Five children from Grand Traverse County were sent out of state for mental health treatment — to a Missouri facility with a history of allegations of sexual and physical abuse.
Now, the mother of one of those children speaks out, telling IPR she warned the court about the facility's past, but her son was sent there anyway.
Reporting for this episode is by Maxwell Howard.
Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions