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People detained in hospitals under mental health laws in UK dying at 3X rate of prisoners. It's incomprehensible how scandalous this is--you're being "helped" in a "hospital" for emotional distress, yet... (And I don't think US or Canada even track this.)
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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) will be able to legally investigate alleged child abuse or neglect at residential facilities starting in 2024. https://t.co/54js1Fyjsc
✅It is estimated that $23 Billion in public funds are directed to youth residential programs, including facilities in the #TroubledTeenIndustry, but no one is officially keeping track. #SICAA will finally collect this vital data.
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Politicians in #NyeCounty were concerned about the well-being of children at Never Give Up Youth Healing Center as early as July 2021 but #DCFS assured elected officials that the children were not in imminent danger.
#NGU#TrappedinTreatment#NVPol#SICAA
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#StopTheShock campaign raises awareness on the harmful use of electric shock devices at Judge Rotenberg Center. Learn more about aversive shock therapy and what we plan to do to #StopTheShock https://t.co/cgXF9J6HMH
When you treat all teens as liars & manipulators, medical neglect is often deadly https://t.co/HUFVHKjF3S When the abuse is the treatment, it can't be reformed
The burden to end institutional abuse has been placed on survivors for far too long. It's time for governments to settle jurisdiction loopholes and oversight barriers nationwide to stop this fraudulent industry from existing. #EndTTI#AccountabilityNow
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According to lawsuits, government reports and the testimonies of former patients and employees, children are often abused, assaulted, sedated and placed in solitary confinement. Dozens of children have died. https://t.co/bCBYEdpVYm