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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.

Something Was Wrong

*Content Warning: Institutional child abuse ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), childhood abuse, upsetting topics, suicidal ideation, crime. 

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*Learn more about Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, MD:

Website - hartselleandassociates.com/ 

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/stephanie-hartselle-md-79215419/

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*Sources:

Aacap. Facts for Families. www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families

Accessing Essentials. www.cerealfordinner.org/access/mental-health-care.

Hartselle, M.D., Stephanie, et al. “Media Representation of Boys.” Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, July 2025, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1056499325000525.

“NATSAP Outcomes &Amp; Evaluation Report - National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.” National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, 13 Mar. 2025, natsap.org/natsap-outcomes-evaluation-report.

Stop Abuse in Residential Treatment for Troubled Teens | ASTART for Teens. astartforteens.org/home.

Robert Friedman, Ph.D. “A START: Warnings for Parents Considering a Residential Placement for Their Child or Adolescent.” A START, 2005, astartforteens.org/assets/files/ASTART-Facts-and-Warning-Signs.pdf.

The Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic and Appropriate use of Residential Treatment (ASTART) “Stop Abuse in Residential Treatment for Troubled Teens” | ASTART for Teens, astartforteens.org/

S24 Ep9: Adolescent Mental Health with Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, MD

*Content warning: distressing topics, suicidal ideation, disability abuse, religious and cultic abuse, sexual abuse and rape of a child, physical violence of children, institutional child abuse, childhood trauma, attack therapy, therapeutic abuse, grooming. 

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*Sources 

Armentak, Maria, "Acadia Healthcare to Buy CRC Health Group in $1.18B Deal." The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2014 https://tinyurl.com/4za5wve3 

Announcing Sedona Sky Academy, "Announcing Sedona Sky Academy." Strugglingteens.com, April 16, 2014

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_SedonaSkyAcademyBN

Arizona Corporation Commission https://www.azcc.gov/ 

“Ashley’s Copper Canyon Academy Testimony”, Unsilenced, 2010-2011 https://www.unsilenced.org/ashleys-testimony-copper-canyon-academy-2010-2011/

Hobbins, Mark, "Aspen Education Group Announces Acquisition of

Copper Canyon Academy in Arizona." Strugglingteens.com, November 6, 2002 

https://strugglingteens.com/news/aspenacquirescoppercanyon

"Aspen Sold to CRC." Los Angeles Business Journal, September 28, 2006 

https://labusinessjournal.com/news/aspen-sold-to-crc/ 

“Auldern Academy.” Strugglingteens.com, March 29, 2010 

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/AuldernAcademy

“Bates v. Sequel Youth and Family Services LLC et al, No. 2:2023cv01063 - Document 25 (N.D. Ala. 2024).” Justia U.S. Law, July 5, 2024

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts

“COPPER CANYON ACADEMY.” NPI https://tinyurl.com/nhfzc9sn 

“Copper Canyon Academy – Sedona Sky Academy.” Unsilenced

https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/arizona/copper-canyon-academy-sedona-sky-academy/

“Cottonwood Man Found Guilty by Jury of Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor” https://tinyurl.com/yc2zw2ha 

CRC Health Group, "CRC Health Group to be Acquired by Acadia Healthcare." PR Newswire, October 29, 2014 https://tinyurl.com/z6htn57d 

Craft, Will, "Embattled Sequel closes three more facilities." APM Reports, February 10, 2021 https://www.apmreports.org/story/2021/02/10/embattled-sequel-closes-three-more-facilities

EmotiCare

https://www.emoticare.com/about 

Fox Graham, Christopher, “Ex-teacher sentenced to 50 years for sex crimes, embezzlement and fleeing before trial.” Journal AZ, September 12, 2023

https://journalaz.com/2023/09/12/ex-teacher-sentenced-to-50-years-for-sex-crimes-embezzlement-and-fleeing-before-trial/

“Former Arizona teacher sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor.” KTAR News, September 7, 2023

https://tinyurl.com/5n7a69yv 

Reagan, Kevin, “Former Arizona teacher who fled to Ireland sentenced to prison for exploiting minor.” ABC12 News, September 6, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/yc6h4ttc 

