Solutions & Successes

The Evidence Gap - Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door?

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Their first love might be the rum or vodka or gin and juice that is going around the bonfire. Or maybe the smoke, the potent marijuana that grows in the misted hills here like moss on a wet stone.

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Restraint, seclusion of kids now tracked ( OR )

Restraint, seclusion of kids now tracked ( OR )

Carrie Leavitt enjoys some time with daughter Jovanna Flenna, 10. Jovanna’s odyssey through various psychiatric facilities included many days when she was restrained by staff, a practice that the state has started to tally and address.

State requires youth treatment facilities to tally use of force and isolation; data now made public

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FTC Releases Federal Guide to Help Parents Make Safe Choices When Choosing an RTF

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Reps. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, issued the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission released the first-ever federal consumer guide to assist parents in choosing a safe residential treatment program for their children.
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House sets standards for juvenile boot camps

WASHINGTON — The House approved national standards on juvenile boot camps and other public and private programs intended to help troubled youth. Lawmakers acted Wednesday following reports of abuse and deaths involving young people with behavioral, emotional or mental problems.

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House Approves Legislation to Stop Child Abuse in Teen Residential Programs

 

Bill Would Help Ensure Parents Have Information They Need to Keep their Children Safe
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved bipartisan legislation to protect teenagers attending residential programs from physical, mental, and sexual abuse and to prevent deceptive marketing practices by operators of residential programs for teens.  

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