American Bar Association Report 2023 – This report will proceed in four parts. The first part of the report will discuss the scope of the issue, include a brief discussion of existing research, challenges with current nomenclature, and assessment of the number of youth currently impacted, and provide a rough analysis of the financial impact. The second part of this report will discuss the problems within youth residential programs and detail some of the more egregious abuses, including death and serious injury, psychiatric mistreatment, educational abuse, and the creation of lasting trauma. The third section will discuss the current regulatory framework and the problems and challenges of a patchwork system of inconsistent regulations. Finally, the fourth section will highlight solutions including the passage of SICAA, a federal oversight committee, comprehensive data gathering, and the creation of model state regulations.