Pitcher, Autumn, “Former Lakeside Academy workers sentenced to probation for teen's restraint death.” News Channel 3, December 19, 2023

https://wwmt.com/news/local/lakeside-academy

LAKE MONTEZUMA RTC, LLC, NPI https://tinyurl.com/4nkr9kut 

O'Grady, Eileen, "The Kids Are Not Alright: How Private Equity Profits Off of Behavioral Health Services for Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth", Private Equity Stakeholder Project, February, 2022

https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/

Julie Sheppard & Leadership Team, "Sedona Sky Academy Exciting Leadership Announcement." Mental Health Awareness.com https://tinyurl.com/nda6j688 

SEDONA SKY OPCO LLC, NPI https://tinyurl.com/mrfha8j2 

Gilbert, Curtis, “Sequel confronts more abuse allegations amid concerns about its finances.” APM Reports, May 21, 2021 https://tinyurl.com/42bx6p2a 

Three Springs Acquired By Sequel Youth And Family Services, "Three Springs Acquired By Sequel Youth And Family Services." Strugglingteens.com, January 2, 2010

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_SequelYouthFamilyBN_010210.shtml

"Staff list for the Three Springs "Family" of Programs/Services." Heal-Online.org 

https://www.heal-online.org/threestaff.html

Gilbert, Curtis, "Under scrutiny, company that claimed to help troubled youth closes many operations and sells others." APM Reports, April 26, 2022 https://tinyurl.com/rnehtr5u

S24 Ep8: You Are Not Alone

S24 Ep7: For-Profit Money-Grabbing Bullshit Places

*Content warning: distressing topics, bullying, addiction, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), disability abuse, body image abuse, sexual trauma, medical neglect, therapeutic trauma. 

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*Sources 

Adirondack Leadership Expeditions, Troubled Teens Directory

https://www.troubledteenprograms.org/listing/adirondack-leadership-expeditions 

Adirondack Leadership Expeditions, Unsilenced

https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/new-york/adirondack-leadership-expeditions/

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires CRC Health, Merger

https://mergr.com/transaction/bain-capital-private-equity-acquires-crc-health 

Mitt Romney and Bain Capital:Greed, Debt and Hypocrisy, UE Union

https://www.ueunion.org/political-action/2012/mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-greed-debt-and-hypocrisy- 

Outdoor program for troubled teens closing, Adirondack Daily Enterprise

https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2013/07/outdoor-program-for-troubled-teens-closing 

The Real Scandal of Romney and Bain, The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-real-scandal-of-romney-and-bain

S24 Ep6: An Accountability Letter

*Content warning: distressing topics, childhood abuse, substance use disorder, cultic abuse, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), suicidal ideation, medical neglect, disability abuse, PTSD. 

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*Sources 

Dr. Daniel Keating’s Website

https://pngprogram.isr.umich.edu/about-us/daniel-keating/

Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early Life Adversity - And How to Break the Cycle:

https://src.isr.umich.edu/new-book-born-anxious-by-dan-keating/

Michigan Survey Research Center

https://src.isr.umich.edu/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

https://www.samhsa.gov/

S24 Ep5: Cognitive Development in Adolescence with Expert Dr. Daniel K. Keating

*Content warning: distressing topics, childhood abuse, death, psychological, sexual and physical violence of children, self-harm, murder, psychological and physical violence of children, substance use disorder, cultic abuse, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), suicidal ideation, medical neglect, disability abuse, PTSD. 

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*Sources 

Aspen Education Group, Lathrop Lybrook

https://lathroplybrook.com/aspen-education-group/ 

Dark Forest: A Look Inside Controversial Wilderness Therapy Camps, Sierra Nevada Ally sierranevadaally.org/2023/08/02/dark-forest-a-look-inside-controversial-wilderness-therapy-camps/

Death of a 12-year-old boy at Trails Carolina ruled a homicide

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2024/06/24/trails-carolina-death-homicide

Embark Behavioral Health 

https://www.embarkbh.com/

Former attendees describe ‘nightmare’ at therapy camp in NC mountains. DHHS suspended admissions after 12-year-old died, Carolina Public Press 

https://carolinapublicpress.org/63565/camp-nc-mountains-dhhs-scrutiny-camper-death-sexual-assault-transylvania/ 

