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Attachment Disorder Quackery


Candace Newmaker
Killed 4/18/2000

(click here)


Krystal Tibbetts
Killed 7/7/1995
(click here)

David Polreis
(no photo available)
Killed 2/11/1996

(click here)
 


Controversy trails 'attachment' therapist who runs Chesapeake center

Victim of Attachment Therapy Midvale, Utah

Death resulting from rebirthing, which included restraining the child in a blanket.

Why Attachment Therapy is considered dangerous

Cases of abuse and deaths
         

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
 


From: http://childrenintherapy.org/victims/index.html
 


 

Candace Newmaker

10 years old
4/18/2000
Evergreen Attachment Center Death resulting from rebirthing, which
included restraining the child in a
blanket. She died the next day of asphyxiation. News articles stated:
"... he thought that the rebirthing and
earlier taped sessions showing
Watkins restraining and yelling at Candace were cruel."

article; article 2; article 3; article 4; article 5; article 6; article 7;
article 8; article 9;
article 10; article 11;

article 12; article 13;
article 14

 

Krystal Tibbetts

 
3 years old
7/7/95
Lawrence VanBloem and the Family Attachment Center Krystal defied Tibbets (her adoptive father), so he laid her down in the hallway of the family’s Midvale, Utah, home. According to transcripts, Tibbets pushed his fist into the girl’s stomach for 15 minutes. During the session, Krystal vomited before she stopped breathing. She died the next day in a hospital. He was taught this "treatment" from the Family Attachment Center. Krystal's Main Page
David Polreis 2 years old
2/11/1996
Attachment Center of Evergreen (ACE)
 
Adoptive mother beat this two-year old to death after being frustrated with his behavior.
 
David's Main Page

 

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