TX--Victims urge embattled hospital to take action re predator
For immediate release: Wednesday, Aug. 20
Statement by Amy Smith, Dallas co-leader of SNAP (281-748-4050, watchkeepa[email protected])
A Dallas area hospital may close soon but before it does, its staff should aggressively reach out to anyone who may have been hurt by an ex-employee who is an admitted sex offender.http://watchdogblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/regulators-to-halt-timberlawn-psych-hospitals-funding-after-judges-ruling.html/
In 2014, Jordan Root admitted his crimes: https://www.scribd.com/doc/266004526/SIM-statement-on-outcome-of-the-investigation-of-Jordan-Root
In 2014, Jordan Root admitted his crimes: https://www.scribd.com/doc/266004526/SIM-statement-on-outcome-of-the-investigation-of-Jordan-Root
For three years (from 2011 to 2014), Root worked for Timberlawn Mental Health System in Dallas.
Timberlawn officials put kids in harm’s way by hiring Root. The very least they can do now is to seek out and help anyone with information or suspicions about his crimes and beg them to call police and prosecutors. Using news releases, employee announcements and letters to ex-patients, Timberlawn officials should help find and support others who may have been hurt by Root and beg them to call law enforcement.
We urge current and former Timberlawn staff and patients to come forward if they saw, suspected or suffered child sex crimes or other wrongdoing by Root (or cover ups of Root’s crimes by others at the hospital). Kids will be safer if Root is prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned. And that just might happen if Timberlawn officials and employees act responsibly and aggressively reach out to those he might have assaulted at the facility.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 20,000 members. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Contact - David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, d[email protected], [email protected]), Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003 cell, [email protected]), Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747,[email protected])
Regulators to halt Timberlawn psych hospital’s funding after judge’s ruling
By Reese Dunklin, rdunklin@dallasnews.com, August 13, 2015 – Dallas Morning News
Regulators can stop funding a major North Texas psychiatric hospital over unsafe conditions that led to one woman’s death and other patients’ assaults, based on a federal judge’s ruling Thursday night.
The chief executive for Timberlawn Mental Health System in Dallas said it would appeal the decision. Shelah Adams added that the hospital remained open but was “assessing all matters regarding facility closure” — a move she previously said was possible if funding were cut.
“We are disappointed in the trial court’s ruling and intend to immediately appeal,” Adams said.
Timberlawn had requested . . .
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director
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