Sonoma Developmental Center has been in the news recently after California Report and ABC7 reported on incidents of abuse with a Taser, which occurred last September at the Center. If you haven't already read some of the coverage, we've posted several links below to help you keep up with the story.
You can read PHA President Kathleen Miller's comments here (PHA President's statements on reports of abuse at SDC) and also in one of the articles that ran in the Sonoma Index-Tribune (SDC parent not surprised).
The next general membership meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, in McDougall hall on the SDC campus. Come with your questions, comments and concerns. If you can't make the meeting, watch for the latest edition of The Eldridge Gazette, or check back here for updates.
Sonoma Index-Tribune:
State says SDC won't close
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Against a background of uncertainty about the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center, and amidst rumors circulating through a parents association and the Sonoma Valley that it may soon close, the recent revelation that a dozen severely disabled patients at SDC...
SDC parent not surprised
Sonoma Index-Tribune
When California Watch broke the story July 31 that a caregiver at the Sonoma Developmental Center named Archie Millora had been accused of abusing a dozen patients with a Taser stun gun, Kathleen Miller was not surprised. She had known about the case for months. ...
Shocking abuse at SDC
Sonoma Index-Tribune editorial
California has approximately 1,700 developmentally disabled patients housed in five campus centers with a combined annual budget of $550 million. That translates into about $320,000 per-patient, per-year – a staggering sum. Something under 550 of those patients are currently housed at the Sonoma Developmental Center…
No charges in SDC Taser assault
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Someone using a stun gun like a cattle prod assaulted a dozen patients at the Sonoma Developmental Center last fall, inflicting painful…
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Probe of patient abuse at Sonoma Developmental Center raises questions
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Someone using a stun gun like a cattle prod assaulted a dozen patients last fall at the Sonoma Developmental Center…
State attorney general urged to investigate Sonoma Developmental Center
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Advocates for the disabled on Thursday urged the state Department of Justice to take over the investigation and prosecution of a former Sonoma Developmental Center employee who is alleged to have used a stun gun on 11 patients. In a letter to Attorney ...
Elsewhere:
Patient stun gun abuse shows flawed care
San Francisco Chronicle
The Sonoma Developmental Center's in-house police force, the Office of Protective Services, had a suspect from the start. An anonymous whistle-blower called a tip line in September and accused Archie Millora, a caregiver at the facility, of abusing several...
Taser Abuse Against Disabled Inquiry Sought
NBC Bay Area
A prominent advocacy group for the disabled and parents of Sonoma Developmental Center patients are calling for an outside investigation into stun gun assaults last fall against a dozen patients at the institution.
Documents uncover questions about attacks on disabled patients
KGO-TV
ABC7 News and media partner California Watch have uncovered a series of Taser gun assaults on severely disabled patients at the Sonoma Developmental Center. A longtime staffer may be responsible for the assaults. Both the executive director ...
Investigating Assaults on Patients in State Care
California Report
In September of last year, the executive director of the Sonoma Developmental Center received a tip on his answering machine that said an assistant psychiatric technician named Archie Millora was using a stun gun on several patients at one ...
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