Journalist
(Minnesota)
Reporter covering social services for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Links: @ChrisSerres | (Current as of: July 30, 2015)
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 4, 2016
Group home system limits options, class action lawsuit says.
News Story
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 29, 2015
Thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities have been forced needlessly to wait months and even years for community-based services because the state has underspent more than $1 billion in public funds, according to a lawsuit.
News Story
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)
July 30, 2015
Minnesota’s troubled psychiatric hospital in St. Peter continues to restrain and seclude patients in ways that violate the hospital’s own policies, according to a report released Wednesday by Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center.
Reporter covering social services for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Links: @ChrisSerres | (Current as of: July 30, 2015)
He writes about issues affecting society’s most vulnerable populations, including the poor, elderly, mentally ill and people with cognitive and physical disabilities.
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News StoryState accused of segregating Minnesotans with disabilities in group homes
Chris SerresStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 4, 2016
Group home system limits options, class action lawsuit says.
News Story
Lawsuit claims state of Minnesota has underspent funds meant to serve the disabled
Chris SerresStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 29, 2015
Thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities have been forced needlessly to wait months and even years for community-based services because the state has underspent more than $1 billion in public funds, according to a lawsuit.
News Story
Restraints and seclusion used improperly at St. Peter state hospital, group alleges
Chris SerresStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
July 30, 2015
Minnesota’s troubled psychiatric hospital in St. Peter continues to restrain and seclude patients in ways that violate the hospital’s own policies, according to a report released Wednesday by Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center.
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