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Choate Director Replaced as New Report Says Abuse …

(5 days ago) WebState officials this week named a new leader of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center amid a drumbeat of criticism and investigations into abuse and …

https://www.propublica.org/article/choate-director-replaced-new-report-says-abuse-hasnt-stopped

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Report Finds “Code of Silence” at Mental Health

(2 days ago) WebSeveral employees at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center attempted to cover up a brutal assault on a patient, according to a new report by the watchdog office within the Illinois

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-choate-abuse-code-of-silence

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Illinois Governor Calls for Changes After “Awful

(3 days ago) WebGov. J.B. Pritzker resisted, but did not rule out, a call to close Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois after we found widespread problems.

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-governor-calls-for-changes-after-awful-reports-of-abuse-at-developmental-center

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Problems with abuse, neglect, cover-ups at Choate extend …

(6 days ago) WebSome of the roughly 120 relocated residents of the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center would receive care in community settings. Others are …

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/07/17/problems-with-abuse-neglect-cover-ups-at-choate-extend-to-other-developmental-centers/70401715007/

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Amid continued reports of abuse, Choate director replaced

(1 days ago) WebANNA, Ill. — The embattled Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in far southern Illinois has a new leader, after months of criticism and …

https://www.wmix94.com/2023/08/16/amid-continued-reports-of-abuse-choate-director-replaced/

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Legislators demand hearings on Illinois mental health …

(1 days ago) WebThe newly released report from an Illinois Department of Health Services watchdog revealed a code of silence at the Choate mental health center where staff …

https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/legislators-demand-hearings-on-illinois-mental-health-facility-where-staff-abused-patients-and-covered-it/article_3e18d11b-6b4e-5370-a1e7-310d0b37851c.html

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Legislatures demand action on improving Choate

(1 days ago) WebState lawmakers call for an investigation into Choate Mental Health after allegations of abuse. SPRINGFIELD, IL (WSIL) -- Southern Illinois legislators met to …

https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/legislators-meet-to-demand-action-on-improving-choate-mental-health-center/article_5423a190-b458-11ed-af8f-d33064b32ca1.html

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Public urged to lock homes, vehicles after patient at …

(Just Now) WebMissing Choate patient (Source: Union County Sheriff's Office Jonesboro, Illinois/Facebook) COBDEN, Ill. (KBSI) – Deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office …

https://www.kbsi23.com/news/public-urged-to-lock-homes-vehicles-after-patient-at-choate-mental-health-and-developmental-center-goes-missing/

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Pritzker’s oversight of social services questioned amid …

(8 days ago) WebIn a small southern Illinois town earlier this year, a 58-year-old employee at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center was accused of sexually …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2022/10/21/pritzkers-oversight-of-social-services-questioned-amid-abuse-allegations-at-choate-mental-health-facility/

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Sheriff: Missing patient from Choate Mental Health last seen

(7 days ago) WebANNA, Ill. (KFVS) - The Union County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to keep their vehicles and homes locked because of a missing patient from Choate Mental …

https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/05/20/search-underway-missing-choate-mental-health-patient/

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Editorial: Crime and cover-up at a downstate mental health facility

(8 days ago) WebThe patients at Choate Mental Health and Development Center in downstate Anna live with developmental disabilities and mental illness, and need …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/02/21/editorial-crime-and-cover-up-at-a-downstate-mental-health-facility-gov-pritzker-its-time-to-act/

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Report finds ‘code of silence’ at mental health facility where staff

(2 days ago) WebThe state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center is seen in Anna, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The 150-year-old facility serves about 330 people …

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article268623937.html

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Problems at Choate extend to other developmental centers in …

(7 days ago) WebThis year, Illinois officials announced what seemed like a solution to the outcry over abuse and cover-ups at a state-run developmental center: Downsize the facility and …

https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2023-07-11/abuse-neglect-and-cover-ups-at-choate-extend-to-other-developmental-centers-in-illinois

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Choate director replaced after abuse claims at Illinois facility STLPR

(2 days ago) WebDavis began at Choate as a social worker in 2000. He became facility director in 2014, responsible for staffing decisions, employee evaluations, responding to …

https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2023-08-16/choate-director-replaced-as-new-report-says-abuse-at-the-facility-hasnt-stopped

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Illinois to relocate at least half of residents from Choate

(Just Now) WebMar 8, 2023. The Illinois Department of Human Services will give residents of the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, in southern Illinois, two to three years to …

https://madison.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-relocating-half-of-patients-from-abuse-plagued-mental-health-facility/article_c6cac20a-93e7-551b-80dc-860de0d64ce1.html

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Administrator of state-run developmentally disabled center …

(Just Now) WebThe state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, located in Anna, was opened in 1869 and currently houses 225 people with developmental …

https://www.dailyregister.com/20220310/news/administrator-of-state-run-developmentally-disabled-center-accused-of-obstructing-investigation/

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Authorities searching for Choate resident who walked away from …

(4 days ago) WebUNION COUNTY The Union County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a male resident who walked away from the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in …

https://www.wdml.com/2024/05/20/authorities-searching-for-choate-resident-who-walked-away-from-facility/

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Harsher penalties sought in Choate abuse - qconline.com

(5 days ago) WebThe official cited investigations into Choate, a center for people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities, where workers lied or conspired to thwart …

https://qconline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watchdog-seeks-harsher-penalties-in-wake-of-abuse-at-illinois-mental-health-center/article_7dbdea07-418b-5ae2-8041-33325431d2ef.html

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Union County Sheriff Looking for Missing Choate Mental Health …

(7 days ago) WebANNA – The Union County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a male patient who walked away from the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna over …

https://www.wqrlradio.com/2024/05/20/union-county-sheriff-looking-for-missing-choate-mental-health-patient/

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Abuse and arrests linked to Southern IL Mental Health Center

(1 days ago) WebShe is the distant cousin of Clyde L. Choate, a native of Anna, who received the Medal of Honor during World War II and then served 30 years in the Illinois House of …

https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/abuse-and-arrests-linked-to-southern-il-mental-health-center

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Charges dropped against state mental-health facility admin …

(6 days ago) WebSPRINGFIELD — An official-misconduct case against a Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center senior staff member was dismissed Thursday.

https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/charges-dropped-against-state-mental-health-facility-admin-accused-of-covering-up-abuse/article_2c609ce5-d3be-5ed0-8221-52881f991608.html

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