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25 Investigates: DCF placing kids at controversial Judge Rotenberg Center
WFXT via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs Massachusetts grapples with the youth mental health crisis, options for kids with some of the...
25 Investigates uncovers years of alleged abuse at Canton home for people with disabilities
WFXT via Yahoo News· 5 months agoState records obtained by 25 Investigates reveal years of documented abuse at Judge Rotenberg...
Should Fall River pay for school that uses shock treatment? School Committee weighs options
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFALL RIVER — The School Committee is weighing how to address the placement of a Fall River student...
Congress enables FDA to ban shock devices used at Canton school
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCANTON − Congress has jointed the battle over whether disabled students should be given electric...
Federal, N.Y. state bills seek to end electric shock treatment for people with disabilities
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo recent pieces of legislation are renewing a long-running fight over the practice of using electric shocks on people with disabilities as a behavior modification tool — and the role of New ...
Bill to ban use of electric skin shock devices on people with disabilities dies in committee
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSupporters say the bill would have effectively banned the use of controversial electric skin shock devices at a Canton residential home for people with autism and severe intellectual disabilities.
FDA proposes ban on electrical stimulation devices at Canton center for people with disabilities
WFXT via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Federal Drug Administration is proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used for...
Massachusetts top court allows electric shock therapy for disabled patients
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Massachusetts institution for the developmentally disabled can continue to use controversial...
Fall River School Committee approves payments to controversial Judge Rotenberg Center
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFALL RIVER — The School Committee narrowly voted to approve payments to a controversial facility that uses shock treatment on some disabled residents. “We have to pay the bill. The advocating ...
FDA renews proposed ban on electrical stimulation devices
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe US Food and Drug Administration is again proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used...