Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse
It makes me very sad that the Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse even has to exist. But exist it does, and it tracks deaths in facilities—like psychiatric hospitals—that result from the use of restraints. (Note: Not surprisingly, I am completely opposed to the use of restraints.) Some of these deaths are caused by being physically restrained by a staff member; looking at this website, I wonder how often such staff members are held legally accountable. It seems like they’re given every benefit of the doubt.
These photos are of Angie Arndt, who died this year one day after being restrained at the Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic in Wisc. Cause of restraint? The 7-year-old was “gargling milk.” Jesus.
Thanks, Susan, for letting me know about this.
liz | 1:02 PM | Uncategorized
these stories are horrifying. what is that they say about a society being judged by how it treats their most powerless? as the news continually shows, we do nothing protect the most vulnerable amongst us.
Hello,
I am happy to see you have found my website. Thank you for sharing it here and for trying to get the word out about children, like little Angie, who are dying in institutionalized care.
Isabelle Zehnder
info@caica.org
What kind of person would physically restrain a 7-year-old child for “gargling milk”? I think the staff member who did this must be a sociopath – totally without any kind of conscience. I agree that it’s probably sadly true that this kind of brutality often goes unpunished. It seems that working for the state in this kind of job is often a license to get away with murder.
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