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Action Alert: Let your voice be heard, "Stop the use of deadly prone restraints!"

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Help us pave the way to a brighter tomorrow for all children!

We are working to ban the use of prone restraints on children in residential treatment facilities and programs - not only in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania where Angie and Joey died - but all over the US. Too many children have died these needless deaths and we believe it is time for change!

Anyone interested in helping toward the banning of prone restraints please e-mail me at info@caica.org. Alone, we cannot do much - together we can make a difference!

It is too late for these children who all died restraint deaths - but it is not too late for future children

          
                 Angie               Joey            Martin            Isaiah     Matthew     Jimmy        Chris           Chase               Candace       Linda     Travis     

 

Action Alert: Let your voice be heard!

  1. Barron County Judge to make precedent-setting decision by March 2, 2007  
  2. Action Steps

1.  Update on the Angie Arndt death and investigation of Northwest Counseling & Guidance (NWCG). This corporation has 12 sites in Northern Wisconsin.

Last May, 7-year-old Angellika Arndt died at the NWCG day treatment center in Rice Lake, WI – after being restrained in a prone position for over an hour for behavior that was of no threat to staff.  For more information, check out www.caica.org and look for “Angie’s Story” or “Bubbles in My Milk.” The corporation responsible pleaded “no contest”, as did the staff member who was charged. They were ruled guilty by Barron County Court. The Court is not bound by any plea bargains and can impose the maximum penalties permitted by law. 

2. Action Steps you could take by February 14, 2007      
This is a list of suggestions that you may choose from:                 

  • Share your thoughts with those who have the power to make a difference, and do it soon! This case could affect not only our state but the entire nation! For more information about abusive practices and staff responsibility, go to: http://caica.org/A_Call_to_Staff_1-27-07.htm
  • If you have personal experience, or you know of a child who has experienced abusive practices at any of the (12) NWCG centers, please tell your story to the Judge.  The 12 day treatment centers run by NWCG are in cities such as Green Bay, Stevens Point, Wausau, and  Black River Falls. You can mail your letter to:                                                                                           

    Hon. Edward R. Brunner                                                                                 
    Barron County Justice Center                                                                               
    1420 State Hwy 25 North                                                                                          
    Barron, WI 54812-3009                                     
  • Wisconsin Family Ties is collecting these stories and will include them in a packet to the judge.  To add your story to this packet or if you would like tips on sharing your family story, you may contact Jodi Pelishek, Wisconsin Family Ties, 715-790-1317 or  jopel.wft@chibardun.net
     
  • Please, share this information and request for action with others who are concerned about our children’s well-being.
     
  • You can attend the hearing in Barron County on March 2, 2007

For more information contact, Rick Pelishek, Disability Rights Wisconsin at 715-736-1232 or rickp@drwi.org.

Help us pave the way to a brighter tomorrow for all children!

                 It is too late for these children who all died brutal restraint deaths - but it is not too late for other children

          
                 Angie               Joey            Martin            Isaiah     Matthew     Jimmy        Chris           Chase               Candace       Linda     Travis          

By Isabelle Zehnder ©2007
February 4, 2007

 

 

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