![Toni Hoy holds a picture of her son, Daniel, at her home in Rantoul, Illinois. In a last-ditch effort to get Daniel treatment for his severe mental illness, they gave him up to the state in 2008, when he was 12.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/50064/img_20180305_195021948__medium.jpg)
Out Of Options, Parents Of Children With Mental Illness Trade Custody For Treatment
Across the U.S., children encounter many barriers to mental health treatment, including a shortage of psychiatric beds and coverage denials from insurance companies.