We have conducted multiple investigations of the Sununu Youth Services Center, a secure facility for youth detention and commitment, which houses children with mental health and emotional disabilities. Although some of our work is not public, three of our past reports are available below. We also have an investigation that is currently on-going.
Past Investigations of Abuse and Neglect at Sununu Youth Services Center
DRC-NH Report (May 8, 2018)
Unlawful Use of Physical Restraint at Sununu Youth Services Center Manchester, NH
This report presents the results of an investigation Disability Rights Center-NH (DRC-NH) conducted into the physical restraint and injury of a child with disabilities held at the Sununu Youth Services Center (SYSC). DRC-NH concluded that the actions of SYSC’s staff violated several provisions of New Hampshire law regulating the use of restraint against children and constituted abuse under federal law.
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DRC-NH Report (January 2009)
On Allegation of Use-of-Force and Mechanical Restraint Against a Detained Youth at the John H. Sununu Youth Services Center
First Report
Disability Rights Center-New Hampshire (DRC-NH), after an extensive investigation, substantiated an allegation of abuse and neglect committed by two residential youth counselors against a fourteen-year old male youth with emotional disabilities housed at the John H. Sununu Youth Services Center (SYSC).
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DRC-NH Report (October 2010)
The Use of Force and Restraint and Adequacy of Mental Health Care at the John H. Sununu Youth Services Center
Second Report
Prompted by information Disability Rights Center-New Hampshire (DRC-NH) obtained from a prior investigation, DRC-NH initiated a broad investigation as to whether practices, including the use of force and restraints, at the John H. Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, New Hampshire (SYSC) placed youth at risk of harm.
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