Congressional Hearings - "Child Abuse and Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens"

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Click 'Read More' to view testimonies on April 24, 2008 at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens.

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Rep. George Miller, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, makes an opening statement at a hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
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Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon gives his opening statement at a Full Committee Hearing addressing child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens.
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Greg Kutz, Managing Director of Forensic Audits and Special Investigations at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
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Part 2 Greg Kutz, Managing Director of Forensic Audits and Special Investigations at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens.
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Kathryn Whitehead, Former Program Participant at Mission Mountain School in Condon, MT, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens.
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Jon Martin-Crawford, Former Program Participant at the Family Foundation School in Hancock, NY, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens.
Christopher Bellonci
Christopher Bellonci, MD, Medical Director and Senior Clinical Consultant at the Walker School in Needham, Massachusetts, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens. span>
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Kay Brown, Director of Education, Workforce and Income Security at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens.
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Rep. George Miller, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, makes a statement at a hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
 

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.