Residential Recovery - What Florida Has Found
Residential Recovery operators are aggressively exploiting Florida’s coastal neighborhoods as well. In contrast with the disinterest of Sacramento, Florida’s representatives have pursued illegal activities harming Recovering Addicts and pushed for change at a Federal level. Examples of Florida’s activities include:
1) Florida Congresswoman Lois Frankel invited US Dept. of HUD Assistant Secretary Gustavo Velasquez to come to Delray and meet with 30 local government leaders. This resulted in a Joint Statement of the Department of Justice and HUD entitled “State and Local Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act.”
2) Congresswoman Frankel also engaged Florida Senator Rubio and Senators Hatch and Warren in asking that the Government Accountability Office review federal and state oversight of “sober homes.” The letter was also signed by California Representatives Issa (So. Cal. Coast), Calvert (Riverside), Royce (San Bernardino), and Rohrabacher (Beach Cities).
3) The Florida Legislature allocated $275,000 to Palm Beach County (Florida) State Attorney David Aronberg to investigate potential corruption and find solutions.
4) Aronberg convened a Grand Jury “…to investigate how government agencies are responding to corruption and recommend ways to improve oversight.” In just a few month, the Grand Jury issued a 37-page report with 15 proposed to change laws and increase criminal penalties for those exploiting addicts.
5) Aronberg formed a “Palm Beach County Sober Homes Task Force,” which in six months created its own report,"Identification of Problems in the Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Residence Industries with Recommended Changes to Existing Laws and Regulations."
6) In 7 months, Aronberg’s Task Force aggressively investigated and charged unscrupulous operators with crimes.
Advocates for Responsible Treatment can only express disappointment that government officials in Sacramento have failed to do the same.
1) Florida Congresswoman Lois Frankel invited US Dept. of HUD Assistant Secretary Gustavo Velasquez to come to Delray and meet with 30 local government leaders. This resulted in a Joint Statement of the Department of Justice and HUD entitled “State and Local Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act.”
2) Congresswoman Frankel also engaged Florida Senator Rubio and Senators Hatch and Warren in asking that the Government Accountability Office review federal and state oversight of “sober homes.” The letter was also signed by California Representatives Issa (So. Cal. Coast), Calvert (Riverside), Royce (San Bernardino), and Rohrabacher (Beach Cities).
3) The Florida Legislature allocated $275,000 to Palm Beach County (Florida) State Attorney David Aronberg to investigate potential corruption and find solutions.
4) Aronberg convened a Grand Jury “…to investigate how government agencies are responding to corruption and recommend ways to improve oversight.” In just a few month, the Grand Jury issued a 37-page report with 15 proposed to change laws and increase criminal penalties for those exploiting addicts.
5) Aronberg formed a “Palm Beach County Sober Homes Task Force,” which in six months created its own report,"Identification of Problems in the Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Residence Industries with Recommended Changes to Existing Laws and Regulations."
6) In 7 months, Aronberg’s Task Force aggressively investigated and charged unscrupulous operators with crimes.
Advocates for Responsible Treatment can only express disappointment that government officials in Sacramento have failed to do the same.