Coalition Against Institutionalized ChildAbuse/petition

Death toll rising children in programs (11) dead in 10 Mts.
Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse (CAICA) 7-20-06 NEWS ALERT Death toll rising for children in programs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- see on the weg for more information> http://caica.org/index.htm 11 Children have died in the past 10 months! A review of youth program-related deaths reveals that 11 children have died in the past 10 months! Click on the link below for a chart of these children's deaths. DEATH TOLL RISES FOR CHILDREN IN PROGRAMS 11 Deaths in 10 Months - Abuse / Neglect Facility-Related Deaths Martin Lee Anderson Angie Arndt Alex Harris Kasey Warner Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz Linda Harris Date Name Facility Cause of Death 09/13/05 Alex Harris Hope Youth Ranch, LA Dehydration, blow to the head 09/18/05 Linda Harris Chad Youth Center, TN Stopped breathing after being restrained 10/08/05 Kasey Warner ViaQuest Warren Home, OH Autistic child drowned when left alone 12/20/05 Mickey Garcia Star Ranch, TX Died after placed in "Basket hold" restraint 12/12/05 James White ViaQuest SummitQuest, PA Collapsed during exercise 01/06/06 Martin Lee Anderson Panama City Boot Camp, FL Beaten, forced inhalation of ammonia fumes 02/04/06 Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz ViaQuest SummitQuest, PA Beaten and restrained 05/26/06 Angellika Nicole Arndt Rice Lake Counseling Center, WI Died after restrained (9 x in a mo., 1-2 hrs. each) 05/31/06 Lenny Ortega Star Ranch, TX Swept away by swift-moving creek; drowned 06/17/06 Dillon Tyler Peak DeSoto Co. Outward Bound, FL Suspected medical neglect 07/16/06 Elisa D. Santry Outward Bound, UT Was found dead after being separated from her group for five hours in 110 degree weather Two boys died, one on June 6, the other on June 7, 2006 Both boys attended Tranquility Bay and both were featured in the recent Rough Love article by Joanne Green. Coincidence? Maybe. But I believe both of these boys' lives were negatively impacted by their experiences there. 06/06/06 Kerry Layne Brown Tranquility Bay, Jamaica Found dead in his bed 06/07/06 Carter Lynn Tranquility Bay, Jamaica Found hanging from a rafter in his family home CURRENT NEWS: April / May / June / July FEATURE: Death Toll Rises in Children's Programs - 11 deaths in 10 months! (click here) ◄ NEW BREAKING NEWS - ANOTHER CHILD DIES: Elisa D. Santry has died in Outward Bound program (click here)◄ NEW MOAB, Utah --A 16-year-old Massachusetts girl hiking with other teenagers near Canyonlands National Park in 110-degree heat was found dead in a side canyon, th an Juan County sheriff's office said Tuesday. Her mom did not want her to go, fearing for her safety, but at the last minute was convinced by others to change her mind. Punta Gorda, Florida (AP) — Dillon Peak of Punta Gorda died June 17th at a St. Petersburg hospital, a month after he became incoherent and suffered seizures at the camp. State juvenile justice authorities are reviewing policies and procedures after a 14-year-old boy died after becoming ill at a DeSoto County Outward Bound camp for teen offenders. (Click here) The state of Florida contracts with Peace River Outward Bound program for overlay mental health services. The average stay is 6 months. (click here) Recent deaths in programs (click here) UPDATE ON MARTIN LEE ANDERSON ◄ NEW Video | Edited footage of the incident ◄ Watch video In AP reporter Brent Kallestad's 7/12/06 article we read: A video proves that as seven guards punished Martin by kicking, punching, kneeing, choking and slamming him while they jammed ammonia tablets up his nose and covered his mouth, a nurse watched him slip in and out of consciousness," Crump said at a news conference. "These heinous, malicious and torturous treatments led to his death." He goes on to say: Waylon Graham, the attorney for Lt. Charles Helms, the highest-ranking officer who was on the exercise yard with the teen, questioned the