Lawmakers Issue Warning to Troubled Teen Industry: Congress Will Act [imprintnews.org]
By Sara Tiano, The Imprint, October 21, 2021 P rompted by a celebrity’s painful childhood revelation, growing cries to crack down on abusive practices in residential treatment programs for children and teens have reached members of Congress, who are now vowing to act. A flurry of advocacy this week is being led by celebrity heiress Paris Hilton — who has spoken out about her time in a Utah program where she said she was strangled, struck and forcibly medicated. In a series of media events...