Facility profile Ohio
Straight – Cincinnati
Later called KHK a Pathway Family Center
Also known as Kids Helping Kids, Pathway Family Center
Straight – Cincinnati was a program in Milford, Ohio, operated by Straight Inc. It operated from 1982 to 1987.
About Straight – Cincinnati
It was a Pathway Family Centers program.source It was run by Pathway Family Centers.source It was purchased by Pathway Family Center.source
Its address was 6070 Branch Hill-Guinea Pike, Milford, OH 45150.source Kids Helping Kids in Hebron, Ohio and Kidscope in Columbus, Ohio were related programs.source
It was accredited by CARF.source
As Straight Inc Cincinnati
Nothing on record is dated to these years yet.
As Kids Helping Kids
Incidents on record
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2003 Abuse
A 2003 treatment abuse claim alleged a resident was hit and restrained by staff at the Kids Helping Kids/Pathway Family Center facility in Cincinnati; the outcome is unknown.source
As KHK a Pathway Family Center
The record kept under this name
Incidents on record
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2008 Closure order
The Milford, OH facility closed permanently in autumn 2008 after years of bad publicity and protests; the program said economic realities caused the closure.source
Staff
Administration
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George Ross
Founder
Elsewhere in the industry
- Possibilities Unlimited Former Founding Director (1980)
- LIFE founder
- Straight Inc. executive staff
- Kids Helping Kids founder
Notable staff
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Terri Nissley
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Helen Gowanny
Elsewhere in the industry
- an Administrator at the [Straight Inc
- a Dispatcher with the Mecosta County Sheriff's Department from 1979 until 1984
- Pathway Family Cener founder
- Straight Inc. program director
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Penny Walker
Elsewhere in the industry
- Straight – Cincinnati Former Executive Director, Vice President, Executive Director, and CEO, Director (2005-2007)
Videos
Staff
Administration
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Betty Rushing
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Gerald "Jerry" Rushing
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Penny Walker
Former Executive Director, Vice President, Executive Director, and CEO, Director (2005-2007, HEAL)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Pathway Family Center Vice President/Former Director of Kids Helping Kids, 2017
- Kids Helping Kids of Hebron, KY
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George Ross
Founder
Elsewhere in the industry
- Possibilities Unlimited Former Founding Director (1980)
- Kids Helping Kids of Hebron, KY founder
- LIFE founder
- Straight Inc. executive staff
Notable staff
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William Glick
Former Associate Director
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Winifred Boyd
Former senior program counselor
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Jerry Delaney
Former Senior Program Counselor
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Peggy Rulli
Former Executive Staff Trainee
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Charlie Broussard
Former Executive Trainee
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Janet Cassiere
Former Executive Trainee
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Christine Miloser
Former Executive Trainee
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Michael Dennisuk
Former Executive Trainee
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Greg Corbin
Former Junior Staff
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Richard Heyman
Former Medical Directorsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Pathway Family Center Pediatrician, 2017
- Straight, Inc. Pediatrician, before 2017
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Gil Stevens
Former Associate Director Administrative Services
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Barbara Pinson
Former Trainee
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Nikki Upson
Former Trainee
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Carol Dell'Alba
Former Trainee/ Program Counselor
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Elaine Koucky
Former Host Home Counselor Trainee
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Elaine Beeler
Former Host Home Counselor
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Cathy Vaught
Former Nurse Supervisor
Connections on the network map
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Ownership
- Kids Helping Kids of Hebron, KY
- Pathway Family Center
- Straight Inc.
Names
Documents
Merged from: Pathway Family Center (1)
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KHK Consent -
KHK Host Agreement -
KHK Moral Inventory -
KHK Parent Rap Disease Concept -
KHK Songs -
KHK The Basics -
KHK Therapeutic Confidentiality -
KHK Volunteer -
Kids Helping Kids Parent Handbook Parent or family handbook -
Kids Helping Kids Parent Rules -
Kids Helping Kids Phase Rules -
Kids Helping Kids Phases -
Kids Helping Kids Program Description -
Kids Helping Kids Program Policies -
KHK History
From the Unsilenced archive
2 documents about Straight – Cincinnati that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Kids Helping Kids.
From Surviving Straight Inc.
