Every child deserves safety, dignity, and care. Restraint and seclusion practices in schools are harming vulnerable disabled children. Read to understand the issue, please share to raise awareness. Together, we can protect our children. #AgainstRestraint @kijcooper1973.bsky.social

If you haven't already seen it, this is a must-watch documentary on the troubled teen industry on @netflix.com! @cadilina-deville.bsky.social @sgolightley.bsky.social @maiasz.bsky.social @yep4rights.bsky.social @labefana.bsky.social @againstrestraint.com @annettesmith.bsky.social

So proud that #SICAA passed and was signed into law by Biden. This bill brings us one step closer to protecting children from harm in the #TroubledTeenIndustry. 💖 @carolinealexcole.bsky.social, Rebecca Mellinger, Paris Hilton & 11:11 Media Impact 💖 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

"In a report released last year, the U.S. Department of Justice examined substantiated incidents from 2013 through 2018 and found that most juvenile detention staff who sexually victimized children faced no legal repercussions for their actions" #EndCSA www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Happy Monday! What a good day to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the US House of Representatives! #GoSICAA #SICAA @yep4rights.bsky.social @carolinealexcole.bsky.social

"For four in 10 youth who are placed in congregate care, Stumler cites, there is no clinical need for them to live in a group facility. And “research consistently shows that children fare best in families, not facilities.”' #TroubledTeenIndustry #SICAA imprintnews.org/top-stories/...

" #Utah DHHS found Discovery Ranch Academy to be noncompliant with multiple rules while treating Biruk Silvers, who died at Discovery Ranch on Nov. 5, including services and supervision to meet each client’s needs and protection from abuse" #TroubledTeenIndustry www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2...

Just saw the premiere in NYC - a must watch new doc about the troubled teen industry (TTI). Working with abandoned teens, many who come from these facilities, I can attest, the kids are not alright. www.thekidsarenotalrightdoc.com

#FF @icarszoey.bsky.social @crenny75.bsky.social @ballyaltonboy.bsky.social @jasmineeharris.bsky.social @yep4rights.bsky.social @christinamills.bsky.social @lollardfish.bsky.social @yazminelaroche.bsky.social @mgmpoppop.bsky.social @sabrinaep.bsky.social @rylinrodgers.bsky.social @akwyz.com

Hey, Anna Williams…You said of reducing protections for foster youth in congregate care, “Sometimes when you strive for perfect, you end up with nothing.” Please tell survivors of institutional abuse that their abusive treatment was better than nothing. #orpol www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

"..all those reports are making it more difficult for screeners at the state abuse hotline.." This isn't a good reason to roll back reforms in #Oregon that have saved kids from child abuse and neglect! #TroubledTeenIndustry #ChildWelfare @sensgb.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#FF @thetattooedjew.bsky.social @icarszoey.bsky.social @yep4rights.bsky.social @andydrc.bsky.social @mgmpoppop.bsky.social @mariatown.bsky.social @sfdirewolf.bsky.social @sesmith.bsky.social @jasmineeharris.bsky.social @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @dave.allengrady.com @rabbijosh.bsky.social

I’m giving the starter pack a go—more to be added over time! 😊 In the meantime, make sure to give these amazing folks a follow! 💙 go.bsky.app/FfaB7kz

#FF time! @carolinealexcole.bsky.social @annettesmith.bsky.social @icarszoey.bsky.social @andydrc.bsky.social @write-or-die.bsky.social @truancy209.bsky.social @labefana.bsky.social @maiasz.bsky.social @grahampringle.bsky.social @serena5.bsky.social @sensgb.bsky.social @shiakapos.bsky.social

#FF @icarszoey.bsky.social @disabilityrightsca.bsky.social @yazminelaroche.bsky.social @jasmineeharris.bsky.social @yep4rights.bsky.social @crenny75.bsky.social @karentamley.bsky.social @sabrinaep.bsky.social @mgmpoppop.bsky.social @rylinrodgers.bsky.social @mariatown.bsky.social

📢 Exciting news! One of our amazing advocacy partners, Lives in the Balance, is now on Bluesky! 🌟 Follow them at @livesinthebalance.bsky.social for updates on their incredible work advocating for kids and families.

