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Oklahoma Governor And Senator Want Troubled Youth Psych Facility Investigated

Governor Mary Fallin and Senator Jim Inhofe have called on authorities to get to the bottom of any problems at an Oklahoma psychiatric hospital investigated by BuzzFeed News. Based partly on internal surveillance video, that investigation found that Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health suffered frequent violence and understaffing. The facility is owned by America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain, UHS, many of whose hospitals are under federal investigation.

How A 6-Year-Old Got Locked On A Psych Ward

His mother said the boy had merely thrown a tantrum. But a hospital owned by America’s largest psychiatric chain, UHS, held him for three days — and filed a court petition to keep him even longer. While in the hospital, the child suffered a bloody nose and was locked in a seclusion room in the middle of the night.