ARTICLE LIBRARY
Check the facts. Arm yourself with knowledge.
Have a tip? CONTACT US
2020
Former students at Utah troubled-teen centers say their reports of sex abuse were ignored -Salt Lake Tribune
Boarding schools fleeing abuse claims in other states find ‘Promised Land’ in Missouri -Kansas City Star
Utah Has Seen Abuse In ‘Troubled Teen’ Programs For Decades. Now, Momentum Slowly Builds For Change. -NPR Utah
Conversion Therapy is Abuse -DAME Magazine
Far from Home | Far from Safe -The Imprint
Amid more abuse allegations, Washington will stop sending vulnerable kids to Sequel facilities -OPB
After alleging abuse at her old school, Paris Hilton isn’t backing down -USA TODAY
MO reform school’s ties to law enforcement stifle abuse investigations, students say -Kansas City Star
CAS student shares personal experience with ‘troubled teen’ industry -The Daily Free Press
Utah faces criticism for its light oversight of ‘troubled teen’ treatment centers -SL Tribune
Civil lawsuits allege rape, severe abuse at Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Cedar County -Springfield News-Leader
Provo Canyon School’s history of abuse accusations spans decades, far beyond Paris Hilton -Salt Lake Tribune
After reported abuse at Christian boarding school, some say Missouri law must change -Kansas City Star
Inside Utah’s troubled teen industry: How it started, why kids are sent here and what happens to them -Salt Lake Tribune
Former Student at Utah School for Troubled Teens Backs Claims of Abuse by Paris Hilton -Fox 13
Local girls home hit with state investigation -Cedar County R&S Journal #exposecircleofhope
Michigan youth facility shut down after death of 16-year-old restrained by 6 staff members -NBC News
The “Troubled Teen” Industry -NYRA
Oregon foster teen sent to Utah facility speaks to lawmakers -AP News
Police investigating alleged sexual assault of child at NN Behavioral Health Center -WAVY
Thousands of child abuse survivors suffered in multiple institutions -Canberra Times
A teen from Bermuda died at a Utah treatment center, sparking anger there and investigations here -Salt Lake Tribune
Charges: Staffer at Utah behavior hospital charged with sexually abusing girl -KSL
Prominent conversion therapist charged with molesting a 13-year-old boy -LGBTQ Nation
Does Science Support the ‘Wilderness’ in Wilderness Therapy? -UNDARK
Adult Perspectives From Formerly ‘Troubled Teens’ -NPR Illinois
Dozens Allege Abuse at NH Youth Detention Center -ABC NECN
OCA: 20,000 Incidents of Child Restraint or Seclusion In NH Residential Facilities In 5 Years -InDepthNH
Video shows facility staff restraining Black teen who died -WILX 10
Nurse facing charges in teen’s restraint death said she thought he was faking -WILX 10
Runaways, claims of ‘aggression, abuse’: Mississippi boys ranch operates with little oversight -Clarion Ledger
Black teen died after screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ while restrained at a for-profit youth center in Kalamazoo, lawsuit states -Detroit Metro Times #JUSTICEFORCORNELIUS
Three charged for death of teen at Lakeside Academy -WKZO
Prescott Boarding School Shuttered After Allegations of Abuse and Misconduct -Tamaki Law
2019
Montana removes 27 children from youth treatment ranch, alleging ‘egregious’ abuse -NBC News
How do Brutal Teen Boot Camps Still Lure Parents? -OZY
Column: Children are screaming for help in isolated rooms, our reporters found. Now it’s on us to intervene. -Chicago Tribune
Operators of Nevada boarding school free after posting bail -Las Vegas Review Journal
Nevada closes school for at-risk teens after owners’ arrests -AP News
Red Rock Canyon School to close after multiple abuse allegations -Spectrum
After a riot, increasing violence and now sex abuse allegations, Red Rock Canyon school will close -Salt Lake Tribune
Former Red Rock Canyon School staffer comes forward with abuse and neglect allegations -ABC4
As Red Rock Canyon School gears for closure, parent company shutters sister institution -St. George News
Former school employee charged with felonies after sexually abusing Native girl -Indianz
Utah Facility Housing Oregon Foster Youth To Close After Reports Of Abuse -OPB
Former students describe isolation, physical punishments, ‘cuddle puddles’ -Missoulian
Oregon sends hundreds of foster kids to former jails, institutions, not families -Oregonian
Oversight of private treatment programs for troubled teens moves to DPHHS -Missoulian
2018
Patients say sedative known as ‘booty juice’ injected against their will –ABC8
Running My Anger: The Legacy of the CEDU Cult -Medium
2017
Death, rapes, and broken bones at Philly’s only residential treatment center for troubled youth -Philadelphia Inquirer
2016
The Troubled Teen Industry Has Been a Disaster for Decades. And it’s Still Not Fixed. -Huffington Post
The Legal Industry for Kidnapping Teens -VICE
Troubled teen treatment brings hundreds of millions to Utah economy -Deseret News
2015
Kids Get Hurt at Residential Schools While States Look On -Propublica
Profit and Abuse at Homes for the Profoundly Disabled -Propublica
A Bill to Finally End the Abuse of Teens at Residential Treatment Programs and “Boot Camps” -Huffington Post
Out of Options, California Ships Hundreds of Troubled Children Out of State -Propublica
Child advocacy group: Too many foster children are in residential treatment facilities -Lexington Herald
Life and Death in a Troubled Teen Bootcamp -Rolling Stone News
2014
Programs for Troubled Teens are Doing more Damage than Good -Secure Teen
2013
Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive ‘Drug Rehab Centers’ -VICE
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry -Mother Jones
Do you know of an article that belongs here?
Did you find a broken link? Please, LET US KNOW.