Lee Veltman

A federal judge is allowing a whistleblower lawsuit against KY Juvenile Justice to move forward. Two nurses say they were fired after reporting sexual abuse concerns involving a guard and girls in custody. Read: kentucky.com/news/politics-…

"Youth treatment centre company #VentureAcademy says it is ending operations after years of alleged breaches under #Ontario’s child protection laws and a Global News investigation into allegations of sexual abuse." #TroubledTeenIndustry #Canada #EndCSA globalnews.ca/news/11729305/…

"255 youth spent more than two years in unlicensed facilities like offices, hotels and hospitals waiting for appropriate placement...Another 175 youth spent more than seven years in hospitals beyond their discharge dates" #ChildWelfare #Pennsylvania #TTI thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/a…

Aunt Martha's, a #TroubledTeenIndustry program for foster youth in #Chicago, was quietly closed after allegations of CSA by staffers, sex trafficking of young girls, thousands of reports of violence, and years of failed oversight, reports @injusticewatch injusticewatch.org/juvenile-court…

"Stone testified the company put profits first and kids safety second. Sequel Youth and Family Services recorded millions of dollars in profits while being accused of abusing children at its two dozen facilities" #TroubledTeenIndustry #JusticeForCornelius m.midmichigannow.com/news/state/jud…

"Children in #Dallas County’s #JuvenileDetention center were unlawfully secluded for days, circumventing due process and leaving them without access to an education, exercise, outdoor recreation or showers, according to a yearlong investigation" dallasnews.com/news/public-sa…

"Between 2019 and 2023, the court sent about 230 children to private centers, at a cost of nearly $8 million. Of that, the court spent over a half a million dollars to house a little fewer than 100 children at three youth care centers" #SICAA #Ohio #TTI themarshallproject.org/2024/08/01/juv…

@SunlitRoads 😊 oh been lurking here and there but yeah haven’t been on here in awhile. Gtsy

@veltman_lee hey you! Long time no see

I loved ya for like ten years 🥰 You changed my life more than almost anyone 👩‍❤️‍👩

Today, the @WaysandMeansGOP @WaysMeansCmte unanimously passed H.R 9076 “Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act,” following the hearing that I testified for last month! I strongly urge the House to bring this important bill to the floor and I am grateful to all the legislators that heard our stories and pleas and voted in support of legislation that provides greater resources to families 👏 #StopInstitutionalChildAbuse

Looking forward to the release of #TeenTortureInc on @StreamOnMax! The #TroubledTeenIndustry's success is dependent on secrecy. Exposing the abuse that is inherent to this model is key to finally ending it. Thanks @JENvTTI and all survivors in the show! hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is not telling the truth. He can shut down these abusive boarding schools that prey on desperate families and torture children. He's just choosing not to. You won't have to beg me to do my job. stltoday.com/opinion/editor…

When you work hard with other survivors and a Home closes @ParisHilton @SenSaraGelser @Tara4Missouri @SarahUnsicker @endthetti @unsilenced_now @YEP4Rights @tylerkingkade @LiciBev @metaloperalypse

🎉 Thank you to Congresswoman Nanette D. Barragán (@RepBarragan) of #California District 44 for co-sponsoring #HR2955! #SICAA is bipartisan Federal legislation that aims to #StopInstitutionalChildAbuse in youth residential programs. ☎️ #SupportSICAA and text 'GOSICAA' to 50409!

If you and/or your organization have not already signed on in support of #SICAA, please do so here: ⏩ bit.ly/3OV7h4v We need everyone engaged in the fight to #StopInstitutionalChildAbuse!

Incredible piece on #Utah's massive #TroubledTeenIndustry from @DailyMail by @MartyGottesfeld and survivor/author Nora Ashleigh. 🤬 Per the article, THERE HAVE BEEN SIX DEATHS IN TTI PROGRAMS IN UTAH OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. #StopInstitutionalChildAbuse dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Huge congratulations to everyone who worked on this resolution!!!

🤬 Former Biden Transition Official Andrew Lorenzen-Strait Describes His “C... youtu.be/SGgJ-ffUi_c via @YouTube

Big loss for Sequel in the AL Supreme Court!The Court unanimously DENIED Sequel’s efforts to greatly limit discovery & testimony in the case. The trial court correctly ruled this is not a medical malpractice case.#RIPConner @ParisHilton @unsilenced_now @YEP4Rights @aosimmons_law

Thank you @FFRF for your commitment to pass #SICAA! We agree that better data collection and accountability will help #StopInstitutionalChildAbuse in youth residential programs, including in the #TroubledTeenIndustry. Join SICAA's growing coalition: bit.ly/3OV7h4v

Glad to see @reason take on this important topic! The "treatment" that is offered in #TroubledTeenIndustry and #WildernessTherapy programs has led to hundreds of deaths. This is not the solution for porn addiction or anything else. #SICAA reason.com/2023/08/06/ins…