evaluation against their will, typically when…
Returning to Pre-COVID Medicaid Eligibility: What you should know now about Medicaid Unwinding
Thursday, March 09, 2023
About Medicaid Unwinding
In March of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, it was important that people could get medical…
Settlement Could Offer More Options for People with Mental Illness
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The state Department of Children and Families has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Florida and move toward providing more options for…
Floridian with Visual Impairment Seeks Adoption of Rules to Assist with Food Stamp Applications
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Kathryn Cosson, a 52-year old Food Stamp recipient with a visual disability from Walton County, has filed a formal petition with the Department of Children…