Report finds ‘code of silence’ at mental health facility where staff abused and neglected patients

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. Several employees at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center attempted to cover up a brutal assault on a patient, according to a new report by the watchdog office within the Illinois Department of Human Services. The report by … Continue reading Report finds ‘code of silence’ at mental health facility where staff abused and neglected patients