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The Community Alliance For the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY) is an advocacy group for people enrolled in residential treatment programs for at-risk teenagers. The group's mission includes advocating for access to advocates, due process, alternatives to aversive behavioral interventions, and alternatives to restraints and seclusion for young people in treatment programs. They have also called for the routine reporting of abuse in residential treatment programs, as well as federal government oversight and regulation of residential treatment programs.
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Founder | Charles King and Kathryn Whitehead |
| Focus | Children's rights, youth rights |
| Location |
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Area served | United States |
Key people | Executive director Kathryn Whitehead |
| Volunteers | 50 |
Structure
CAFETY is registered as a nonprofit corporation in New York. It is governed by a volunteer board of directors and also maintains an advisory board.
CAFETY's current executive director is Kathryn Whitehead. As one of its key spokespeople, she has been featured in Mother Jones, Time and . Whitehead's and CAFETY's work on the issues of trauma and human rights abuses of youth in residential care, respectively, has also been published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
History
CAFETY was founded in 2006 by Charles King and Kathryn Whitehead, with the goal: "to create a forum for youth advocacy and support designed to develop and shape youth-guided policies and practices with a specific emphasis on the ethical treatment of youth with behavioral, emotional, and mental health problems in institutional settings". By July of that year, CAFETY had 118 members and 8 core group members from across the United States, including at least one medical professional.
Campaigns
CAFETYs' 'Care, NOT Coercion' Campaign seeks to end institutionalized child abuse and human rights violations in institutional settings. The organization additionally advocates for the regulation of, and the efficacy in treatment in such settings. In pursuit of that objective, CAFETY has chiefly focused its efforts on actively mobilizing its members in public education efforts and supporting and providing testimony in support of legislation aimed at the regulation of residential treatment facilities in the United States.
Public activism and outreach
From late 2007 through 2008, a broad coalition of grass roots efforts, prominent medical and psychological organizations that included members of CAFETY, provided testimony and support that led to the creation of the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 by the United States Congress Committee on Education and Labor.
In support of this effort, Jon Martin-Crawford, a member of the group's board of directors and Kathryn Whitehead, the group's executive director, appeared at a hearing before the United States Congress Committee on Education and Labor on April 24, 2008, where they described abusive practices they had experienced at the Family Foundation School and Mission Mountain School, both therapeutic boarding schools.
On February 19, 2009, CAFETY co-sponsored a press briefing on Capitol Hill in an effort to raise awareness of youth maltreatment in residential care.
In October 2009, the CAFETY sent an unsolicited mass-mailing to 4,000 residents of Delaware County, using a mailing list compiled by "going through the white pages of Delaware County phone books" alerting the residents of abuse allegations at a local therapeutic boarding school called the Family Foundation School. The two page mailing included a page of excerpts from alumni testimony alleging abuse. The allegations in the letter were dismissed by Jeff Brain, the Family Foundation School's vice president for external relations and acting director of admissions by telling a newspaper that "all the allegations are categorically untrue or grossly exaggerated ... and determined to be unfounded."
CAFETY and its members also held a teens' rights rally held in Gainesville, Florida. At the rally, Chris Noroski, vice president of CAFETY, stated that while he was at the Family Foundation School in Hancock, New York, he was mentally and physically abused, stating "For seven months of the time, I carried buckets of rocks back and forth".
On April 5, 2011, CAFETY was quoted in an article for Time called "Increasingly, Internet Activism Helps Shutter Abusive 'Troubled Teen' Boot Camps".
CAFETY, along with the American Psychological Association, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Therapy, and the American Bar Association, was a major supporter of the bill H.R 911, "Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act", which was introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2009 and passed in the House of Representatives, but was not acted upon in the Senate and did not become law.
See also
- History of youth rights in the United States
- Timeline of children's rights in the United States
References
- CAFETY Board of Directors Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth official website. Retrieved 7/5/09.
- Board of Advisors Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- "Under the Radar: The Child Abuse Bill Swap". Mother Jones.
- "An Oregon School for Troubled Teens Is Under Scrutiny". Time.
