tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668612461641408972011-04-21T13:42:54.735-07:00It is estimated that hundreds of private residential treatment programs operate nationwide. The programs are governed by a weak patchwork of state regulations. In many states, these programs and the persons who market and sell them operate without regulations, licensing, credentials or accreditation of any kind.Administratornoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266861246164140897.post-13927093386652947782007-12-30T20:35:00.001-08:002007-12-30T20:53:18.989-08:00<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/THQ5AKk_QR4&rel=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/THQ5AKk_QR4&rel=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Greg Kutz, Managing Director,<br />Forensic Audits and Special Investigations<br />Government Accountability Office (GAO)<br /><br />October 10, 2007<br />Testimony before House Education and Labor Comittee<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/266861246164140897-1392709338665294778?l=barbe-stamps-buyer-beware.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266861246164140897.post-35279037143743199032007-12-29T22:43:00.000-08:002007-12-30T22:55:07.138-08:00CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD ABUSE<br /><br />Committee Examines Child Abuse at Residential Treatment Programs<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://teenadvocatesusa.org/GAO_Report_On_Residential_Treatment_Abuse.html">CLICK HERE</a></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/266861246164140897-3527903714374319903?l=barbe-stamps-buyer-beware.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com