by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Carolina Springs Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was a struggling teen facing undiagnosed bipolar disorder. I was suicidal, running away from home. Drowning in emotional pain. My parents said we were going to the beach. I was 16 years old, and I wanted to go. My parents then left me at CSA. First thing I did on...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Creek Lodge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I feel like I blocked out a lot of what happened leading up to being taken to spring Creek and my time there. This is what I remember: I was fourteen, bullied in school and had reached my limit. I snapped. I told myself I wasn’t going to take any crap from...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Diamond Ranch Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
Hello, I have made at least 10 calls – have been on hold today for at least 2 hours cumulatively and I am getting no where. My son went to Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah. They closed down in July of 2023 – he was there from late July 2022 to Jan 2023. I...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Midwest Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I went to Midwest Academy at 15. It was horrible, we couldn’t speak, look in mirrors or look out windows. If we got a “Write Up” known as a “Consequence” we were forced to listen to tapes of “Motivational speakers” and would...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Diamond Ranch Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
I was taken by transporters to diamond ranch academy in hurricane utah for 10 months in [PHONE REDACTED]. i know that DRA just got shut down a few years ago which is huge. i saw paris hiltons documentary about provo which is very close to DRA. i just watched the...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Spring Creek Lodge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
Trying to remember what all I’ve suppressed. I was enrolled from January 2004 until July 2004 when my exit plan changed from a trip to the homeless shelter to a bus ticket home. I was 19 when I came to thompson falls so i was jr.staff. I was put in charge of a...
