by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Red River Academy, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
hi,how are you? attended had allot of friends,thought be easy attended for four years,freshman to senior ,thinking it would be okay,be fine did most of schooling instead of around the area,was suggestion for me ,you know instead of prison,school wasn’t super...
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 | 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 | Spring Creek Lodge, Survivor Testimony, WWASP Programs
For the past twenty years I have had this underlying feeling that something horrible was about to happen, have had a very difficult time trusting people and their intentions. I’ve had a hard time expressing myself and communicating. I’m constantly feeling...
by WWASP Survivors | Aug 1, 2026 | Casa By the Sea, Survivor Testimony, Tranquility Bay, WWASP Programs
Back In 1998 I went to casa by the sea in Mexico for a year and In 1999I went to tranquility Bay in Kingston Jamaica. The abuse I suffered in both places still haunts me till this day. I witnessed a girl jump off the building in Jamaica before they had bars on it. The...