{"id":840265,"date":"2026-06-03T00:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/840265\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T00:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:23:15","slug":"agency-handling-protections-for-michigans-mental-health-patients-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/840265\/","title":{"rendered":"Agency handling protections for Michigan\u2019s mental health patients under scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

LANSING, Mich.<\/strong> \u2013 The state agency handling complaints and violations for Michigan\u2019s five mental health hospitals came under scrutiny again on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Office of Recipient Rights Director Raymie Postema gave testimony to and was questioned by lawmakers about what\u2019s been done to improve patient care after an audit last Fall found protections for patients to be \u201cinsufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

—> <\/b>Audit finds protections for Michigan\u2019s mental health patients \u2018insufficient\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The Investigators at Local 4 have exposed a series of problems at the Hawthorn facility in Northville Township starting back in 2022.<\/p>\n

The Hawthorn Center is the state\u2019s only psychiatric facility for children.<\/p>\n

In 2022, we uncovered that an unannounced active shooter drill was held there without letting employees know that it was just a drill.<\/p>\n

Many people, including staff and patients, believed there was a real gunman and several called 911 fearing for their lives.<\/p>\n

Since then, the Hawthorn Center has closed, been torn down, and a new facility is being built in its place. In the meantime, the children have been moved to the Walter Reuther Hospital.<\/p>\n

—> <\/b>Find all our previous coverage into the Hawthorn Center here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The audit of the Office of Recipient Rights released last fall found that:<\/p>\n