TEEN TORTURE INC. PREMIERE JULY 11 ON MAX
TEEN TORTURE INC. PREMIERE JULY 11 ON MAX
The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 mandates that the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families establish minimum standards for residential programs affecting interstate commerce. A "covered program" is defined as one providing a residential environment for children with emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse issues, operated by either public or private entities. The Assistant Secretary is tasked with implementing ongoing reviews of child abuse reports, creating public websites and a national hotline for complaints, and establishing civil penalties for non-compliance. Additionally, the Act requires violations to be referred to the Attorney General, authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013, and amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure states develop preventive policies in line with the Act's standards. Read the legislation here.
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require programs designed to modify behaviors of children in a residential environment (covered programs) to prohibit child abuse and neglect and meet other specified minimum standards.
HHS shall: (1) implement a review process for overseeing, investigating, and evaluating reports of child abuse and neglect at covered programs; and (2) establish a process to assist states in the oversight and enforcement of this bill. HHS must refer any violation of minimum standards to the Department of Justice for appropriate action. The bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish additional eligibility requirements for grants to states to prevent child abuse and neglect at residential programs. Read the legislation here.
This bill reauthorizes and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 through FY2027 to enhance services for preventing and treating child abuse. It mandates the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near fatalities due to maltreatment and to create an electronic interstate data exchange system for sharing child abuse registry information between states. Read the House legislation here. Read the Senate legislation here.
The bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits physical restraint in federally funded schools and Head Start programs. It bans involuntary confinement of students and any restraints that restrict breathing or are life-threatening. Physical restraint is only allowed when a student's behavior poses an imminent danger, and staff must be trained in state-approved crisis intervention. The bill includes enforcement provisions, such as withholding payments for violations, and requires state educational agencies to implement and enforce relevant policies, supported by a grant program. Read the legislation here.
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