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The Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY)
CAFETY is a volunteer, youth-driven effort in support of the protection of the human rights of institutionalized youth experiencing behavioral, emotional and mental health challenges.
Our primary focus at this time is to increase awareness of inadequately regulated or monitored facilities using harmful, punitive, or aversive practices and to increase accountability through organized support for substantive policy change and legislation that affirms the rights of youth. These facilities are often known as behavior modification programs, character building schools, wilderness programs, boot camps, therapeutic boarding schools, or non-traditional experiential programs.
We have begun by spearheading our 'Care, not Coercion' Campaign, in support of federal and state legislation through engagement in public education efforts, outreach, grassroots advocacy and organizing, and alliance-building.
Volunteer for CAFETY!
Residential Treatment for Youth: Do No Harm!
Charley Huffine, MD, Member of CAFETY's Board of Directors, ASTART member
Wanda Mohr, RN, ISPN, ASTART member
Carol Bush, RN, ISPN
WHY CAFETY EXISTS:
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Hearings (Committee on Education and Labor) on "Cases of Child Neglect and Abuse at Private Residential Treatment Facilities October 2007
Testimony by Dr. Allison Pinto
Testimony Bob Bacon, father of Aaron Bacon
GAO Report Testimony
Petition in support of End Institutionalized Child Abuse Act
In the News
CAFETY member stories
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The Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic and Appropriate use of Residential Treatment (A START)
The Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic and Appropriate use of Residential Treatment (A START) is co-sponsored by the Department of Child and Family Studies of the University of South Florida and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Policy. The Alliance now includes leaders in psychology, psychiatry, nursing, mental health law, policy and family advocacy, as well as individuals with direct program experience as director, evaluator, parent or participant in such programs.
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The War on DRUGS, child abuse and the behavior modification industry connection. Link: Watch the Event in Real Video
Link: Listen to the Event in Real Audio
Download a Podcast of the Event (MP3)
As the War on Drugs continues to fill America's prisons with nonviolent offenders, many cities and states are looking at mandatory treatment as an alternative to incarceration. Although treatment is generally preferable to prison, not all methods of treating drug addiction are the same. Some methods, particularly the "tough love" programs aimed at teens and adolescents, have documented records of mental abuse, physical abuse, and even death.
In her new book, Help at Any Cost, Maia Szalavitz takes a critical look at the history, controversy, and effectiveness of "tough love" rehabilitation programs. Blending personal stories and anecdotes with the detached narrative of a reporter, Szalavitz paints a troubling picture of the increasingly popular "get tough" approach to drug abuse.
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