WWASP Survivors

Joint Action Lawsuit against WWASP

Documentary Tranquility Bay: WWASP Behavior Modification Camps

The Troubled Teen Industry

May 15, 2013

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Youth Foundation Detainee Falls 60ft During Offsite Hike

` From KUTV News: (KUTV) A teenage boy was on a day hike with his school when he fell 60 feet in a canyon. A group of students from a troubled youth home in La Verkin, called Youth Foundations, were on a day hike in Kanarraville Falls when a 16-year-old boy tumbled 60 feet and [...]

May 14, 2013

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Documentary – Locked in Paradise

March 11, 2013

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A Horizon Academy Survivor Needs Your Help!!

Redditor Speaks out to /r/troubledteens about his experience in Horizon Academy “I went to a WWASP called Horizon Academy in Amargosa Valley Nevada. I had just turned 13 and was there for over 2 years. After I was there for a few weeks to a month I started being raped by a few students. This [...]

January 22, 2013

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Controversial Troubled Teen Programs on the Dr. Phil Show

Has your child been in a ‘tough love’ program? Did you place your child into a controversial ‘teen rehab’ or a behavioral treatment program? Does your child harbor resentment towards you for placing him/her in it? Does your relationship with your child feel strained because of the experience? Do you need help repairing it? Email [...]

November 13, 2012

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The I That is We: A Self Determination of Peoples

Roch Longueépée THE I THAT IS WE: a self determination of peoples – Address to the AGM for the Coalition for Persons with Disabilities. Delivered October, 24, 2012, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada I want to express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this group today. I come today to share my hope for all [...]

November 3, 2012

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Mitt Romney’s Special Interest

What do Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the notorious Troubled Teen Industry have in common?… Sadly, quite a lot. I wouldn’t consider myself a “Troubled Teen”… but as a kid diagnosed with ADD, I was struggling in school and my Mom was concerned for the future of my education. She decided to look for professional help and [...]

September 6, 2012

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Update: WWASP lawsuit to be heard in St. George Utah

Wide-scope school abuse lawsuit to be heard in St. George Written by Kevin Jenkins August 15, 2012 · Last Update: 10:57 AM ST. GEORGE — A lawsuit claiming several youth correctional schools throughout the world were involved in perpetrating physical and sexual abuse against children from across the country will be heard in St. George’s 5th [...]

July 19, 2012

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Investigation Reveals Culture of Systemic Abuse and Neglect at Bain-Owned Treatment Centers

New details emerge on several wrongful deaths since the Bain takeover in 2006 Bain Capital, the private equity firm founded by Mitt Romney in 1984, prides itself on turning around failing businesses. But lawsuits and critics allege that controversial profit-maximizing methods and the residential treatment industry don’t mix. In 2006, Bain took over the CRC [...]

July 12, 2012

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Romney, Torture, and Teens

Romney, Torture, and Teens The former governor’s connections to abusive “tough love” camps By Maia Szalavitz | June 27, 2007 Article quoted from Reason.com When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he’d support doubling the size of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, he was trying to show voters that he’d be tough on terror. Two [...]

May 24, 2012

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Knee deep : Lawsuits mount against Spring Creek Lodge

Knee deep : Lawsuits mount against Spring Creek Lodge Spring Creek Main Page (click here) WWASPS Lawsuits (click here) Amended Complaint (click here) by John S. Adams November 23, 2006 On Oct. 7, 2004, just days before her 17th birthday, Karlye Anne Newman slipped into a bathroom at Spring Creek Lodge Academy—a behavior modification boarding school outside Thompson [...]

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