92 documents about Straight – Cincinnati that Surviving Straight Inc. published and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Surviving Straight Inc.'s website.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles: Cincinnati Straight - 1980-1989
- "Parents Try To Set Youth Straight"
- "Parents Involved Before Enrollment"
- "Helping Kids Get Straight"
- "Kids Helping Kids"
- "Drug Center Opens"
- "Drug Program Moves Today Into Tri-State"
- "Father Drops Suit Against Drug Center"
- "State May Probe Complaints Aired On Drug Program"
- "Teens In Program Learn New Values 'The Hard Way'"
- "Experts Have Both Praise, Cautions For Straight"
- "Teen Claims She Was Forced Into Straight"
- "Drug Rehabilitation Forced Woman Says"
- "Complaints Triggered Probe of Center"
- "ACLU Says Complaints Prompted Probe"
- "Father Drops Criminal Charges Against His Teen-Aged Daughter"
- "Rehabilitation Center Cleared"
- "State Investigators Clear Straight of Abuse Charges"
- "State Bureau Approves Straight Inc. Drug Program"
- "Drug Center Chief Named"
- "Woman Sues Husband, Straight Inc."
- "Loveland Boy Leaves Straight, Placed In Custody of His Mother"
- "Woman's Child-Theft Charge Dropped"
- "Six People Snatched Youth 14"
- "Father Suspects Brainwashing Made Son Fear Drug Program"
- "Straight Called Answer To Drug Crisis"
- "Straight Called Model Drug Abuse Plan"
- "Investigation Clears Straight Inc. Of Any Wrongdoing"
- "Straight Director Resigns"
- "Losing Identity - And A Lot More"
- "Rehabilitation Program Grows Despite Controversy"
- "Teens Recall Drug Days As Nightmare"
- "Parents Find Hope"
- "Youths, Parents Bare Souls At Straight"
- "Parent-Child Meetings Bare Family's Agony"
- "Challenging Straight"
- "What It Costs Parents To Get Youth Off Drugs"
- "Police Seek Runaway Freed In Court Mix Up"
- "Runaway Girl Found In South Lebanon Is Returned to Detention"
- "Judge Returns Girl To 'Straight' Program"
- "Girls Told To Leave Group Home"
- "Appeal Delays Eviction Of Girls At Foster Home"
- "Home Dispute Settled"
- "Straight Moves To Expanded Quarters"
- "Straight Inc. Gets Teens Off Drugs: But Could Your Kid Stand The Anguish?"
- "First Lady To Visit Drug Center"
- "Center Awaits First Lady"
- "Residents Write Song For First Lady"
- "Nancy Reagan Moved By Tales Of Drug Abuse"
- "Parents Founded Straight"
- "Shedding A Tear"
- "Project Clients' Message Same For First Lady"
- "Youths Issued Call"
- "First Lady Issues Call To Youths"
- "First Lady Says Commitment Proved"
- "Stories Of Addicts Move Mrs. Reagan"
- "Some Straight Talk Heard By First Lady"
- Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA, September 18, 1984 (PDF)
- "Now He's Straight And On His Way"
- Untitled
- "Teen To Address First Ladies About Drugs"
- "Local Teenager Gives Talk For Mrs. Reagan"
- "Drug Expert Blames Peer Pressure"
- "Survivor's Tale: Student Tells First Ladies About Drug Experiences"
- "Teen Tells First Ladies Of Her Drug Nightmare"
- "Youths Hooked On Drugs Are Now Playing It Straight"
- "Straight Inc. Benefits From Cincinnati's Charity Golf Classic And Banquet"
- "Drug Treatment Group Sued; Parents Say Son Was Abused"
- "Man Sues Drug Rehabilitation Facility"
- "Straight: Last Chance For Druggies?"
- "Straight Drug Center Ends Impatient Care"
- "Students Warn Peers Of Abuse"
- "Program On Drugs Assailed"
- "Anti-Drug Message Continues"
- "Class Action Sought In Drug-Center Suit"
- "Straight Inc. Donors Seek Injunction"
- "Abuse Alleged In Straight, Inc. Trial"
- "Father's Suit Targets Drug Center"
- "Straight, Inc. Trial Could Start Today"
- "Jury Takes Tour Of Straight; Abuse Of Client Is Alleged"
- "New Suit Against Straight Alleges Teen-ager Was Abused"
- "Seeking To Set Things Straight With Straight"
- "Activists, Drug Program Will Split Sale Proceeds"
- "Rubin Approves Settlement On Straight Inc. Property"
Materials and links
Survivor posts and discussion
Reference and research
- 175. Kids Helping Kids
- Kids Helping Kids Wiki
- Kids Helping Kids
- The Ira Joe Fisher Show: Kids Helping Kids
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