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The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act seeks to impose larger federal safeguards on youth residential programs across the country — more commonly referred to as the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI).
ABC News 1 hour ago Paris Hilton-backed child abuse bill headed to Biden's desk for signature. The House passed the Paris Hilton-championed Stop Institutionalized Child Abuse bill on Wednesday, a ...
"When the U.S. Senate came together in a rare show of unity to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act unanimously on Wednesday December 11th, it was one of the best moments of my life.
Stop It Now! was founded in 1992 by child sexual abuse survivor Fran Henry with the intention of having "the sexual abuse of children recognized as a preventable public health problem". Following its foundation, the organization has cooperated with scientific researchers, organized focus groups and conducted opinion surveys to research and ...
Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 was introduced by representative George Miller. The act, supported by organizations such as Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth, would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other ...
Childhelp is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Founded in 1959 as International Orphans, Inc. [1] by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest non-profit child abuse prevention and treatment organizations in the nation. It operates facilities in California, Virginia ...
In the U.S., over 550,000 children are known to authorities to be victims of abuse, and child welfare authorities investigate the safety of more than 7.5 million children each year.
After over a year of championing the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, the reality star and businesswoman shared the uplifting news that the U.S. Senate has voted unanimously to pass it.