tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32937764718068572222011-04-21T20:45:24.091-07:00These are stories of children who died at the hands of those who were supposed to be there to care for them. Each had been either in a Therapeutic Boarding School, Residential Treatment Facility, or a Wilderness Program. Each of these children should still be alive today, had the staff in these places been doing their job, had they been qualified to work with children, and had they received proper training.Isabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293776471806857222.post-58655519973614364222007-06-05T08:01:00.000-07:002007-06-05T08:03:56.826-07:0015-year old <a href="http://caica.org/CALEB_JENSEN_DEATH_WILDERNESS_PROGRAM.htm">Caleb Jensen</a> recently died in a wilderness program, Alternative Youth Adventures. Preliminary reports indicate his death may have been a result of medical neglect.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3293776471806857222-5865551997361436422?l=childrenaredying.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Isabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293776471806857222.post-50901390016319851702007-05-19T08:08:00.000-07:002007-05-19T08:10:55.746-07:00There are <a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20Deaths%20List%20of%20Names%20-names%20omitted.htm">many more children</a> who have died needless, tragic deaths at the hands of those who were supposed to care for them, and "in the name of treatment." This brutality in America has got to stop! <a href="http://www.caica.org">www.caica.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3293776471806857222-5090139001631985170?l=childrenaredying.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Isabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293776471806857222.post-24066108092200523362007-05-19T07:31:00.000-07:002007-05-19T08:15:30.638-07:00Written by Isabelle Zehnder<br /><br />These are stories of children who died at the hands<br />of those who were supposed to be there to care for <br />them. Each had been either in a Therapeutic Boarding<br />School, Residential Treatment Facility, or a Wilderness<br />Program. Each of these children should still be alive<br />today, had the staff in these places been doing their<br />job, had they been qualified to work with children,<br />and had they received proper training.<br /><br />Children's worst nightmares are coming true<br />They’re being taken from the lives they knew<br />Taken from their beds in the middle of the night<br />Restrained, their eyes burning, they cannot fight<br />Their parents, convinced it’s what they had to do<br /><a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20kids%20disappear%20main.htm">Hired kidnappers</a>, but they had no clue<br />The moment their babies left the safety of bed<br />The final countdown began, and soon they’d be dead. <br /><br />They forced me to run, but I was weak<br />They forced me to run, I couldn’t speak<br />I pleaded for help ‘cause I was ill<br />I wanted to live, that was my will<br />They refused me water when I was thirsty<br />I asked for a doctor, they would not take me<br />I asked to go home, they would not let me<br />I thought these people were here to help me<br />I tried so hard just to survive<br />But that night I could no longer stay alive<br />There was no phone, there was no radio<br />So far from anywhere, that nobody could know<br />The others built fires, a rescue plane flew by<br />But the other kids explained that I had already died<br />Twenty-two hours on a lonely, dirt road<br />A tarp over my body as the wind echoed<br />My best friend was there and heard my cries<br />My best friend was there, she watched me die<br />Those kids in the dessert were forced to stay<br />Even after they saw me die that day<br />My mom, she's a fighter, and she wants you to know<br />What can happen to your babies when you let them go<br />My best friend and I were as close as we could be<br />And she named her baby girl in memory of me <br /><br /><a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20Deaths%20Court%20opinion%20Bacon.htm">I held out my cup</a>, they wouldn’t fill it<br />I cried out for help, they wouldn’t give it<br />I was so hungry, could they not see?<br />All they gave me was some pine-needle tea<br />For breakfast I foraged for prickly-pear cactus<br />For me, there in the hills, there was no solace<br />They forced me to hike when I was weak<br />There came a point I could no longer speak<br />If mom and dad had known what I would face<br />They would never have sent me to this place<br />No blanket, or a sleeping bag at night<br />Laying in the night air, at 25 Fahrenheit<br />They called me a liar, they ridiculed me<br />They said I was faking for some sympathy <br />The sky looked purple I saw lights flashing<br />The next thing I knew my body was thrashing<br />I lost the fight for my life that day<br />How many more children must die this way?<br /><br /><a href="http://caica.org/DEATHS%20Chase%20Main.htm">I was only sixteen</a>, just bein’ a kid<br />Laughin’ and talkin’, that’s all I did<br />They yelled, “Shut up, quit talking, get out of your tent”<br />Much as I tried they wouldn't relent<br />They grabbed me hard in the dark of the night<br />Three very large men, they held me tight<br />They grabbed me, and we fell to the ground<br />Three grown men on top of me, that’s how I was found<br />I pleaded and cried "I cannot breathe"<br />But they just wouldn’t listen to my pleas <br />I cried, I wanted to see my mom and dad<br />They just wouldn't listen, they were so mad<br />I prayed “Dear God, get them off of me”<br />I knew in my heart it was my last plea<br />Those three men sat on my back that night<br />Under three men, suffocated, I lost the fight<br /><br />I knew <a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20DEATHS%20Martin%20Main.htm">taking grandma's car was bad</a><br />I never knew it would make them so mad<br />I was only there a very short time<br />When six men grabbed me, pulled me out of line<br />I just got there, it was only my first day<br />I didn’t understand why they were treating me this way?<br />They mocked me, they shoved me<br />They pushed me, they beat me<br />Just when I thought that I might die<br />I saw a lady out of the corner of my eye<br />I thought, “Dear God, she's here to save me”<br />But she stood there, hands on hips, and let them berate me<br />They were so big and I was small<br />I knew that I had no chance at all<br />No matter how I cried<br />They did not stop until I died<br />They beat me until that final blow <br />At least it was caught on video<br />I know one thing, I didn't deserve to die<br />I just wanted to see my mama one last time<br /><br />It was a <a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20DEATHS%20JOEY%20MAIN.htm">cold day in February</a><br />All I wanted was to wear my hoody<br />They yelled at me, said “It’s forbidden”<br />They made me feel like I was in prison<br />They grabbed me hard and took it away<br />I had no idea this would be my last day<br />Before I knew it we were all on the ground<br />They sat on me so I couldn't make a sound<br />I tried to tell them I could not breathe<br />They would not listen to my pleas<br />They pushed down on my neck so hard<br />And left my body full of scars<br />My body went completely numb<br />I knew the end had finally come<br />Mama, I would like to say<br />I didn’t want to die that way<br /><br /><a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20Deaths%20List%20of%20Names%20-names%20omitted.htm">We do not want </a>to have suffered the pain<br />Only to have died in vain<br />Please be our voices, we can no longer speak<br />Though we know it’s hard, please don’t be weak<br />Our souls are crying out to you<br />Just how much are you willing to do?<br /><br />Though we're in a better place<br />We don’t want others to have to face<br />The abuse, the neglect, the crying<br />We do not want <a href="http://caica.org/NEWS%20Deaths%20List%20of%20Names%20-names%20omitted.htm">more children dying</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3293776471806857222-2406610809220052336?l=childrenaredying.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Isabelle Zehnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064388380870609233noreply@blogger.com1