International News
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Prison treatment of Indigenous teenager Cleveland Dodd was cruel, lawyer tells inquest
Author: Australian Associated Press Trigger warnings: isolation, restraint, medical neglect, denial of basic needs, suicide, racial trauma Read the full article here. Summary:An inquest into the death of 16-year-old Indigenous boy Cleveland Dodd heard that he endured “institutional…
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Report details ‘disturbing’ abuse against youth at the William E. Hay Centre
Author: Sadeen Mohsen Link to full story Summary: A new report reveals over 1,100 serious incident reports at the William E. Hay Centre between 2019 and 2024. These include dozens of abuse allegations and more than 260 physical…
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Abandoned by parents in Jamaica, Traverse City teen finds hope in foster care
September 11, 2024 Up North Live: Abandoned by parents in Jamaica, Traverse City teen finds hope in foster carePrograms Mentioned: Atlantis Leadership Academy Additional reading: Detroit Free Press: ‘Finally, he’s being seen’: Michigan boy abandoned by adopted parents finds…
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A Military-Style School for Troubled Teens Became a “Living Nightmare”
August 20, 2024 The Walrus: A Military-Style School for Troubled Teens Became a “Living Nightmare”Programs Mentioned: Robert Land Academy Author: Rachel Browne Triggers: child death, physical assault, forced labor, sexual assault, psychological abuse, racism, torture using stress positions,…
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Lexington Herald Leader: Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin’s adopted son back in the U.S., given new placement outside KY
August 8, 2024 Lexington Herald Leader: Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin’s adopted son back in the U.S., given new placement outside KYRead more Triggers: broken adoptions, adoption trauma, descriptions of physical abuse and torture Programs Mentioned: Atlantis Youth Academy Staff…
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I was abandoned 2.5k miles from home at ‘Lord of the Flies’ troubled teen school – I thought I’d die any day from abuse
Read the full article here. Programs mentioned: Bethel Academy, Academy at Ivy Ridge Triggers: detailed descriptions of extreme child abuse including psychological and emotional abuse, physical violence, torture Key Points:Survivors Allen Knoll and Dave Bowsher made a documentary together called…