Christine Herman

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Christine Herman is a Ph.D. chemist turned audio journalist. Her reporting has received awards from the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association and has aired on national programs including All Things Considered and Here & Now. Christine is a mother of three and aspiring aerial artist. She’s a recipient of the 2018-2019 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism and has been working at Illinois Public Media since 2015.

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Spectrum

By Christine Herman

11 January 2019

11 min read

Parents forced to trade custody for children’s mental-health care

Each year, dozens of families in Illinois give up custody of their children to help them get mental-health services.

Spectrum

Parents forced to trade custody for children’s mental-health care

By Christine Herman

11 January 2019 | 11 min read

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