Hospitals becoming a 'dumping ground' for kids
The Department of Children's Services keeps kids in hospitals for months after they are medically cleared because they have no place else to put them.
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NewsNewsChannel 5 Investigates Actions Facebook Tweet Email Hospitals becoming a 'dumping ground' for kids in DCS custody <img class="Image" alt="" src="https://cf.cdn.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/adf/9ca48a3b38ef42538c6fe52a659b1e99/adf1b3dfc8bb412fa641f2e0e1c82b11/poster_2e273318cd584c7897e550fa97c43ad1.png" data-caption="Children in state custody are spending months in Tennessee hospitals because the Department of Children's Services has no place else to put them." /> Prev Next Children in state custody are spending months in Tennessee hospitals because the Department of Children's Services has no place else to put them.
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