Child Abuse at Private Facilities
Hearing of the House Committee on Education and Labor
October 10, 2007 -- 2hrs, 15min.
"Witnesses testified about treatment of children at private residential
treatment facilities and institutions, charges of child abuse at the facilities,
and several incidents detailed in a government report on the operation
of the facilities. Several parents of children who died during participation
in programs designed to use behavior modification techniques and strong
disciplinary techniques spoke about their family's experience with the
programs." |