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 ARTICLES JULY 2006
                               

July 31, 2006 No emancipation rush : 9 Utah teens' reasons to split from their parents run gamut
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July 31, 2006 Youth-services staffers in 2 Miss. training schools fired
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July 31, 2006 Rapid growth for troubled teens
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July 30, 2006 Boot camps are gone, but ... Tough love for troubled teens survives at the Manatee Youth Academy
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July 30, 2006 No emancipation rush
9 Utah teens' reasons to split from their parents run gamut
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July 30, 2006 Troubled teens get second chance at institute
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July 29, 2006 Bush Signs "Adam's Law" To Monitor Child Molesters
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July 29, 2006 Michael Niesen---Ticket To Murder - Part I
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July 29, 2006 Rotenberg Center: TREATMENT or TORMENT? A Canton center’s therapy for mental illness - shocks and food deprivation - is staunchly defended and bitterly attacked
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July 29, 2006 Special report: Foster care; Teens are the toughest to place
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July 29, 2006 A trip from rich to wretch
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July 29, 2006 Third annual Whitney's Walk - Illinois suicide prevention
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July 28, 2006

Families claim fraud in Ivy Ridge lawsuit:
$100M ACCUSATION: State diplomas unavailable despite ads
 

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July 28, 2006 Press Release: WWASPS Back in Court, Ivy Ridge, WWASP, and their associates sued for $100,000,000
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July 28, 2006 Ivy Ridge Academy sued for $100 million
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July 28, 2006
Teen near death after incident
Middle-schooler in critical condition
 
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July 27, 2006 Indian bureau is faulted in teen's death
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July 27, 2006 Family seeks answers amid grief in death of girl
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July 27, 2006 WWASPS BACK IN COURT: 25 Parents File $100,000,000 Class-Action Law Suit Alleging Fraudulent Tactics
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July 26, 2006 Following Highfields, violations found at other facilities
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July 25, 2006 Survival school in a tight spot after death, fall
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July 25, 2006 Indiana Children's Crisis Organization Offers Tips to Help Parents Deal With Fears Caused by Sniper
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July 25, 2006 State eases rules to fill special ed teacher jobs
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July 25, 2006 Can KidsPeace 'withstand' award to boy's mother?
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July 25, 2006 Programs for troubled youths earn state funding
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July 24, 2006 Grieving parents to parents: 'Huffing' is more common than you think
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July 24, 2006 Grieving mom: ‘They lied to me’ about the danger
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July 24, 2006 ‘I called her my miracle’
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July 24, 2006

Parents on mission to stop teen suicides
 

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July 23, 2006 Mom blames wilds program for girl's death
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July 23, 2006

After shaping pet project, it's time to go:

Eckerd Youth Alternatives' CEO says that moving on after almost eight years at the helm was a tough decision

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July 23, 2006 SUMMER CAMP WITH A TWIST
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July 23, 2006 Rehab center for teens tries to recover
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July 23, 2006 Teen lost to the wilderness mourned: Answers elusive in Utah death case
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July 23, 2006 Outward Bound feels heat in fatal hike: Critics rip 110-degree ‘dance with death’
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July 22, 2006 Home for boys won't be trouble
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July 22, 2006 We're failing our children
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July 22, 2006 Ex-patient claims malpractice, sues treatment center
Copper Hills: He says a medication caused a painful injury and long-term damage
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July 21, 2006 Prison workers disciplined in teen's death
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July 21, 2006 KidsPeace settles lawsuit over ‘98 death
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July 21, 2006 Mom sues over electric shock
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July 21, 2006 Probate ruling propels expected lawsuit - Star Ranch closed, according to article
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July 20, 2006 Autistic man dies after clash with deputies (21 years old)
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July 20, 2006 Kin: Why was hiker left alone?
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July 20, 2006 Ex-KidsPeace counselor admits to sex with teen
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July 20, 2006 Boston student dies in Utah
Family questions Outward Bound hike
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July 20, 2006 Why did two hikers die in Utah desert?