Perhaps start by taking at look at Masters Ranch - these are the “coffin beds” the boys sleep in.

Advocacy isn't about comfort—it's about challenging those who uphold failing systems. Real change doesn’t come from polite tea breaks and back pats. It comes from disrupting the status quo and holding power accountable. Advocacy exists because the world still needs it.

Thank you @icarszoey.bsky.social for continuing the #FF tradition here on Bluesky! 💖

Another great #FF list!

First #FF on Bluesky! @carolinealexcole.bsky.social @annettesmith.bsky.social @dawnjpostesq.bsky.social @icarszoey.bsky.social @andydrc.bsky.social @sensgb.bsky.social @labefana.bsky.social @write-or-die.bsky.social @truancy209.bsky.social @crenny75.bsky.social @tktk.bsky.social

Great list of change makers to follow in the #DisabilityRights space this #FF!

"It’s past time for Missouri’s attorney general to take action against abusive boarding schools" #Missouri #TroubledTeenIndustry missouriindependent.com/2024/11/20/i...

To anyone interested in juvenile law, the rights of kids, and ending institutional child abuse in the #TroubledTeenIndustry, give me a follow and I’ll follow back. Just joined today as a Twitter refugee where I had some great connections in this area.

"An ongoing class-action lawsuit, filed in 2019, alleged the mistreatment of thousands of foster children in DoHS care; the suit said that a disproportionate number of children were sent to institutions." #TroubledTeenIndustry #SICAA westvirginiawatch.com/2024/11/18/w...

🧵 Great to find some of my twitter FollowFriday faves are here @shiakapos.bsky.social @caoilfhionn.bsky.social @johnnyprofane1.bsky.social @elijahmanley.bsky.social @shawnweneta.bsky.social @annettesmith.bsky.social @yep4rights.bsky.social @dasoultoucha.bsky.social @brucelesley.bsky.social ...

I found @ellenychang.bsky.social 😀 Happy to find one of our friday family @yep4rights.bsky.social @annettesmith.bsky.social @carolinealexcole.bsky.social ❤️❤️

President Biden could EASILY publish the fully ratified 28th Amendment (Equal Rights) with a phone call. That’s right… ONE phone call to the National Archivist. President Biden MUST NOT leave office without providing constitutional gender equality. Come on Joe it's time to #PublishEquality #ERAis28A

It was such an honor to appear on The Chat with Elesha Nightingale to discuss the "troubled teen" industry and the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act! Give the full episode a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2wTs...

"This isn’t the first time the state has sent children to Pierceton Woods despite having evidence in its own files that they might not be safe there. Since 2017, DCS has received at least 27 reports alleging sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior by staff." www.indystar.com/story/news/i...

"In October 2022, Oregon child welfare officials signed a contract with Dynamic Life, noting they could be paid up to $2,916 per day, for every child or teenager the state places in their care." ALMOST $3K/DAY TO HOUSE KIDS IN UNLICENSED SHORT TERM RENTALS!!! www.opb.org/article/2023...

The Lord's Ranch, a troubled teen industry program in Arkansas, is the subject of a new Federal lawsuit alleging that youth were subjected to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of staff. WE MUST PASS SICAA! ☎️ Text 'GOSICAA' to 50409 to support SICAA! people.com/man-commuted...

"Sixty-one members of the U.S. House and Senate from both parties are co-sponsoring legislation called the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, which would require more accountability and transparency at youth residential care facilities" pulitzercenter.org/stories/cong...

Only 4 of 16 juvenile detention centers in Illinois met state standards last year. Inspectors found excessive room confinement, insufficient education and mental health care, and unnecessary strip searches at many of the county-run juvenile jails, which can hold kids as young as 10.

"Dozens of facilities nationally have shuttered amid widespread reports of abuse, state investigations and new research documenting the traumatizing effects of abuse on children." Read More: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/i...

Help pass The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act! ☎️ Text 'GOSICAA' to 50409 now! ☎️ SICAA is bipartisan Federal legislation that takes the first step to prevent institutional child abuse and neglect in "Troubled Teen Industry" programs. Learn More: Stopinstitutionalchildabuse.com