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Abuse in the News
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7.9.2026
NJ.com
A disabled adult fell from a window and died. A year later, another did the same. Families are demanding action.
7.9.2026
ABC News
Delaware County couple charged with abuse, neglect of woman in their care with Down syndrome
7.8.2026
People
Police Officers Won’t Be Charged in Fatal Shooting of Man with Autism Who Called 911 During Mental Health Crisis
7.6.2026
NJ.com
N.J. nurse accused of beating disabled child for crying isn’t going to prison
7.4.2026
New York Post
State-run facility for disabled New Yorkers has had no AC for nearly 3 years: ‘Oppressive heat’
7.4.2026
The News Tribune
A Rainier School resident was punched in the eye. His assailant was a caregiver
7.2.2026
NJ.com
911 call reveals what happened after man with autism’s fatal fall. Staff were nowhere to be found.
6.22.2026
Patch.com
NJ Man Charged In Disabled Daughter’s Killing Had Mental Health Issues, Court Docs Show
6.18.2026
News12
Bronx mother demands investigation after 6-year-old returns from therapy with bruises
6.17.2026
NJ Spotlight News
Op-Ed: NJ must fund behavioral crisis treatment centers
6.17.2026
ABC News
Wife speaks out after husband allegedly strangles disabled daughter to death
6.13.2026
NJ 101.5
Body found of special-needs teen who drowned in Wildwood. Now his family wants answers
6.12.2026
NJ.com
A 22-year-old fell from a window and died. A year later, another did the same. Families are demanding action
6.9.2026
The Guardian
KLM apologises after Paralympian denied onboard wheelchair on 11-hour flight
6.9.2026
WKRC
Caregiver charged with murder in death of nonverbal woman with autism
6.8.2026
NJ.com
N.J. school ethics law has become a gag order. It’s time to change it. | Opinion
6.8.2026
FOX 10 Phoenix
Attorneys seek answers after Lorenzo Lopez is found dead in Mesa facility van
6.8.2026
WKRC
Man with developmental disabilities found dead in hot van outside care facility
6.5.2026
WCNC
'The state failed Aaliyah' | Caregiver charged with murder in death of non-verbal woman with autism
6.5.2026
Patch.com
Woman Escapes Special-Needs Home, Jumps Into Creek In Oceanport
6.5.2026
NJ.com
Brutal reality facing N.J. parents searching for mental health care for their kids, new report reveals
6.4.2026
12News
'You should be ashamed of yourself': Surveillance video shows autism therapist kicking 5-year-old child in face
6.2.2026
NJ.com
Search continues for 14-year-old swimmer missing in Wildwood
5.22.2026
NYPost
Mom of special needs child hauled off in handcuffs at Jersey City school board meeting — as mayor criticizes arrest
5.20.2026
News12
Police investigate alleged sexual assault involving nonverbal student at West Nyack school
5.12.2026
NJ.com
Flag at U.S. Capitol honors 22-year-old who died at N.J. day program
5.8.2026
ABC Eyewitness News
Family sues Oceanport adult day program after son with autism falls from window to his death
5.8.2026
NJ.com
Autism community demands stronger safeguards following death at N.J. day program
5.8.2026
News12 New Jersey
Grieving mom wants answers after son with severe autism falls to death at day program center in Oceanport
5.7.2026
CBS News
Investigation underway after New Jersey mother says adult son with autism died at day program
5.6.2026
NJ.com
22-year-old with autism fell to his death while left unattended at day program, family says
5.5.2026
The Washington Post
They thought their disabled daughter was safe. A pregnancy revealed her rape.
