Sunday, December 30, 2007
Greg Kutz, Managing Director,
Forensic Audits and Special Investigations
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
October 10, 2007
Testimony before House Education and Labor Comittee
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Complete Coverage of October 10, 2007 Congressional Hearing
CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD ABUSE
Committee Examines Child Abuse at Residential Treatment Programs
On October 10, 2007 the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on cases of child abuse and neglect at residential treatment programs – including cases that resulted in death. The U.S. Government Accountability Office testified that it had found thousands of allegations of abuse in the programs from 1990 to 2007, the result of poor management, untrained staff, and reckless or negligent practices. The parents of three children who died in residential treatment programs also testified. Chairman Miller said that Congress must act to regulate the industry to prevent further abuses.
Please visit the Teen Advocates USA website for complete coverage of the hearing and to read the GAO Report which is available in PDF Format.
CLICK HERE
Committee Examines Child Abuse at Residential Treatment Programs
On October 10, 2007 the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on cases of child abuse and neglect at residential treatment programs – including cases that resulted in death. The U.S. Government Accountability Office testified that it had found thousands of allegations of abuse in the programs from 1990 to 2007, the result of poor management, untrained staff, and reckless or negligent practices. The parents of three children who died in residential treatment programs also testified. Chairman Miller said that Congress must act to regulate the industry to prevent further abuses.
Please visit the Teen Advocates USA website for complete coverage of the hearing and to read the GAO Report which is available in PDF Format.
CLICK HERE
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