What Kind of Abuse Occurs in CILA/Group Homes?

There are more ways someone can experience abuse in a group home or a CILA home than you may think.

We’ve seen cases of mental abuse where degrading or threatening words cause deep emotional distress, physical abuse, where residents are deliberately or sexual abuse where staff exploit their position to commit horrifying acts, financial exploitation, where residents’ money is stolen, manipulated, or coerced, and perhaps one of the most common types we are called about neglect and abandonment, where these residents’ basic physical and mental needs are ignored, leading to dangerous and even fatal consequences.