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Programs In Behrens Study Charged with Abuse
Whooter:
--- Quote from: "Oz girl" ---youth care was where brendan blum died. He complained and they ignored it charges were filed against the staff. His mother researched the place and was lead to beleive he would get top quality care. I wonder if this study was one of the things that convinced her that the poor boy would be in good hands.
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It was so sad to hear of that boys death and that it could have been so easily prevented. Does anyone know if the two people who did this received jail time?
Oz Girl, The study was released and presented at the APA convention in 2006 so it is possible she read the study prior to placement.
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Ursus:
--- Quote from: "Whooter" ---
--- Quote from: "Oz girl" ---youth care was where brendan blum died. He complained and they ignored it charges were filed against the staff. His mother researched the place and was lead to beleive he would get top quality care. I wonder if this study was one of the things that convinced her that the poor boy would be in good hands.
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It was so sad to hear of that boys death and that it could have been so easily prevented. Does anyone know if the two people who did this received jail time?
Oz Girl, The study was released and presented at the APA convention in 2006 so it is possible she read the study prior to placement.
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Youth Care Inc. was placed on probation but was free to take on new clients. After nine months or so, charges against the two counselors were subsequently dismissed. It's Utah, so... how could anyone be surprised at this point?
Ursus:
Facility put on probation, but free to take new clients
By Kirsten Stewart The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 10/13/2007 12:55:43 AM MDT
A residential youth treatment center was cited on Friday for providing inadequate medical care to Brendan James Blum, a 14-year-old California boy who died at its Draper facility.
Utah licensers placed Youth Care of Utah on probation, requiring the center to, among other requirements, retool employee training. Youth Care was not fined and it is free to accept new clients, though no more than five every 30 days.
The disciplinary action was reached as part of a settlement between the facility and lawyers for the state Human Services Office of Licensing, which regulates Utah's teen-help industry. Licensing director Ken Stettler said he hopes Friday's action shows the state takes its watchdog role seriously. It comes a day after criminal neglect charges were filed against two former Youth Care counselors in connection with Brendan's June 28 death.
It also coincides with a congressional probe into wilderness camps, which detailed thousands of cases of abuse nationwide since 1990. Of 10 deaths detailed in the federal report, five occurred in Utah.
The cases showed a pattern of lax government oversight and medical neglect, with counselors assuming the teens were making up their symptoms. Brendan Blum's mother, Dana Blum, fears the same issues may have played a role in her son's death. Blum said she "feels" for the employees at Youth Care, but said the facility should have been shut down, at least temporarily, and the owners held accountable.
"Nothing will bring Brendan back," said Blum. "But the bottom line is that when a parent makes a difficult decision to place their child in a treatment program, the management and caretakers have a responsibility to ensure their safety. There shouldn't be any tolerance for the death of a child."
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Pile of Dead Kids:
--- Quote from: "Ursus" ---Licensing director Ken Stettler said he hopes Friday's action shows the state takes its watchdog role seriously.
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:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
A meaningless "probation" and laughable "requirements" are what he thinks will fix this? Really?
Ken Stettler can't be taken seriously at all.
Ursus:
--- Quote from: "Pile of Dead Kids" ---
--- Quote from: "Kirsten Stewart of The Salt Lake Tribune" ---Licensing director Ken Stettler said he hopes Friday's action shows the state takes its watchdog role seriously.
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:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
A meaningless "probation" and laughable "requirements" are what he thinks will fix this? Really?
Ken Stettler can't be taken seriously at all.
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This has been observed many a time, by many a poster.
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