tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46398775369557765662011-04-21T19:26:08.155-07:00The Government Accountability Office (GAO)investigates teen boot-camp style programs and wilderness programsIsabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639877536955776566.post-42041914588751781882007-10-16T19:08:00.001-07:002008-12-10T20:27:14.413-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3P2fc5KylRA/RxVvDx-OasI/AAAAAAAAAUo/Tw4MyU1_qoc/s1600-h/paul+lewis.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3P2fc5KylRA/RxVvDx-OasI/AAAAAAAAAUo/Tw4MyU1_qoc/s200/paul+lewis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122122261948426946" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3P2fc5KylRA/RxVusx-OarI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ajlP9YK334E/s1600-h/bacon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3P2fc5KylRA/RxVusx-OarI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ajlP9YK334E/s200/bacon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122121866811435698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A special thanks to the <a href="http://caica.org/GAO_Parents_call_for_greater_oversight_of_boot-camps_10-11-07.htm">parents</a> whose children lost their lives in residential treatment programs who painfully spoke at the hearing. <br /><br />The GAO investigated ten deaths in programs (see below for links to watch the congressional hearing and for their report). <br /><br /><a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20Deaths%20List%20of%20Names%20-names%20omitted.htm">Click here</a> for a comprehensive list of deaths provided by CAICA. <br /><br />This list was compiled over the past few years from a wide variety of sources and from many hours of research. We have worked to include as many news articles and documents for those doing research into this issue. <br /><br />It is our hope that the CAICA website, along with other informational and educational websites on this topic, will assist the GAO in their ongoing investigations into these programs. <br /><br />It is further our hope that congress will call for Federal Regulations and oversight into these programs. It is apparent that no Federal oversight is damaging and killing children. This must stop.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4639877536955776566-4204191458875178188?l=gao-teens.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Isabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639877536955776566.post-57229914582418566532007-10-16T18:55:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:27:14.614-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3P2fc5KylRA/RxVtch-OaqI/AAAAAAAAAUY/AZoWkatnk6c/s1600-h/gao2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3P2fc5KylRA/RxVtch-OaqI/AAAAAAAAAUY/AZoWkatnk6c/s200/gao2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122120488126933666" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08146thigh.pdf">Highlights</a> of the GAO findings<br /><br />Read what they uncovered - <a href="http://caica.org/GAO%20Report.pdf">Click here</a> for GAO report<br />(Note: A more comprehensive report will be prepared Winter 2008)<br /><br /><strong>CONGRESSMAN GEORGE MILLER CALLS FOR A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING</strong><br /><br />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. <br /><br /><a href="http://caica.org/GAO.htm">Click here</a> to watch the Congressional hearing (scroll down and click on link to watch hearing). Parents share their stories of the abuse endured by their children.<br /><br /><strong>Congressman Miller pushes for Federal Regulations</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://caica.org/GAO.htm">Click here</a> for more news and information<br /><br />______<br /><br />CAICA would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to everyone who has worked to make this happen and to those who have continued to be a voice for children who no longer have a voice. We wish to extend a special thanks to Congressman George Miller who has spent years working on this issue and to the GAO. Additionally, a special thanks to the <a href="http://caica.org/GAO_Parents_call_for_greater_oversight_of_boot-camps_10-11-07.htm">parents</a> whose children lost their lives in residential treatment programs who painfully spoke at the hearing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4639877536955776566-5722991458241856653?l=gao-teens.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Isabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.com