- "At Some Youth 'Treatment' Facilities, 'Tough Love' Takes Brutal Forms" .
- Friedman, Robert M.; Pinto, Allison; Behar, Lenore; Bush, Nicki; Chirolla, Amberly; Epstein, Monica; Green, Amy; Hawkins, Pamela; Huff, Barbara; Huffine, Charles; Mohr, Wanda; Seltzer, Tammy; Vaughn, Christine; Whitehead, Kathryn; Young, Christina Kloker. "Unlicensed residential programs: The next challenge in protecting youth" American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 76 (3) pp 295-303. Retrieved 7/07/09.
- Whitehead, K, Keshet, M., Lombrowski, B., Domenico, A., Green, D. "Definition and accountability: A youth perspective". American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 77 (3) pp. 348-349. Retrieved 7/07/09.
- "Challenges and Opportunities in Children's Mental Health, A View from Families and Youth"; Sarah Dababnah and Janice L. Cooper; July 2006; Page 26 Publication
- "Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008". Archived December 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Official bill language from the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 7/17/08.
- "CAFETY Board of Directors" Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Community Alliance For the Ethical Treatment of Youth. Retrieved 7/17/08.
- "Child Abuse and Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens". Archived December 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Official testimony to the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 7/17/08.
- "Transcript of testimony of Jon Martin-Crawford". Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Official transcript from the U.S. Congress. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "Transcript of testimony of Kathryn Whitehead". Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Official transcript from the U.S. Congress. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- "Dr. Friedman - Abuse of Youth in Residential Treatment" Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ASTART/CAFETY Capitol Hill Briefing Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 06, 2009.
- Breakey, Patricia (2008-04-24). "Letter alleges abuse at Hancock school". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- Ford, Andrew (October 22, 2009). "Teen rights rally, Bo Diddley Community Plaza, downtown Gainesville". Gainesville.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- Szalavitz, Maia (April 5, 2011). "Increasingly, Internet Activism Helps Shutter Abusive 'Troubled Teen' Boot Camps". Time. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- H.R. 911: Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 Retrieved May 7, 2011.
External links
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter
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The Community Alliance For the Ethical Treatment of Youth CAFETY is an advocacy group for people enrolled in residential treatment programs for at risk teenagers The group s mission includes advocating for access to advocates due process alternatives to aversive behavioral interventions and alternatives to restraints and seclusion for young people in treatment programs They have also called for the routine reporting of abuse in residential treatment programs as well as federal government oversight and regulation of residential treatment programs Community Alliance For the Ethical Treatment of YouthFounded2006 19 years ago 2006 FounderCharles King and Kathryn WhiteheadFocusChildren s rights youth rightsLocationWashington DCArea servedUnited StatesKey peopleExecutive director Kathryn WhiteheadVolunteers50StructureCAFETY is registered as a nonprofit corporation in New York It is governed by a volunteer board of directors and also maintains an advisory board CAFETY s current executive director is Kathryn Whitehead As one of its key spokespeople she has been featured in Mother Jones Time and Whitehead s and CAFETY s work on the issues of trauma and human rights abuses of youth in residential care respectively has also been published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry HistoryCAFETY was founded in 2006 by Charles King and Kathryn Whitehead with the goal to create a forum for youth advocacy and support designed to develop and shape youth guided policies and practices with a specific emphasis on the ethical treatment of youth with behavioral emotional and mental health problems in institutional settings By July of that year CAFETY had 118 members and 8 core group members from across the United States including at least one medical professional CampaignsCAFETYs Care NOT Coercion Campaign seeks to end institutionalized child abuse and human rights violations in institutional settings The organization additionally advocates for the regulation of and the efficacy in treatment in such settings In pursuit of that objective CAFETY has chiefly focused its efforts on actively mobilizing its members in public education efforts and supporting and providing testimony in support of legislation aimed at the regulation of residential treatment facilities in the United States Public activism and outreachFrom late 2007 through 2008 a broad coalition of grass roots efforts prominent