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« on: July 11, 2004, 03:43:00 PM »
Since I did my time in the behavior modification dungeon or whatever you want to call it, I am amazed that this is still going on. Can anyone recommend any organizations that lobby for legislation against these places or advocate kids who are stuck in them? If not maybe we need to form these.
For conditions such as drugs/alcohol or emotional problems, I think an approach similar to the pharmaceutical industry should be taken. When a drug company wants to produce and market a new drug they need to convince the FDA that this drug is safe and effective and subsequently demonstrate that they are following the agreed procedure to make and sell the drug to patients.
IMHO, anyone claiming they are going to treat children for some emotional/behavioral/drug problem should have to certify their approach publically, prove that it is safe and effective and submit to a public authority similar to the FDA that insures they are adhering to this approach. If the FDA believes there are any violations they can close the doors costing the company millions until the company becomes compliant. Imagine if the FDA closed the doors on one of these "schools". All the students would have to be placed elsewhere and even when the school reopened they would probably have to start over with zero students. Don't you think they would be sure they conformed?
If there is anyone else interested in lobbying and reforming the system, let's get the discussion going here.[ This Message was edited by: NivekOgre on 2004-07-11 12:54 ]