To: FEAT Families, Friends, and Advocates

From: Nancy Fellmeth, FEAT President, on behalf of

FEAT's Board of Directors

Re: FEAT's Amicus Brief on behalf of Andrew Findley

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What is an amicus brief? An amicus brief is presented to the Court by an interested party, on behalf of a larger group, which is the families of FEAT. It gives FEAT the opportunity to present the Court new information and to offer a perspective that has previously not been addressed. The brief is presented to the Court by an attorney when an organization is involved. Our attorney prepared the final document to be presented at no charge to FEAT because she believes in the cause. We thank her for that invaluable service.

What is FEAT's position in this case? FEAT believes that best practices for behavioral therapy are not being followed and offers peer reviewed research to support our position. In addition, we discuss the effect this has on all other aspects of Andrew Findley and his family’s lives. We thank those professionals who have helped us with research so we can better understand complex behavioral issues. In the process, we learned more about the effects of choice on behavior and invite you to learn something new as well.

Please read FEAT's amicus brief, which takes about five minutes:

Actions Speak Louder: Send Governor Newsom a quick message by phone or online asking him to personally investigate Andrew’s case. Click here for instructions and sample text.

When the new state legislature convenes in January 2023, let your respective legislators know how you feel about this issue and ask for their help to investigate existing cases like Andrew’s where the family wishes to have their family member home with them.

There must be a more family friendly way to deal with these disagreements that doesn’t hurt the very person we should all be focused on helping. Thank you for your time and responsiveness.