4.24.2026
Central Jersey Newswire
Shocking Stories Spark Crackdown on Group Homes as Clifton & Sauickie Lead Bipartisan Coalition to Protect Disabled Adults
4.14.2026
NJ PBS
‘Perfect storm of awful’: Parents call for probe of special-ed office
4.9.2026
NJ.com
State worker arrested for assaulting person with disabilities under her care
4.2.2026
NJ.com
One dead from medication error, another beaten by employee at same N.J. facility for disabled
3.26.2026
NJ 101.5
Worker preyed on vulnerable woman in front of NJ group home residents, prosecutors say
3.24.2026
NJ.com
Jury awards $1M to whistle-blowing doctor fired after exposing abuse at state hospital
3.20.2026
New Jersey Globe
Paul Aronsohn, former disability ombudsman, is Kim’s new state director
3.20.2026
NorthJersey.com
This is how much more it costs to live in New Jersey with a disability
3.12.2026
NorthJersey.com
We can better protect disabled NJ residents. This is how | Opinion
3.11.2026
NorthJersey.com
Why cameras belong in NJ's group homes for the disabled | Opinion
3.10.2026
NJ 101.5 Bill Spadea
Where NJ Families Can Turn When a Disabled Loved One Needs Help
3.3.2026
CBSNews.com
Former staffer at Franklin, Massachusetts autism program accused of breaking teen's arm
2.23.2026
NJ PBS
Op-Ed: A stronger system for NJ’s most vulnerable residents
2.21.2026
WTNH.com
Lawsuit filed against North Branford group home management alleges ongoing physical abuse by employee
2.19.2026
NorthJersey.com
NJ nominee to regulate group homes said this about resident care
2.17.2026
NorthJersey.com
Long awaited report on NJ group home medication death cites 'neglect'
2.13.2026
NJ.com
A disabled woman fell from her group home window and died. Now the state says she was neglected.
2.11.2026
NJ 101.5 Bill Spadea
The quiet crisis in New Jersey disability care
1.30.2026
NorthJersey.com
Here's why NJ's first disability watchdog has hope despite scandals
1.29.2026
NJ.com
This N.J. official drove 148,000 miles to help families with disabled loved ones. What he found was heartbreaking.
1.23.2026
NorthJersey.com
NJ school bus safety push left out critical reforms, mom says
1.21.2026
The New York Times
Parents Sue Residential Home Over Abuse of Their Autistic Son
1.18.2026
NJ.com
N.J. just made history with law protecting people with disabilities in group homes
1.18.2026
NorthJersey.com
Group homes face fines in NJ with new law. How it works
1.16.2026
NorthJersey.com
New NJ website posts group home abuse stats, but not company names
1.9.2026
The Bergen Record
How Mikie Sherrill can deliver for NJ's disability community
1.5.2026
NJ.com
Are they making too much? - nj.com
Taxpayers foot skyrocketing salaries for N.J. group home execs rolling in dough. What’s being done?
12.15.2025
NorthJersey.com
NJ system to investigate group homes would be overhauled under bill
11.17.2025
Courier Post
Rep. Tom Kean pushes for national disability ombudsman, modeled after NJ watchdog
10.14.2025
NorthJersey.com
Over a year after their daughter's sudden group home death, a NJ couple still want answers
8.9.2025
The Jackson Times
A Fundamental Job Of Government
7.10.2025
USA TODAY NETWORK
Will next governor fix group home crisis?
7.8.2025
NorthJersey.com
NJ's disability watchdog warns that next governor will inherit group home system in crisis
7.2.2025
NorthJersey.com
NJ advocates want stronger state oversight, better investigations of group homes
6.30.2025
Daily Record
NJ bill would require cameras on school buses to protect students with disabilities
6.3.2025
NorthJersey.com
Abuse, neglect and death in New Jersey group homes show a crisis we must fix
5.30.2025
NorthJersey.com
NJ must find the will to stop abuse and neglect in our I/DD group
homes | Opinion
5.22.2025
NorthJersey.com
Finding a fix: How could NJ group home reform bills impact the industry?
5.17.2025
NorthJersey.com
Despite NJ group home care lapses, state often fails to act, lets companies grow
5.10.2025
NorthJersey.com
Wrong doses. Missed doses. Medication errors in group homes pose grave risks
5.3.2025
NorthJersey.com
NJ group home residents face neglect, abuse and despair in a flawed system
10.2.2024
NorthJersey.com
Severe autism, frantic families
10.2.2024
NorthJersey.com
NJ wants new penalties to fight abuse in group homes for people with disabilities
10.1.2024
NJ.com
N.J. announces major overhaul to stop abuse in group homes
9.18.2024
NJ.com
Fed-up families say N.J. ignores abuse in group homes. But that may change soon
7.23.2024
The Record
Urgent call for reform: NJ disability ombudsman highlights abuse in state-run homes
6.20.2024
NorthJersey.com
Emergency housing for NJ kids with disabilities is so scarce 'families often just give up'
2.16.2024
NJ.com
Demand better oversight of homes for the disabled
2.08.2024
NJ.com
N.J. leaders vow to toughen group home oversight after NJ.com report
2.02.2024
NorthJersey.com
Alone, autistic and afraid
8.21.2023
NJ PBS
Thousands of NJ families frustrated by long wait for disability services
6.5.2023
NorthJersey.com
NJ Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families releases 2022 annual report
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