family's motives in suing. "None of these officers set out to harm this young man in any way," Graham said. "I think this has turned into a game of money." We must ask ourselves: Does, after reading the countless articles and watching the vide (above), what Mr. Graham have to say make any sense? Why are these men not in jail? If parents were caught doing what this group of men did to their own children, undoubtedly they would be held accountable and most likely they would be in jail. (click here for article) (click here for Martin's main page) Daniela Velazquez's July 13, 2006 article Teen's parents blame officials for his death quotes Attorney Crump: "it's about so much more than money," but predicted a Florida jury would return a verdict similar to Alexander's case. He called Anderson's death "far more heinous, far more overt and far more worse than Bryan Alexander's." (see video below) Attorneys for Martin Lee Anderson's family file a lawsuit Learn about a similar lawsuit in Texas MARTIN LEE ANDERSON FAMILY TO FILE WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT (click here) ◄ NEW (for more information about Martin Lee Anderson, click here) COUNTDOWN FOR JUSTICE: YOUNG LIVES LOST (click here) go to > http://caica.org/index.htm James White - December 12, 2005 Martin Lee Anderson - January 6, 2006 Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz - February 4, 2006 Angellika Nicole Arndt - May 26, 2006 Kerry Layne Brown - June 6, 2006 Carter Lynn - June 7, 2006 Dillon Tyler Peak - June 17, 2006 (Click on child's name above for articles) ◄ ANGELLIKA "ANGIE" ARNDT Angie's main page Restrained for "gargling milk"; dies two days later 07/15/06 Group urges closure of center after girl's death 07/06/06 Before she died, Angie had finally found her place 06/24/06 Clinic cited in girl's death 07/02/06 Initial report in girl's death are disturbing 07/05/06 Controlling out-of-control kids. When is restraint OK? 07/05/06 Girl's death revives debate over restraining out-of-control kids FACILITY WITH ABUSIVE PAST REOPENS: Update: Highfields Reopens Doors ◄ NEW STATE EDUCATION BOARD CONSIDERS RESTRAINTS FOR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS ◄ NEW STATE REVOKES STAR RANCH LICENSE: The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services revoked Star Ranch residential treatment center’s license Friday, citing a pattern of serious issues and the two residents who died after incidents at the facility. The revocation means Star Ranch can no longer serve any children and that is something Star Ranch founder and director Rand Southard said he plans to fight. Click here RANDALL HINTON: Admitted to pepper spraying Layne Brown multiple times per day for months. He has opened a new facility in Canon City, Colorado, Royal Peak Academy. Click here. CONSISTENCY IS KEY ◄ NEW I have interviewed many victims and their families and have seen there is a consistency in their stories – a consistency that is impossible for me to ignore. I would ask others to listen to these children with an open mind and with an open heart. (click here) MARTIN LEE ANDERSON UPDATE: Medical examiner works to solve final mysteries. Click here. FLORIDA BOOT CAMPS UPDATE: After boot camps: If sheriffs can't afford to meet new mandates, troubled teens suffer. Click here. ON A POSITIVE NOTE: Behavior modification helps autistic child make strides. Click here. BULLYING: THE NEGATIVE EFFECT IT HAS ON CHILDREN & WHAT YOU CAN DO: 07/06/06 Bullying’s effects can linger, study finds: Victims, perpetrators run greater risk of behavioral problems later in life 07/03/06 Meanie, meanie, meanie! What to do when little rascals bite, hit, yell, kick and steal A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY From fear, pain, deception to determination and tenacity; from abduction to rescue go to http://caica.org/index.htm Articles/reports ▪ Boot camps ▪ Crime Library ▪ Deaths ▪ Facility Report ▪ Florida Juvenile Justice ▪ Forced Exercise * NEW ▪ Legal Abductions "In the Middle of the Night ..." ▪ Mind Control ▪ Restraints ▪ Reports & Facts ▪ US Dept. of State ▪ Maia Szalavitz talks about new book Warnings for parents ▪ Boot Camps ▪ Children are Dying (words) ▪ Facility Watch ▪ List of Children Who Have Died ▪ List of Deaths in Programs ▪ Reports and Facts ▪ Startling Facts ▪ Teen Internet Addition ▪ Warning Signs ▪ About Us ▪ How Can I Help? Children who have died ... in the name of treatment ▪ Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz ▪ Chase Moody ▪ Danny Matthews ▪ Martin Lee Anderson ▪ Angie Aarndt ▪ Matthew Goodman ▪ Nicholas Contreras more ... SPECIALS: ▪ Countdown to Justice ▪ Restraints: In the Name of Treatment ▪ Tranquility Bay Documentary ▪ Autism is a World / Inside the Autistic Mind E-mail us at info@caica.org for CAICA updates HEADLINE NEWS PRESS RELEASE: Spring Creek Lodge withdraws from WWASP. Click here. UPDATE: The day before Spring Creek Lodge withdrew from WWASP, an article was written about a boy who was beaten there, and whose parents put up a $5,000 reward for information leading to the truth about who did this to their son. Click here. Hopp Family - son beaten at Spring Creek Lodge (WWASP) Sixteen-year-old Jordan Hopp (seated) was attacked by five of his fellow students at Spring Creek Lodge on June 5, the day before he was scheduled to return home to Florida. Now his parents, Deanne and Scott, are offering $5,000 for information that leads to the prosecution of his attackers. CAICA'S CURRENT EVENTS (Click on articles below) National Crisis: Bringing you frequent updates State investigates burn claims from therapy at Canton School◄ Medical examiner works to solve final mysteries UPDATE to Countdown for Justice No. Carolina Schools: Plans for using restraints Treatment or torture? Shock therapy Whisper Ridge facility allegations of abuse Regents board poised to ban skin shocks 21-days of wilderness before entering Catholic college Restricted access in detention centers Resolution against violence directed at kids Allegation of sex between female guard Juvenile investigated Kids hurt in shock therapy school Three men jailed in alleged beating at youth camp WEB WIRE: Parents get PURE results Restraint death of 7-year old Angie Arndt Woman denied visit with sister at Ivy Ridg Senators demand justice in boot camp death Hope Youth Ranch negligence allegation A question of tough love or torture Manatee, Florida: Boot Camp close its boots OK to reopen abusive youth residential program Students continue phone protest Boot camp sends off last grad Series: Boot camps for parents Cover-up exposed in teen boot camp death Crime and Punishment/Public Safety: Boot Camps Fatal Restraint Tough love: Juvenile offenders say some discipline goes too far Autopsy: Teen was suffocated Martin Lee Anderson Timeline Legislator honored for DJJ boot camp reform with parent review 2nd Autopsy results finally in: Death Caused by Guards Video Report - DeFede Report & Video - Stmts. 2nd Autopsy More news ... A SNEAK PEAK INTO SOME OF AMERICA'S BEST KEPT SECRETS ... (click here) Four separate countries, all with limited child protection laws, have shut WWASP facilities down for suspected child abuse andn neglect: ▪ Casa by the Sea in Mexico ▪ Dundee Ranch in Costa Rica ▪ Morava in Czech Republic ▪ Paradise Cove, W. Samoa ▪ Sunrise Beach, Mexico ▪ High Impact, Mexico WWASP FACILITIES (List updated May 2006) World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (WWASP) ▪ Sting of WWASP ▪ Updated list of WWASP facilities ▪ WWASP Founder ▪ WWASP President ▪ Tranquility Bay Tranquility Bay Documentary Comments from viewers Les Enfants Perdus de Tranquility Bay (France) The Cutting Edge (Australia) Note: this film aired in Australia and France only, and is not available in the U.S. There are no laws to protect the children The facility is not licensed and there is no oversight Children lose their basic human rights Many have no privacy to use the restroom or shower Children lose contact with the outside world Once phone calls with parents are finally allowed, usually 