{"id":19081,"date":"2022-06-23T17:05:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T00:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unsilenced.org\/?p=19081"},"modified":"2022-06-23T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T00:13:00","slug":"california-legislation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsilenced.org\/california-legislation-report\/","title":{"rendered":"California Legislation Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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California Legislation Report<\/h1><\/span>
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Introduction<\/h1><\/span>
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The ‘troubled teen’ industry is a network of residential programs that claim to provide treatment for the behavioral and developmental needs of youth. The industry\u2019s lack of transparency and accountability has led to widespread abuse of youth, resulting in hospitalizations, prolonged trauma and death.<\/h3><\/span>
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Today, there are an estimated 120,000 – 200,000 minors in residential programs across the United States. These youth are placed each year by state child welfare agencies, juvenile justice courts, mental health providers, refugee resettlement agencies, school districts\u2019 individualized education programs, and by parents.<\/p>\n

Many of these youth have trauma histories, which are only exacerbated by being removed from their communities and institutionalized. Youth with lived experience describe these programs as being carceral, harsh, and abusive.<\/p>\n

An estimated $23 billion dollars of public funds annually are used to place youth in residential programs. Daily rates for residential treatment ranges from $250-$800, costing up to $292,000 per year, per child.<\/p>\n

It is overwhelmingly clear that our communities and agencies are over-relying on residential placements that are negatively impacting the youth they serve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Introduction<\/h1><\/span>
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The ‘troubled teen’ industry is a network of residential programs that claim to provide treatment for the behavioral and developmental needs of youth. The industry\u2019s lack of transparency and accountability has led to widespread abuse of youth, resulting in hospitalizations, prolonged trauma and death.<\/h3><\/span>
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Today, there are an estimated 120,000 – 200,000 minors in residential programs across the United States. These youth are placed each year by state child welfare agencies, juvenile justice courts, mental health providers, refugee resettlement agencies, school districts\u2019 individualized education programs, and by parents.<\/p>\n

Many of these youth have trauma histories, which are only exacerbated by being removed from their communities and institutionalized. Youth with lived experience describe these programs as being carceral, harsh, and abusive.<\/p>\n

An estimated $23 billion dollars of public funds annually are used to place youth in residential programs. Daily rates for residential treatment ranges from $250-$800, costing up to $292,000 per year, per child.<\/p>\n

It is overwhelmingly clear that our communities and agencies are over-relying on residential placements that are negatively impacting the youth they serve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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California Legislation<\/h1><\/span>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Interstate Compact on Placement of Children<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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\n General Oversight and Transparency <\/td>\n \n Family Code \u00a77900-7912<\/a> <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Definition(s), Regulations, and Legal References <\/td>\n \n The mandatory legal process that the county agency uses to place a child from one state to another for purposes of foster care and\/or adoption <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Oversight Agency <\/td>\n \n Department of Social Services of sending and receiving state <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Which state agency oversees investigations? <\/td>\n \n Ombuds<\/a> <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Are investigations and outcomes visible to the public online? <\/td>\n \n No <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Is a list of licensed facilities available to the public? <\/td>\n \n Yes <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Can complaints be filed online? Is the reporting portal easy to find? <\/td>\n \n Complaints may be filed online but the portal is not easy to find. <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Are phone calls private from other youth and staff? <\/td>\n \n No <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Is youth consent required for all treatment received? <\/td>\n \n No <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Does the state prohibit mail censorship? <\/td>\n \n No <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Is it required that youth receive education that is of the same quality and outcomes as their assigned public school? <\/td>\n \n Not valid when crossing state lines <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Is there a Bill of Rights in youth in care? <\/td>\n \n Yes, but it is not required<\/a> <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n What types of interstate placements are not subject to the ICPC? <\/td>\n \n Placements into schools where the primary purpose for the placement is educational. <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>