by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was blessed to have only been there almost 4 month. I am still traumatized. today from my experiences from my stay. I was there August – December 2002 I have since went to other rehabs in late 20s and now became a VP of A behavioral health with substance Abuse...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
Thank you Katherine Kubler for your documentary. I went to Ivy Ridge in October 2004, I was 14. As soon I got there I knew I had to get out, but I didn’t know how. I couldn’t run, I remember being frustrated that I could even throw myself over the stairwell because...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I’m kind of offended that this whole documentary was made and nobody reached out to me for my story, I was part of the last class at academy at ivy ridge, I was there for 15 months when the school got shut down for “unlivable living situation” and...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
My son was a student at Academy at Ivy Ridge from August 2003 through March 2004. The reason he cannot speak of his time there, is because at the age of 35, he committed suicide. I feel I must be his voice now. I think that it is no coincidence that he had told me...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was at Ivy Ridge, part of congeniality family. Ivy Ridge was the worst part of my life. It has created life long trauma that I haven’t dealt with at all because I’ve spent years just trying to forget. Not even realizing that I was being brainwashed my...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Academy at Ivy Ridge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
Very unfortunate that the show on Netflix was limited to so few stories and testimonials from the Male side of the facility, however that was a job very well done! I was one of the few people “court enforced” to attend the program and one of the few to...