3-6 months after the child enters the program, they are censored; children lose all other verbal contact with the outside world Children’s letters to extended family and friends are usually not delivered, and mail is censored Many have spent months on their faces in isolation Over the years, thousands of children have ended up at WWASP’s Tranquility Bay facility in Jamaica where reports and articles have shown, and victims have alleged… Click here for more information on Tranquility Bay CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS TRANQUILITY BAY ◄ NEW ROUGH LOVE: (June 22, 2006), by Joanne Green - Kids from South Florida and beyond are sent to Jamaica to straighten up. Or else. A VERY CHILLING ENDING: Two of the boys whose stories were told in Rough Love are no longer with us today. Kerry Layne Brown died on June 6, Carter Lynn died on June 7. Click here. Facilitated Communication:A controversial issue Sue Rubin says facilitated communication helped her first learn to communicate when she was 13 Autism: Helpful Links: ▪ Autism Research ▪ Autism Speaks ▪ Autism Society ▪ Autism: Useful Links ◄ NEW ▪ Cure Autism Now ▪ Friend Finder Program ▪ National Alliance for Autism Research ▪ Special Diets ▪ State of the Art, Inc. ▪ Talk About Curing Autism Attention Deficit Disorder: Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder Attachment Disorder Quackery: ▪ Underground Network Moves Children From Home to Home ▪ No State Fully Compliant with Child Welfare Standards ▪ Enclosed Beds Cause Controversy: Is it a Cage or a Bed? Cruel or Therapeutic? ▪ Advocates for Children in Therapy Website filled with useful information ▪ Mental Health Profession Condemns Attachment Therapy SPECIALS ON AUTISM A look into the lives and minds of autistic children May 2006 CNN SPECIAL: AUTISM IS A WORLD Autism is a World Facilitated Communication Acceptance v. Cure Changing Relationships Within the Family Related to Autism is a World Oscar Nominated Film Series "Autism is a World" May 2006 TIME MAGAZINE SPECIAL: INSIDE THE AUTISTIC MIND Inside the Autistic Mind A Tale of Two Schools The Most Difficult Decision in My Life 2002 TIME SPECIAL: THE SECRETS OF AUTISM The Secrets of Autism June 2006 DATELINE: THE UNORTHODOX PRACTICE OF CHELATION The unorthodox practice of chelation for autism Why producer wrote controversial article re chelation Links to more useful information July 9, 2006 NPR SPECIAL ON EXPLORING LANGUAGE Temple Grandin on autism and language ◄ Interesting interactive series Exploring autism reveals social roots of language PARENTS HELPING PARENTS ◄ NEW In the Name of Treatment A Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Child From the Use of Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion PARENTS HELPING PARENTS ◄ NEW DEADLY RESTRAINTS Psychiatric nursing professor Wanda Mohr is a national expert on the use of restraint with a published article and books on the subject. She said, "I come from the proposition that every restraint is a treatment failure," said Mohr. "They're deadly, and frankly, they don't work because if you look at the patterns, people are being restrained over and over again." In Harm's Way: Use of physical force on troublesome kids unchecked; By Barbara White Stack Pittsburg Post Gazette; September 20, 2005; Larrel Dallas' arms already were broken when the breath began to be pressed out of him ... Two workers ... holding him face down in the dirt, one on his legs, the other pinning the 14-year-old's arms behind his back. Dallas heard the bones snap as one worker yanked his hands toward his head. His arms went numb. He feared for his life. "Can't breathe, can't breathe," he choked out. An asthma sufferer, he knew the panic of breathlessness. Unmoved by his pleas, the workers remained on top of him for 20 minutes. "I just closed my eyes," Dallas recounted. "I thought I was going to die." List of Restraint Deaths http://caica.org/index.htm http://caica.org/COUNTDOWN%20TO%20JUSTICE2.htm

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