Facility profile North Carolina
Talisman Camps
Talisman Camps is a program in Zirconia, North Carolina, operated by Acadia HealthCare. It has operated since 1980.
Survivor testimony
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Reported on survivor forums
Staff
Administration
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Catherine Jennings
Founder (1981, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Stone Mountain School Founder, Executive Director, 1991-2021
- New Leaf Academy of North Carolina Head, Executive Director, 2004-2008
- Lake House Academy Executive Director, Founder, 2009-2021
- Talisman Summer Programs Founder, 2021
- Camp Elliot Founder, 2021
- Glen Willow Academy Executive Director, 2011
- Phoenix Educational Foundation Founder, 2011
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Ownership
- Aspen Education Group
- Talisman Programs
Documents
From the Unsilenced archive
1 document about Talisman Camps that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Talisman Camps.
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Materials and links
Archived pages
From SCIAD NET.