A report by federal investigators documented more than a dozen “deficiencies” at North Star Behavioral Health System — a locked, for-profit psychiatric hospital for children and teenagers in Anchorage.
filed on behalf of children in Alaska’s foster care system describes the Office of Children’s Services placing a child at North Star simply because they couldn’t find anywhere else. In 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division opened an investigation into whether the state of Alaska “” children with behavioral problems. That investigation remains open.
Jaime said he became “like a zombie” to get through the days at North Star. When he was released, a sense of fear that he could be sent back at any time lingered. He’s now a student at the University of Alaska Anchorage pursuing dual music and legal studies degrees. He ages out of foster care in a month.
North Star remains a licensed facility, and OCS continues to send children to the hospital, said Brian Studstill, communications director for the Alaska Department of Family and Community Services. As of Monday, there were “less than 10″ children in North Star who were in state custody, he said.
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