Abuse and Neglect in Programs for Troubled Youth
Government Accountability Office
There have been thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect in residential treatment programs over the past two decades, including many deaths. Ineffective management and staff training typically played a role.
Fraud and Abuse in the Head Start Program? Who Would Have Thought?
Government Accountability Office
In 15 undercover operations, staff with Head Start programs frequently misreported income-eligibility information for the families of applicants, with the result that qualifying, low-income children were put on waiting lists.