ICAPA Network https://icapanetwork.org/ Institutional Child Abuse Prevention and Advocacy Network Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/icapanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ICAPA-Signature.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 ICAPA Network https://icapanetwork.org/ 32 32 214654886 Opposition to SB0240: Standing Up Against the Troubled Teen Industry https://icapanetwork.org/standing-against-the-tti/ https://icapanetwork.org/standing-against-the-tti/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:39:05 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2339 Sometimes in lobbying, the cards are stacked against you. Lawmakers introduce legislation that threatens the progress made by previous policy, forcing advocates to fight just to maintain essential protections. This week, such a bill was introduced in the Utah State Senate by Senator Derrin Owens. The way SB0240 was written, it seemed heavily influenced by […]

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]]> https://icapanetwork.org/standing-against-the-tti/feed/ 0 2339 What Comes Next After the Passage of SICAA? https://icapanetwork.org/sicaa-whats-next/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:16:02 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2321 The passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (SICAA) is a monumental victory for survivors and advocates. However, while this legislation lays the groundwork for meaningful change, it is just the beginning. SICAA mandates a comprehensive study to evaluate oversight and abuses in youth residential programs, with results and recommendations due within two years. […]

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]]> 2321 A Historic Victory: The Passage of SICAA https://icapanetwork.org/the-passage-of-sicaa/ https://icapanetwork.org/the-passage-of-sicaa/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:30:37 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2269 The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act has officially passed Congress This monumental moment marks an unprecedented milestone in the fight to protect children and end systemic abuse in youth residential programs. This landmark legislation—championed by survivors, advocates, and bipartisan lawmakers—represents the culmination of decades of tireless work by those who have refused to let their […]

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]]> https://icapanetwork.org/the-passage-of-sicaa/feed/ 0 2269 #StopTheShock https://icapanetwork.org/stoptheshock/ https://icapanetwork.org/stoptheshock/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 05:01:32 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=563 The post #StopTheShock appeared first on ICAPA Network.

]]> https://icapanetwork.org/stoptheshock/feed/ 0 563 A Shocking Revelation. https://icapanetwork.org/aversion-therapy/ https://icapanetwork.org/aversion-therapy/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:14:25 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=73 Aversion Therapy is a form of behavior modification in which the subject is exposed to an undesirable behavior, like drinking or smoking while simultaneously being subjected to some form of negative stimulus, like nausea inducing drugs or electric shocks. The desired end result of aversion therapy is to encourage the subject to give up undesirable […]

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]]> https://icapanetwork.org/aversion-therapy/feed/ 0 73 A Troubled Industry https://icapanetwork.org/a-troubled-industry/ https://icapanetwork.org/a-troubled-industry/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:38:44 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=1 Struggling teens and their families, desperate for help, find themselves trapped in a shadowy industry that cons parents and abuses children. With a mental health crisis and lack of adequate services available, the Troubled Teen Industry has found an opportunity to prey upon children and their families. The concept of “tough love” has become a profitable, […]

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