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EXHIBIT 23--CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-33499, 33-60773, 333-47983 and 333-69461) pertaining to the
1987 Employee Stock Option Plan, 1989 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, 1997 Stock Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan of
Children's Comprehensive Services, Inc., of our report dated August 25, 2000,
except for Note E, as to which the date is September 11, 2000, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Children's Comprehensive
Services, Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended June 30, 2000.




                                    /s/Ernst & Young LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
September 26, 2000





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