The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Children's Rights & Mental Health
Description:
This episode of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report covers the debate surrounding two pending Supreme Court cases on children's legal rights and mental healthcare. The cases question whether or not parents should be allowed to commit their children to mental institutions without independent hearings. Episode guests include legal and psychiatric experts from both sides of the argument, including the Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania and President-elect of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatrists.
