Action Alert - Shocking Revelations of Abuse of the Disabled - Support the Carey's Call for Hearings

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Action Alert - Shocking Revelations of Abuse of the Disabled - Support the Carey's Call for Hearings
The New York Times has published the results of a year-long investigation into the sometimes appalling abuse that regularly takes place in New York group homes and facilities for the disabled. More shocking is the failure of state agencies such as the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Office of Mental Health to provide even minimal safeguards for residents, and an institutional reflex to hide and cover-up abuse.

Date: 
March 17, 2011