John, I’m proud to announce that the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act is officially headed to President Biden’s desk.
The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a bill I introduced last year, tackles abuse and neglect in the so-called “troubled teen” industry. Paris Hilton, a survivor of this abuse, spoke out about her experience and inspired change. |
Each year, tens of thousands of children are neglected, abused, and exploited by an industry that sells itself as a solution for troubling behavior while traumatizing those in its care. Survivors of residential treatment centers have recounted experiences with physical and sexual assault, emotional abuse, medical neglect, and a denial of basic civil rights. Some facilities have even engaged in practices such as solitary confinement and forced labor.
The atrocities inflicted in these institutions have caused lifelong trauma for those who lived through it, as well as pain and suffering for those whose loved ones never came home. We owe it to all children to ensure they are cared for and respected. I’m honored to have worked across the aisle to bring reform to a system that has failed families for decades.
Onward, Ro |
