LaTasha Bush - 2002

15-year-old LaTasha Bush was one of several teenagers who died at Daystar Residential Treatment Center. She was restrained by adults and as it so often happens when adults do this with little or poor training that child dies due to not being able to breath properly.

An investigation should have brought an end to the methods this place used but sadly more deaths were required before the politicians got the authorities to look at the methods used.

May she find peace where she is now.

Sources:

• TEEN DIES AT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY (ABC 13 news)
• Closure of center for troubled kids follows years of woes (HOUSTON CHRONICLE)
• And it gets worse ... (Moral-highground blog)

Matthew Goodman - 2002

14-year-old Matthew Goodman suffered from autism. It should be an illness he should be able to live with for many years. Instead due to the methods used at Bancroft NeuroHealth's "The Lindens" which was a residential treatment facility, he died when he was restrained by the employees in a way which hurt him.

The death was followed by other troubles with the treatment facility and in the end the facility promised to look at their methods.

For Matthew Goodman it was too late. May he find peace where he is now.

Sources:

• Boy's death puts spotlight on restraints (Billings Gazette)
• Institution Agrees To Changes Following Matthew Goodman Death (Inclusion Daily Express)
• Mother Sues Institution And Hospital Over Matthew Goodman's Death (Inclusion Daily Express)
• Placements halted at Haddonfield residence Officials say Bancroft NeuroHealth failed a fire drill. The center has been under scrutiny since a young resident's February death. (Philadelphia Media Network, PBC)