Synanon

News coverage

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  Refinery29 Jun 29, 2021 Expose

  An Examination of Allegations and Practices Within the Troubled Teen Industry

  Multiple survivors have come forward with allegations of emotional, physical, and psychological abuse within various residential treatment facilities and behavioral modification programs. Former residents report practices including involuntary transport, isolation, forced labor, and peer-to-peer shaming sessions, prompting increased public scrutiny of the troubled teen industry.

Staff

Administration

• Charles "Chuck" Dederich

  Founder, leader

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Alcoholics Anonymous member

Notable staff

• Bill Lane

  Member

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Bill Lane and Associates
  • CEDU High School president

• John stallone

  Family head

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • CEDU Family of Services family head

• Mel Wasserman

  Participant

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • CEDU Family of Services founder

• Morty Molin

  Family head

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • CEDU Family of Services family head

Connections on the network map

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Ownership

• CEDU Family of Services
• Daytop Village
• Leadership Dynamics
• The Seed

Wiki entries

• Synanon 1958-1991