State Loses Foster Children Lawsuit
Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2006
California would send fewer kids to institutions under a federal judge's ruling.

Let mentally ill kids stay home for care, judge says
Los Angeles Daily News, March 16, 2006
In a landmark decision that could affect thousands of mentally ill children in California psychiatric hospitals and group facilities, a federal judge has ordered the state to provide services in their homes and communities.

Mental health care ordered for foster kids
San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 16, 2006
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ordered the state to provide mental health services to foster children who otherwise could face institutionalization.