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Abuse of kids in residential and day-treatment facilities

September 21, 2007
From: The Trouble with Spikol

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Office of Children, Youth and Families sent out the below letter last week:

This letter is to inform you of a pattern of serious injuries that have resulted from the application of restraints at multiple facilities operated by Kidspeace National Centers, Inc.

Facility staff utilized restraint techniques in managing the behavior of children, which resulted in multiple serious physical injuries that required medical attention.

The injuries incurred include:

  • Spiral fracture to the left humerus
  • Spiral fracture to the right humerus in the elbow area
  • Fracture of the medial malleolus of the right ankle
  • Displaced right midshaft humerus fracture
  • Spiral fracture of the left tibia and fibula
  • Oblique fracture of the left distal humerus
  • Fracture to the right clavicle

These incidents occurred between March 13, 2007 and August 18, 2007 at the following facilities:

  • Athletes Center
  • Marconi House
  • Wright House
  • Revere House Diagnostic Center

(Kidspeace National Centers Inc) 5300 Kidspeace Drive Orefield, Pa 18069 Telephone: (610) 799-8000 County: Lehigh Region: Northeast Kidspeace National Centers Washington House (Kidspeace National Centers Inc) 1650 Broadway Bethlehem, Pa 18015 Telephone: (610) 799-8000 County: Lehigh Region: Northeast

There has also been an increased police response to complaints at KidsPeace received by local law enforcement over the past year. Many of these complaints have dealt with inappropriate sexual activity in the programs.

Based on these incidents and issues, the Department has closed the intake process for the following programs:

  • Athletes Center
  • Barton House
  • Ross House
  • King House
  • Marconi House
  • Fulton House
  • Edison House
  • Wright House
  • Bell House
  • Franklin House
  • Pioneer House
  • Revere House Diagnostic Center (Kidspeace National Centers Inc) 5300 Kidspeace Drive Orefield, Pa 18069 Telephone: (610) 799-8000 County: Lehigh Region: Northeast

Kidspeace National Centers Washington House (Kidspeace National Centers Inc) 1650 Broadway Bethlehem, Pa 18015 Telephone: (610) 799-8000 County: Lehigh Region: Northeast

What a shame.

 

 

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