Cafety
Oregon DHS shuts down Mt. Bachelor Academy (OR)
Investigations conducted by the Oregon Department of Human Services at Mt. Bachelor Academy (MBA), a therapeutic boarding school located near Prinevil...
Rally for teens' rights held at downtown plaza (Gainsville, FL)
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Investigator calls wilderness school reckless in teen’s death ( OR, Sagewalk)
A 16-year-old collapsed and died on an August hike in Lake County; a sheriff’s deputy says interviews indicate the school may have skirted disaster befo...
On Multi-Systemic Therapy and other Community Based Alternatives
The problem with Multi-Systemic Therapy is that it requires rigid adherence to the model if it is to produce the desired treatment effects and this means it is expensive ...
Teen Residential Treatment Programs
News from Capitol Hill - Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
On February 23rd the House of Representatives passed the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Treatm...
GAO Report on Seclusion and Restraints - May 2009
May 19, 2009Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text
Summary
Mount Bachelor Academy in Prineville to close by Dec. 9
Mount Bachelor Academy, a Prineville boarding school investigated by the state for allegations of child abuse, will close by December 9.You can help!
Capitol Hill Briefing - February 2009
Abuse of Youth in Residential Placements: A Call to Action
The growth of the troubled teen industry, including wilderness camps, therapeutic boarding schools, and boot camps, has given rise to allegations of inhumane treatment of youth, and exploitation of families who are desperately seeking help for their teenagers. This topic, previously the subject of two hearings (1, 2) in Congress and two special reports by the GAO (1, 2), was examined further on Feb. 19th 2009, at a meeting sponsored by the Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic, and Appropriate Use of Residential Treatmenton (ASTART) and CAFETY on Capitol Hill.
