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2008 - GAO INVESTIGATES TROUBLED TEEN
BOOT-CAMP STYLE PROGRAMS

Congress is talking - it's time people listen!

UPDATE

May 14, 2008 - House panel passes tougher law on
wilderness therapy programs (click here)

Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

"Child Abuse and Deceptive Marketing by Residential
Programs for Teens
"
 



"There is a very dangerous and national epidemic of National
abuse and neglect of children in privately-run residential
programs ... whether those programs market themselves
as therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness camps, or
something else, in all too many cases we have seen this
abuse and neglect lead to the most horrific outcomes
imaginable. The deaths of children by the very people
who were entrusted to care for them."
- Congressman Miller

Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

on:

"Child Abuse and Deceptive Marketing by Residential
Programs for Teens
"

Scheduled in room 2175 - Rayburn H.O.B.
Click here for Government Website


Highlights of the GAO findings

Read what they uncovered - Click here for GAO report
(Note: A more comprehensive report will be prepared Winter 2008)

CONGRESSMAN GEORGE MILLER CALLS FOR A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING

On October 10, 2007, The Committee of Education and Labor
held a hearing on cases of child abuse and neglect at private
Residential Treatment Facilities.

  Video 
 Click here to watch the Congressional hearing
Parents share their stories of the abuse endured by their children
Congressman Miller pushes for Federal Regulations

Click here for more news and information
 


ROMNEY / LICHFIELD - WHAT NEXT?

     

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Romney funding tops $1M in Arizona -
Any connections to Robert Lichfield/WWASPS?


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  Over the GW: Compelling film about teen rehabs gone bad
  PART 1:  An advocate's point of view (click here)
  PART 2: Don’t get stung by WWASPS
(click here)
 
PART 3: Parents desperate for help (click here)


  "Bubbles in My Milk" Resource & Info Packet re Restraint Death
  Recent deaths in residential facilities
 
Is Beating Kids at Boot Camp All in a Day's Work?
  ● Deaths: Articles & List of Deaths
 
What Professionals are Saying
  ● Department of State/Outside the US
 
Facility Watch
 
Breaking the Vow of Secrecy

 
Proposed Resolution to Protect Children
 
Want You Kid to Disappear?
 
Seminar Experience
 
The Breaking Point
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  Martin Lee Anderson - main page
 
VIDEO: Boot Camp Death Martin Lee Anderson
 
WARNING: Do not play it if children are present
  Listen to the protestors -  Student sit-in            
  Students stage sit-in at Governor's office
 
Video Report - Statements on 2nd Autopsy
 
 
Death of Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz - main page
 
Mom Seeks Change -         Watch video clip
 
SummitQuest Deaths -      
Watch video clip


 

 


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Deaths
 
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SEMINAR: WALK OUT AND SPEAK UP
(click here)  NEW
(click here)
Tough Love - It's Gotten Too Tough (click here)
Key to His Schools' Success? It's God, Founder Says:
A Rare Interview with Robert Lichfield, LA Times
 
(click here)
EXPLOITATION IN THE NAME OF "SPECIALTY SCHOOLING" What Counts as Sufficient Data? What are Psychologists to Do? (click here)
Men Behind Teen Help - WWASP (click here)
About Randall Hinton (click here)
The Rise and Fall of Steve Cartisano
 
(click here)
FACILITIES:  
Academy of Ivy Ridge, Ogdensburg, New York - (withdrawing affiliation with WWASP)
 
(click here)
Alexander Youth Services (click here)
Arizona Boys' Ranch (click here)
Bethel Girls Academy, Mississippi (click here)
 
Bethel Boys Academy, Mississippi - Renamed Eagle Point Academy - Renamed Pine View Academy - Founder Rev. Herman Fountain allegedly abused and tortured children. He now operates City of Refuge, a facility for men over 18 who have drug and alcohol issues
 
(click here)
Carolina Springs, Donalds, South Carolina - WWASP
 
(click here)
Casa by the Sea, Mexico (closed) - WWASP (click here)
 
CEDU (closed) (click here)
 
Cross Creek Manor, La Verkin, Utah - WWASP
 
(click here)
Darrington Academy - WWASPS
 
(click here)
Dundee Ranch, Costa Rica (closed) - WWASP - Narvin Lichfield to stand trial in Costa Rica on September 26-29, 2006 for abuse at Dundee dating back to 2003
 
(click here)
 
Eagle Point Christian Academy, Mississippi (Previously Bethel Boys Academy, Mississippi - Renamed Eagle Point Academy - Renamed Pine View Academy - Founder Rev. Herman Fountain allegedly abused and tortured children. He now operates City of Refuge, a facility for men over 18 who have drug and alcohol issues
 
(click here)
Germaine Lawrence School
 
(click here)
Greenville Hills Academy
 
(click here)
Gulf Coast Academy
 
(click here)
Judge Rotenberg Center
 
(click here)
Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri (no longer on watch as
sale did not go through. Read articles to learn more.) Randall Hinton was arrested at Royal Gorge Academy, the program he opened after being booted out of Missouri.
 
(click here)
KidsPeace
 
(click here)
Majestic Ranch, Randolph, Utah - WWASP
 
(click here)
Morava Academy, Czech Republic (closed)
 
(click here)
New Beginnings Pregnancy Center (WWASPS)
Director now owns New Hope Pregnancy Center
 
(click here)
Pacific Coast Academy, Steven Cartisano (closed)
 
(click here)
Paradise Cove, Western Samoa (closed)
 
(click here)
Pillars of Hope (formerly Dundee Ranch)
 
(click here)
 
Provo Canyon School, Provo Canyon, Utah
 
(click here)
Rice Lake Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic (Wisconsin)
 
(click here)
Royal Peak Academy - RENAMED Royal Gorge Academy - Randall Hinton arrested

Formerly attempted to purchase Kemper Military School
 
(click here)

(click here)
 
Spring Creek Lodge, Thompson Falls, Montana - WWASP
 
(click here)
Star Ranch
 
(click here)
SummitQuest Academy (ViaQuest program in Ephrata, PA)
 
(click here)
Straight, Inc.
 
(click here)
Thayer Learning Center, Kansas City, Missouri
 
(click here)
Tranquility Bay, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica - WWASP
 
(click here)
Victory Christian Academy
 
(click here)
Whisper Ridge
 
(click here)
WWASP - Misc.
 
(click here)

 

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REFERRALS: CAICA is not a referral agency. CAICA does not refer to or promote facilities or transport companies for children or teens. CAICA warns parents that the parent pay / parent choice programs ie. Residential Treatment Centers, Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Behavior Modification Programs, Christian Programs, Positive Peer Culture Programs, etc., are not regulated by the Federal Government and that it is a "Buyer Beware" industry. CAICA provides the following for parents: Message to Parents, Help for Distraught and Desperate Parents, and Questions to Ask and Warning Signs.

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