Take action to (finally) ensure that congregate care facilities treat our most vulnerable kids in ways that are compassionate and effective.
Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (SICAA)
The Stop Insituaitonal Child Abuse Act (S.1531 / H.R. 2955) aims to prevent institutional child abuse, neglect, and death by first increasing oversight and data transparency of youth residential treatment programs that purport to provide ‘treatment’ to foster youth, children from the juvenile justice systems, youth with disabilities, migrant youth, and youth placed directly by their parents or mental health professionals. The prevalence of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse happening in youth residential programs have child advocates calling for more transparency within these institutions. Send your legislators a message showing your support for this bipartisan federal bill!
