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Consultant hired to "assess sexual safety" of TYC youth

From a May 18 message to staff from TYC Executive Director Cherie Townsend:The TYC has entered into an agreement with The Moss Group to assess the sexual safety of youth in all TYC facilities. Andie Moss and her staff and team of consultants are reviewing all of our policies, procedures, and practices on paper and then visiting all facilities over a five-six month period. When they visit facilities, they are talking with youth and staff in focus groups and observing our operations on all shifts. They have already spent time at Turman House, Giddings State School and Corsicana Residential Treatment Center. This is a great opportunity for us to have an independent assessment of the culture at each of our facilities as well as the safety of staff and youth...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).