News Report | January 21, 2018
Disability Rights Pennsylvania Lawsuit Claims State Fails To Provide Adequate Child Welfare Services To Children With Mental Health Conditions
On December 22, 2017, Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRPA) filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) that alleged that the state child welfare system fails to provide adequate child welfare services to children with mental health conditions. DRPA seeks seek broad reform of Pennsylvania’s dependency system, which it alleges violates federal Medicaid law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act). No hearing or trial date has been set.
The complaint, S.R., et al., v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, was filed on behalf . . .