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15 'Psychologically Disturbed Children' Removed From Westchester Treatment Center 15 'Psychologically Disturbed Children' Removed From Westchester Treatment Center
15 'Psychologically Disturbed Children' Removed From Westchester Treatment Center Fifteen children with severe psychological and behavioral issues have been removed from a Northern Westchester residential treatment center which has sparked controversy among town leaders for unsafe conditions.  The children were removed from the JCAA Westchester Campus located in Pleasantville at 1075 Broadway, which serves as a treatment center for emotionally troubled young people, Mount Pleasant officials announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11.  According to officials, the children will instead be reassigned to facilities better equipped to handle them. …

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by Ben Crnic
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Unsafe Child Treatment Center: NY Officials Hear Concerns About Westchester Facility Unsafe Child Treatment Center: NY Officials Hear Concerns About Westchester Facility
Unsafe Child Treatment Center: NY Officials Hear Concerns About Westchester Facility As part of their effort to call for the closure of a Northern Westchester residential treatment center for emotionally troubled children because of unsafe conditions, town leaders met with New York state officials to plead their case.  Both Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi and Police Chief Paul Oliva met with state officials during a meeting on Thursday, July 27 to demand the closure of the JCAA Westchester Campus located in Pleasantville at 1075 Broadway, which serves as a treatment center for emotionally troubled children.  Earlier Report - Officials Demand Closure Of Unsafe Chil…

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by Ben Crnic
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Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult In Westchester, Police Say Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult In Westchester, Police Say
Girl Stabs Fellow Teen, Injures Adult In Westchester, Police Say A 13-year-old girl staying at the Graham Windham residential center in Hastings-on-Hudson stabbed a fellow teenager there and injured a staff member. The event took place Friday, Jan. 12, when the teen attacked a staff member with a weapon, said Hastings-on-Hudson Police Lt. David Dosin. During the altercation, another student tried to intervene and suffered a "superficial" stab wound to the chest and a laceration to the hand, Dosin said.  The staff member received an injured lip, he added. The 13-year-old, whose name wasn't released because of her age, was charged with two coun…

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by Kathy Reakes