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H.R. 6358 [110th]: Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008Jul 2, 2008 12:56 PM
Does this bill include monitoring devices such as security cameras to be installed in all facilities? -
Show 2 AnswersA1: No it does not.
[Answer submitted on Sep 16, 2008 5:47 AM]A2: no - there is no mention of it anywhere. It is a huge shortcoming,and oversight to think that merely stipulating adherence will make it so. That there are means for reporting abuse, and periodic evaluations, in no way ensures that the most common forms of abuse do not occur - such as the emotional and verbal abuse that is so difficult to detect and report.
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Oct 25, 2008 3:02 AM
Will this bill hold Robert Lichfield accountable? -
Show 1 AnswerA1: Perhaps, if private right of action for lawsuits is included in final bill.
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Nov 13, 2008 11:29 AM
Who is to determine what is considered "humiliating" treatment or "damages the self-respect" of the child? Isn't free access to a telephone determental to youth in drug treatment? -
Show 5 AnswersA1: Yes it is detremental to the child to have free access to phone because who knows who they are calling. I think that the people that run the place should be able to determine what is humiliating or what damages the self respect of the child; because if the parent who put them in the program didn't trust them enough to determine that then whats the point in putting them there to get help.
[Answer submitted on Nov 22, 2008 10:03 PM]A2: Are we going to trust more government intervention in education after what they have done to the public schools over the last 100 years. The federal government and the state government juvenile justice systems have a ton more child abuse allegations than private schools ever dreamed about having. They need to keep to themselves and nurse their own failures rather than exporting their failures to the obviously more successful private sector.
[Answer submitted on Dec 6, 2008 11:52 AM]A3: I was abused in a 'behavior modification program'. Because I was unable to leave, had no access to a telephone, and had all letters screened by a staff member I was unable to report it to my parents or the police. While it may be detrimental to have access to a phone certainly when weighed against possible child abuse it is preferable.
[Answer submitted on Dec 11, 2008 4:08 AM]A4: I think that free access to a hotline does not mean 'free access' to say.. a drug dealer. That said, I would think that this is no more or less detrimental to an adult in rehab. People, including youth, will do drugs if that's what they want to do. And yes, to their own detriment. You can't impose change on others. And change, forced change, does not imply growth... it takes growth to sustain change.
[Answer submitted on Jan 5, 2009 9:49 PM]A5: Regarding treatment that damages self-respect... In the mental health profession there are ethical standards that serve as guidelines. Given this legislation targets programs that claim to treat such a population, i would think that would serve as a guide.
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Nov 14, 2008 6:13 AM
Who took all of the teeth out of this bill and how can we put them back in? -
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