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Breaking News December 11, 2024: Stop Instituional Child Abuse Act (SICAA) Passes U.S. Senate!

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  • Former students report injuries and isolation at Elevations RTC

    September 2, 2024 NBC News: Former students report injuries and isolation at Utah facility for troubled teens Programs mentioned: Elevations RTC, Trails CarolinaStaff Mentioned: David Faust (Elevations RTC), Jennifer Wilde (Elevations RTC) Triggers: child death, illegal restraint, sexual abuse, graphic descriptions of physical abuse, seclusion, self-harm, transphobia Authors: Tyler Kingkade, Elizabeth Chuck Survivor stories from…

  • NBC News: Former students report injuries and isolation at Utah facility for troubled teens

    Authors: Tyler Kingkade, Elizabeth Chuck Programs mentioned: Elevations RTC, Island View RTC, Trails Carolina Staff Mentioned: David Faust (Elevations RTC), Jennifer Wilde (Elevations RTC) Triggers: child death, illegal restraint, sexual abuse, graphic descriptions of physical abuse, seclusion, self-harm, transphobia

  • Los Angeles Times: With support from Paris Hilton, California lawmakers pass bill to protect teens in treatment programs

    Author: Anabel Sosa On August 28, 2024, California legislators voted to pass SB 1043 California Gov. Gavin Newsom still needs to sign the bill If Gov. Newsom signs the bill, it will become law In 2021, California banned the practice of sending kids to TTI facilities out-of-state Now California uses Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs STRTPs…

  • The U.S. Sun: 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

    July 27, 2024 The U.S. Sun: I was abandoned 2.5k miles from home at ‘Lord of the Flies’ troubled teen school – I thought I’d die any day from abusePrograms mentioned: Bethel Academy, Academy at Ivy RidgeRead more Triggers: detailed descriptions of extreme child abuse including psychological and emotional abuse, physical violence, torture Key Points:Survivors Allen Knoll…

  • The New York Times: Paris Hilton Testifies Before Congress on “Troubled Teen” Facilities

    June 27, 2024 The New York Times: Paris Hilton Testifies Before Congress on “Troubled Teen” FacilitiesRead more Triggers: descriptions of physical abuse, sexual abuse, abduction, psychological abuse Key Points:On June 26, 2024 Paris Hilton testified at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee about experiencing physical, sexual, and psychological abuse at facilities starting…

  • The New Yorker: The Shadow Penal System for Struggling Kids

    October 11, 2021 The New Yorker: The Shadow Penal System for Struggling KidsPrograms Mentioned: Lakeland Teen Challenge, Brooklyn Teen Challenge, Synanon, Teen Challenge in Lebanon IN, Teen Challenge in Disney OK, Teen Challenge in Kansas City, Teen Challenge in Seale ALRead more Triggers: coerced adoption, reproductive coercion, foster care trauma, spiritual abuse, conversion therapy, child…

Local News

  • The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah tried to close a teen treatment program over safety concerns. Here’s why a judge is allowing it to stay open

    Triggers: child death, medical neglect Programs mentioned: Maple Lake Academy Author: Jessica Schreifels An attempt to renew the license for Maple Lake Academy’s girls program was denied by DHHS recently 4th District Court Judge Sean Peterson signed a temporary restraining order The restraining order allows Maple Lake Academy’s girls program to stay open while MLA […]

  • KSL.com: Provo Canyon School employee arrested

    Author: Collin LeonardTriggers: description of physical assaultFacilities mentioned: Provo Canyon School

  • Up North Live: 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 Youth AcademyRead more Additional reading: Detroit Free Press: ‘Finally, he’s being seen’: Michigan boy abandoned by adopted parents finds new home Author: Alli Baxter Elijah, a survivor of Atlantis Leadership Academy in Jamaica, was scheduled […]

  • Former students report injuries and isolation at Elevations RTC

    September 2, 2024 NBC News: Former students report injuries and isolation at Utah facility for troubled teens Programs mentioned: Elevations RTC, Trails CarolinaStaff Mentioned: David Faust (Elevations RTC), Jennifer Wilde (Elevations RTC) Triggers: child death, illegal restraint, sexual abuse, graphic descriptions of physical abuse, seclusion, self-harm, transphobia Authors: Tyler Kingkade, Elizabeth Chuck Survivor stories from […]

  • AL.com: Alabama youth home staff instigated fights, gambled with residents as teen was brutalized, lawsuit claims

    August 27, 2024 AL.com: Alabama youth home staff instigated fights, gambled with residents as teen was brutalized, lawsuit claimsPrograms Mentioned: Brighter Path Tuskegee (previously Sequel Tuskegee)Staff Mentioned: executive director Theresa MitchellRead more Author: Carol Robinson Triggers: medical neglect, descriptions of physical assaults and injuries, suicide The father of a 17-year-old survivor filed a lawsuit against […]

  • ABC Action News Tampa Bay: Florida youth detention contractor will no longer operate four youth facilities

    August 16, 2024 ABC Action News Tampa Bay: Florida youth detention contractor will no longer operate four youth facilitiesPrograms Mentioned: Hillsborough Girls Academy, Lake Academy, Polk Halfway House, Fort Myers Academy, Orange Youth AcademyRead more TRIGGER WARNINGS: child death, medical neglect, restraint, description of injuries Parent Company: TrueCore Behavioral Solutions The Florida Department of Juvenile […]

  • California Globe: Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee In Unanimous Vote

    August 15, 2024 California Globe: Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee In Unanimous VoteRead more California Senate Bill SB 1043, authored by California Senator Shannon Grove, has passed an important committee vote which means it will be voted on by the entire Assembly later this month SB 1043 is also known as the […]

  • NBC News 8 On Your Side WFLA: Mother expresses concern over son’s treatment at Polk Halfway House

    August 15, 2024 NBC News 8 On Your Side WFLA: Mother expresses concern over son’s treatment at Polk Halfway HousePrograms Mentioned: Polk Halfway House, Lake Academy, Tampa ResidentialRead more TRIGGER WARNINGS: restraint, description of injuries, child death, suicide, medical neglect Parent Companies: TrueCore Behavioral Solutions, AMI Kids Lydia Perkins reported that her son is being […]

  • ABC News10: Poughkeepsie Center for Autism worker charged in abuse case

    August 13, 2024 ABC News10: Poughkeepsie Center for Autism worker charged in abuse casePrograms Mentioned: Anderson Center for AutismRead more Garnet Collins, staff, arrested for first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and one count of forcible touching Arraigned and released, protection order issued by judge for both victims Collins is […]

  • 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 Mentioned: Randall Cook, founder of Atlantis Youth Academy Update: “Noah” Bevin, adopted son of former KY governor […]

Independent Journalism

  • The Walrus: 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 AcademyRead more Author: Rachel Browne Triggers: child death, physical assault, forced labor, sexual assault, psychological abuse, racism, torture using stress positions, restraint, suicide Matt Toppi and Christopher Brown, students, died accidentally while trying to escape Robert Land…

  • The Real Adoptea Moxie Blog: Matt Bevin’s Despicable Legacy: From White Savior Adoptive Parent to Child Abandoner

    August 9, 2024 The Real Adoptea Moxie Blog: Matt Bevin’s Despicable Legacy: From White Savior Adoptive Parent to Child Abandoner Triggers: adoption trauma, broken adoptions, neglect, graphic description of severe physical abuse and injuries, graphic description of verbal abuse, homophobic slurs, suicide By Pamela A. Karanova The Times reported that Atlantis Leadership Academy in Jamaica…