Autopsies pending: N.J. man in survival course carried no water; Boston teen, party got separated
 

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July 19, 2006 South Boston Teen Dies On Outward Bound Hike
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July 19, 2006 2 Hikers Die in Utah Desert, 1 in S.D.
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July 19, 2006 Boston teen hiker, 16, found dead south of Moab
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July 19, 2006 Man on survival trek, girl on Outward Bound hike die in Utah deserts
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July 19, 2006 Residents Don't Want Teen Rehab Center in Neighborhood
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July 19, 2006 Massachusetts teenager dies on Utah hike
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July 18, 2006 'Life' sentence in teen sex case: Ex-counselor gets 100 years
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July 18, 2006 Greystone under fire for delay in evacuation
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July l8, 2006 3D Life aims to put boys on right track
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July 18, 2006

A special vulnerability: Sex and social issues pose challenges for developmentally disabled teens

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July 17, 2006 TB troubles very public by Isabelle Zehnder

Do Homework on Tranquility Bay by Blanche Hardy
 

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July 17, 2006 Girl who was reunited with father sues L.A. County
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July 16, 2006 Unlearn shocking behaviors
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July 16, 2006

Sheriff is sad to see end of local boot camp

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July 16, 2006 State inspects Outward Bound program
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July 15, 2006 They punched him, kneed him, shoved ...
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July 15, 2006 Teen flees VisionQuest, returns with gun, is held
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July 15, 2006 It goes beyond a lawsuit
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July 15, 2006 Group urges closure of center after girl's death: Advocates cite 'pervasive failure' at treatment facility; multiple inquiries under way
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July 15, 2006 Paddling unruly behavior
Laurel may join other schools in corporal punishment
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July 14, 2006 Consistency is Key
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July 14, 2006 Something stinks at juvenile hall
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July 13, 2006 Natalynndria Lucy Slim - Death at Adolescent Residential Treatment Center
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July 13, 2006 Boot-camp lawsuit seeks $40M
Teen's parents blame officials for his death
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July 13, 2006 Controversy surrounds Tranquility Bay
Comments about article:
TB Troubles Very Public by Isabelle Zehnder

Do Homework on Tranquility Bay by Blanche Hardy
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July 13, 2006

Boot camp suit asks $40M: The family of Martin Lee Anderson, who died after a pummeling in a boot camp, goes to court

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July 13, 2006 Teen's family sues for $40M over death at boot camp: The state's juvenile justice agency and the sheriff's office that ran a Panama City boot camp are being sued for the wrongful death of a teen.
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July 12, 2006 State education board considers restraints for special ed students
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July 12, 2006 Martin Anderson family to file wrongful death suit
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July 11, 2006

Utterly Shocking

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July 11, 2006 Update: Highfields Reopens Doors
Facility with abusive past is reopen, with "two-way radios to help improve safety"
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July 10, 2006

Before she died, Angie had finally found her place:
Foster family says 7-year-old still had tantrums but was making progress
 

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July 10, 2006 And then there was one
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July 10, 2006 Fresh Start passes first test, ready to help more students
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July 10, 2006 Experts cite growing prescription drug abuse among teens
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July 10, 2006 Treatment for teen drug abuse works, but is largely missing
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July 10, 2006 Missing teen found safe in Manchester (missing from Massachusetts adolescent treatment center)

Milford mom searching for missing daughter -  (July 9, 2006)

Onsite Monitoring Policy Report (2004) - Violations noted

Lost Children of Florida and Massachusetts  (2002)
(Serious issues regarding the safety of children at the Germaine Lawrence School in Arlington)
 

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July 10, 2006 Online and On Alert
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July 9, 2006 Teacher pleads guilty to assault for hitting autistic student
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July 9, 2006 Q&A: Temple Grandin on Autism & Language
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July 9, 2006 Exploring Language:  Autism Reveals Social Roots of Language
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July 9, 2006 Law enforcement officials lurking all over the Web
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July 8, 2006 State finds deficiencies at clinic where girl died
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July 7, 2006 Young Girl’s Death Prompts Questions
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July 6, 2006

Bullying’s effects can linger, study finds: Victims, perpetrators run greater risk of behavioral problems later in life

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July 6, 2006 Behavior modification helps autistic child make strides
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July 5, 2006 Patient Death Raises Questions About Restraints
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July 5, 2006 Patient death highlights question about restraints
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July 5, 2006 Girl's death revives debate over restraining out-of-control kids
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July 5, 2006 In teen girls, depression and risky behavior might go hand-in-hand, research suggests
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July 5, 2006 Controlling out-of-control kids: When is restraint OK?
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July 5, 2006 State to ban inmate shackling in childbirth
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July 4, 2006

After boot camps: If sheriffs can't afford to meet new mandates, troubled teens suffer

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July 3, 2006

Meanie, meanie, meanie! What to do when little rascals bite, hit, yell, kick and steal

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July 3, 2006 Therapy: Understanding Life with Autism
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July 2, 2006 Initial report in girl's death are disturbing
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July 2, 2006 Polk Boot Camp Last One in State: Program has turned young criminals "into young productive citizens," sheriff says
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July 1, 2006 More boot camps shut down: Only the Polk County facility will remain open
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July 1, 2006 Manatee's boot camp shuts down
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