The Legal Aid Society brought this federal class-action lawsuit to challenge the New York City Administration for Children’s Services’ (ACS) failure to provide children in its custody in acute care psychiatric hospitals with adequate discharge planning and prompt discharge to the least restrictive setting. In October 2010, the parties reached a settlement requiring the development of new policies and the creation of the ACS Mental Health Coordination Unit (MHCU) responsible for tracking these children and providing technical assistance to foster care agencies. Monitoring of compliance concluded in 2016.