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Unsafe: Abuse of Arizona's most vulnerable can happen anywhere
- Amy Silverman and Sam Burdette For the Arizona Daily Star and KJZZ
For Star subscribers: An investigation by KJZZ and the Arizona Daily Star found that physical and sexual abuse, as well as neglect, against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can occur anywhere — and often, nothing is done about it.
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For Star subscribers: No matter where they live, Arizonans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, are not safe – not according to reports collected by the state, which document everything from a scratch to a rape.
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For Star subscribers: Four years after a rape in an Arizona care facility, caregivers are still poorly trained. A public awareness campaign has not been launched. And families are begging for help.
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