CAFETY Commentary - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Sunday, September 16 2007 Kathryn Whitehead, BA, Mor Keshet, MPS-LCAT, Brian Lombrowski, MPP, Andy Domenico, & Donna Green
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Definition and Accountability: A Youth Perspective
This paper reviews the systemic flaws of residential treatment facilities from a youth perspective concerning the lack of transparency, definition and accountability and the subsequent mistreatment and human rights violations of youth experiencing emotional, behavioral, and cognitive challenges.


Keywords:  youth rights, wilderness programs, therapeutic boarding school, institutional abuse, systems of care
Published -  July 2007 - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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