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Fron the Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse (CAICA) website.
Warning Signs of Potentially Abusive Facilities:
1. The facility is not licensed.
2. Verbal and/or written communication between the child and his parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. is
prohibited, restricted, or monitored on any level.
5. The program requires that children live in foster or "host" homes instead of allowing them to reside with
their parents.
6. The child and parent are forbidden from discussing the daily happenings at the facility. Often this policy is
called "confidentiality."
7. The child is denied access to a telephone.
8. Phone calls between children and parents are monitored.
10. Parents must fulfill requirements of the facility before being permitted to visit their own children.
12. Children are restrained or otherwise physically prevented from ...