A bad experience

Lap Dance therapy - treatment or abuse?

April 5 2018

The State of Oregon reached a settlement with Mitch Romney's Aspen Education Group. The state of Oregon had raided a so-called therapeutic boarding school named Mount Bachelor Academy. While the settlement secured a closure of the school, the question...

Tag(s) : #at-risk teenagers, #sexual abuse, #Lap Dance therapy, #Oregon, #Aspen Education Group, #Mount Bachelor Academy, #CEDU, #Synanon

Escuela Caribe - a private prison in the Dominican Republic

April 2 2018

This is from a local television broadcast. All rights remain at the TV station

Tag(s) : #christian academy, #The Dominican Republic, #Escuela Caribe

Jesus Land

April 1 2018

For those who want to learn how it was to be a teenager in New Horizon Youth Ministeries, people can buy the Memoir by Julia Scheeres. While the program closed down in 2012, there are still a lot of so-called Christian facilities, who treat teenagers...

Tag(s) : #book, #christian academy, #The Dominican Republic

How a teenager saw River View Christian Academy

March 25 2018

This testimony was from when River View Christian Academy ran under the name of Julian Youth Academy. They changed their name due to the Agnes of God case where an employee which outlook in life was ruined due to her past status as a student left her...

Tag(s) : #California, #Agnes of God, #christian academy

A testimony about Academy at Sisters near Bend

March 18 2018

I went to The Academy at sisters 10 years ago, I feel it's worth giving an opinion because that period of my life left quite a mark on me. This program and its dynamics are far more complex than parents or girls are led to initially believe. Although...

Tag(s) : #Oregon, #boarding school, #Bend

Re-creation retreat testimony

March 11 2018

Re-creation Retreat is a rehab facility in Arizona. Here is what one of the former residents spoke of her stay One comment cannot describe how horrible this place is. It is basically a jail that makes you slave labor for their enjoyment. if you look at...

Tag(s) : #Arizona, #rehab, #religion

Oak Creek Ranch School testimony

March 4 2018

This testimony was found on Yelp. The school is now closed. I was a student there in 1996, and it was the worst year of my life. I was hazed by my dorm roommates, upperclassmen, and even some of the staff. Despite several attempts to talk to the dean...

Tag(s) : #Arizona, #peer pressure, #harassment

New Horizon Youth Ministeries testimonies

March 4 2018

New Horizon Youth Ministeries existed from 1971 to 2012 destroying the lives of many teenagers not giving a single one a positive experience. Hiding behind Christianity, the teenagers were punished with corporal punishment and forced labor. They had departments...

Tag(s) : #christian academy, #Indiana, #Canada, #The Dominican Republic, #corporal punishment, #forced labor

A testimony from a former resident at Diamand Ranch Academy

February 3 2018

This testimony was found on Reddit. All rights goes to the original author. Diamond Ranch was originally located in Idaho but the authorities kicked them out of the state. They first was located east of Hurricane but bult a new campus west of Hurricane...

Tag(s) : #Diamond Ranch Academy, #Hurricane, #Reddit, #restraints

What a teenager saw at Red Rock Canyon School in Utah

January 26 2018

Years ago a teenager attended Red Rock Canyon School in St. George, Utah. Here is what the noow former resident of the treatment center saw. This testimony was found on Facebook Watched kids get beat up by staff, watched kids try to kill themselves every...

Tag(s) : #Utah, #Residential Treatment facility, #restraints