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NEW - Protecting Yourself Against Unsafe Living Conditions and Evictions (pdf) (rtf) (accessible PDF) (accessible rtf) (English, 17 pages, Sept. 2011, Pub #5501.01)

Reporting Abuse of an Elder and Adult with a Disability (for consumers) (pdf) or (rtf), December 2010, 5 pages, English, #7024.01. Also available in Spanish: (pdf) or (rtf) May 2011, 5 pages, #7024.02.

Reporting Elder and Adult Abuse: It is your Duty! (for mandated reporters) (pdf) or (rtf), December 2010, 5 pages, English, #7025.01.

Victimized Twice: Abuse of Nursing Home Residents, No Criminal Accountability for Perpetrators (pdf) or (rtf), April 2010, 50 pages, English, #5488.01.

California report on restraint and seclusion in schools expands into national issue (html), Excerpted from our 2008 Annual Report (pdf)

Restraint & Seclusion in California Schools: A Failing Grade (html) or (pdf), June 2007, 64 pages, English, #7023.01.

Law Enforcement's Response to the Sexual Assault of Daniel Sharp (html) and cover memo (html) or Law Enforcement's Response to the Sexual Assault of Daniel Sharp (pdf) and cover memo (pdf), October 2006, 8 pages, English, #7022.01.

Summary of Select Regulations Regarding Behavioral Restraint and Seclusion (pdf) or (htm), April 2008, 53 pages, English, #5457.01.

A Series of Genital Lacerations at One Developmental Center. Did DDS Respond Properly? (pdf) or (html, no footnotes), January 2005, 60 pages, English, #7021.01.

Psychiatric Polypharmacy: A Word of Caution (html) or (pdf), June 2004, 41 pages, English, #7020.01.

Abuse and Neglect of Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Public Health Priority for the State of California (html) or (pdf), August 2003, 59 pages, English, #7019.01.

The Lethal Hazard of Prone Restraint: Positional Asphyxiation (pdf), April 2002, 46 pages, English, #7018.01.

Report of an Investigation into the Death of Lisa Russell on August 7, 1998 (pdf), July 2001, 35 pages, English, #7017.01.

Report of an Investigation into the Deaths of Charles Vaughn, Sr., on May 19, 1998, and Marvin Noble, on July 16, 1998 (html) or (pdf), May 2000, 72 pages, English, #7016.01.

Public Advisory – Death Of Woman With A Psychiatric Disability Caused By Hospital’s Failure To Monitor Bowel Function While Prescribing High Doses Of Anticholinergic Medication (html) or (pdf), April 2000, 5 pages, English, #7015.01.

Report of an Investigation Into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Kaye L. on February 4, 1997, at the Mendocino County Jail (html) or (pdf), February 1999, 48 pages, English, #7014.01.

Public Advisory: Strangulation Death of Boy with a Developmental Disability Caused by Community Care Facility's Illegal Use of Restraint (html) or (pdf), August 1998, #7013.01.

Public Advisory: In re the Matter of Rachel D: Scalding Death Reveals Inadequate Regulation and Oversight of Basic Safety Hazard in Psychiatric Health Facilities (html) or (pdf), April 1998, 6 pages, English, #7012.01.

Report of Napa State Hospital's Failure to Protect Residents From Abusive Seclusion and Restraint Practices and to Properly Investigate Related Potential Criminal Acts by Staff (html) or (pdf), May 1997, 73 pages, English, #7011.01.

An Investigation Into the Death of Levesque at Sutter-Yuba Bi-County Mental Health Services Psychiatric Health Facility (htm) or (pdf), May 1995, 78 pages, English, #7010.01.

An Investigation Into the Death of Laurjean T.; Asphyxiation from Medically Contraindicated Positioning in Restraints (pdf), March 1995, 32 pages, English, #7009.01.

Investigation of the Circumstances of the Deaths of K.C. and C.C. at Patton State Hospital and J.V. at Camarillo State Hospital (htm) or (pdf),September 1991, 12 pages, English, #7008.01.

An Inquiry Into the Death of Marc Kiefer at East Bay Hospital (html) or (pdf), February 1994, 70 pages, English, #7007.01.

An Investigation Into the Circumstances Surrounding the Deaths of Ernesto E., Kelli S., and Rachel D. (html) or (pdf), August 1993, 52 pages, English, #7005.01.

A Review of the Neglect, Restraint, and Death of Z.J. at Napa State Hospital (html) or (pdf), March 1993, 41 pages, English, #7004.01.

A Review of the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of M.A. (html) or (pdf), March 1993, 7 pages, English, #7003.01.

Health and Safety Risk at Agnews Developmental Center (html) or (pdf), November 1992, 7 pages, English, #7002.01.

An Investigation Into the Failure to Protect Residents of California's Developmental Centers From Physical Abuse (html) or (pdf), August 1992, 74 pages, English, #7001.01.

September 28, 2011