medical and psychological organizations that included members of CAFETY provided testimony and support that led to the creation of the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 by the United States Congress Committee on Education and Labor In support of this effort Jon Martin Crawford a member of the group s board of directors and Kathryn Whitehead the group s executive director appeared at a hearing before the United States Congress Committee on Education and Labor on April 24 2008 where they described abusive practices they had experienced at the Family Foundation School and Mission Mountain School both therapeutic boarding schools On February 19 2009 CAFETY co sponsored a press briefing on Capitol Hill in an effort to raise awareness of youth maltreatment in residential care In October 2009 the CAFETY sent an unsolicited mass mailing to 4 000 residents of Delaware County using a mailing list compiled by going through the white pages of Delaware County phone books alerting the residents of abuse allegations at a local therapeutic boarding school called the Family Foundation School The two page mailing included a page of excerpts from alumni testimony alleging abuse The allegations in the letter were dismissed by Jeff Brain the Family Foundation School s vice president for external relations and acting director of admissions by telling a newspaper that all the allegations are categorically untrue or grossly exaggerated and determined to be unfounded CAFETY and its members also held a teens rights rally held in Gainesville Florida At the rally Chris Noroski vice president of CAFETY stated that while he was at the Family Foundation School in Hancock New York he was mentally and physically abused stating For seven months of the time I carried buckets of rocks back and forth On April 5 2011 CAFETY was quoted in an article for Time called Increasingly Internet Activism Helps Shutter Abusive Troubled Teen Boot Camps CAFETY along with the American Psychological Association Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law American Academy of Child and Adolescent Therapy and the American Bar Association was a major supporter of the bill H R 911 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act which was introduced in the U S Congress in 2009 and passed in the House of Representatives but was not acted upon in the Senate and did not become law See alsoHistory of youth rights in the United States Timeline of children s rights in the United StatesReferencesCAFETY Board of Directors Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth official website Retrieved 7 5 09 Board of Advisors Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine Under the Radar The Child Abuse Bill Swap Mother Jones An Oregon School for Troubled Teens Is Under Scrutiny Time At Some Youth Treatment Facilities Tough Love Takes Brutal Forms Friedman Robert M Pinto Allison Behar Lenore Bush Nicki Chirolla Amberly Epstein Monica Green Amy Hawkins Pamela Huff Barbara Huffine Charles Mohr Wanda Seltzer Tammy Vaughn Christine Whitehead Kathryn Young Christina Kloker Unlicensed residential programs The next challenge in protecting youth American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 76 3 pp 295 303 Retrieved 7 07 09 Whitehead K Keshet M Lombrowski B Domenico A Green D Definition and accountability A youth perspective American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 77 3 pp 348 349 Retrieved 7 07 09 Challenges and Opportunities in Children s Mental Health A View from Families and Youth Sarah Dababnah and Janice L Cooper July 2006 Page 26 Publication Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 Archived December 29 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official bill language from the U S Congress Retrieved 7 17 08 CAFETY Board of Directors Archived 2008 06 07 at the Wayback Machine Community Alliance For the Ethical Treatment of Youth Retrieved 7 17 08 Child Abuse and Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens Archived December 12 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official testimony to the U S Congress Retrieved 7 17 08 Transcript of testimony of Jon Martin Crawford Archived April 30 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official transcript from the U S Congress Retrieved June 14 2009 Transcript of testimony of Kathryn Whitehead Archived April 30 2009 at the Wayback Machine Official transcript from the U S Congress Retrieved June 14 2009 Dr Friedman Abuse of Youth in Residential Treatment Retrieved July 6 2009 ASTART CAFETY Capitol Hill Briefing Archived 2010 04 25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 06 2009 Breakey Patricia 2008 04 24 Letter alleges abuse at Hancock school The Daily Star Archived from the original on 2012 09 11 Retrieved 2009 10 23 Ford Andrew October 22 2009 Teen rights rally Bo Diddley Community Plaza downtown Gainesville Gainesville com Retrieved 2009 10 23 Szalavitz Maia April 5 2011 Increasingly Internet Activism Helps Shutter Abusive Troubled Teen Boot Camps Time Retrieved 2011 04 25 H R 911 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 Retrieved May 7 2011 External linksOfficial Facebook page Official Twitter