Hawai’i Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance Cites Pacific Quest Corp. for Illegally Operating Unlicensed Special Treatment Facilities or Therapeutic Living Programs

https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/hawaii-department-of-healths-office-of-health-care-assurance-cites-pacific-quest-corp-for-illegally-operating-unlicensed-special-treatment-facilities-or-therapeutic-living-programs/

Health Department cites 2 teen treatment facilities on Big Island, Star Advertiser

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/01/13/hawaii-news/health-department-cites-two-teen-treatment-facilities-in-keaau/ 

Lawsuit claims Trails Carolina misled parents, charged huge fees and created abusive environment, Spectrum News 1

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2025/04/30/trails-carolina-facing-new-class-action-lawsuit 

NC therapy camp Trails Carolina where 2 have died faces lawsuit over child sexual assault, FOX 8

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/nc-therapy-camp-trails-carolina-where-2-have-died-faces-lawsuit-over-child-sexual-assault/

New Leaf Academy

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/5109613 

New Leaf Academy, ‘Programs for Troubled Teens’

https://programsfortroubledteens.com/directory/new-leaf-academy/

No charges filed in death of child at Trails Carolina, WSPA

https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/no-charges-filed-in-death-of-child-at-trails-carolina/ 

Owner-Operators Help Provide Quality Care, Family Help & Wellness

https://famhelp.com/owners/ 

Pacific Quest

https://pacificquest.org/ 

Pacific Quest FAQ

https://pacificquest.org/faq/ 

Pacific Quest Bridges the Gap Between Outdoor Wilderness Therapy and Residential Treatment Programs, Outdoor Sportswire

https://www.outdoorsportswire.com/pacific-quest-bridges-the-gap-between-outdoor-wilderness-therapy-and-residential-treatment-programs/ 

Parents take ‘troubled teen’ industry to court in lawsuit against owners of shuttered western NC wilderness therapy program 

https://www.wral.com/story/parents-take-troubled-teen-industry-to-court-in-lawsuit-against-owners-of-shuttered-western-nc-wilderness-therapy-program/21671633/

Samantha’s New Leaf Academy (now Embark Behavioral Health) Testimony, Unsilenced

https://www.unsilenced.org/samanthas-testimony-new-leaf-academy-now-embark-behavioral-health-2007-2009/ 

Trails Carolina, Unsilenced

https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/north-carolina/trails-carolina/ 

'Where the hell am I?': Former campers describe harsh introduction to Trails Carolina, NBC News

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trails-carolina-wilderness-camp-death-rcna139942 

Where does Trails Carolina stand 1 year since the death of 12-year-old boy at North Carolina troubled teen camp?

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/where-does-trails-carolina-stand-1-year-since-the-death-of-12-year-old-boy-at-north-carolina-troubled-teen-camp/

S24 Ep4: This Could've Been You

*Content warning: self-harm, childhood abuse, institutional child abuse, suicidal ideation, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence involving children, disability abuse, abduction, kidnapping, stressful themes, substance use disorder, medical abuse and neglect, gang rape, imprisonment, 

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*Sources 

Aspen Achievement Academy, Breaking Code Silence

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/aspen-achievement-academy 

Evoke Entrada, Breaking Code Silence 

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/evoke-entrada/ 

Evoke Therapy Programs, All Kinds of Therapy 

https://www.allkindsoftherapy.com/programs/program/evoke-therapy-programs-at-entrada 

Evoke Therapy Programs, 1000 places You don't want to be as a teenager

https://1000placesudontwanttobe.wordpress.com/2024/08/25/997-evoke-therapy-programs 

Finding You Therapy Programs, Finding You Programs 

https://www.findingyouprograms.com/intensives 

Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NblUKrLuYF&rank=1 

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Alexander Solzhenitsyn

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58699229-one-day-in-the-life-of-ivan-denisovich 

Second Nature Entrada, Breaking Code Silence

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/second-nature-entrada 

Second Nature Uintas, Breaking Code Silence

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/second-nature-uintas

S24 Ep3: A Carcass

*Content warning: institutional child abuse, childhood abuse, death of a child, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence, abduction, kidnapping, disordered eating, stressful themes, disability abuse, ableism, PTSD, medical abuse and neglect. 

*Meg Appelgate’s Work:

Meg Appelgate’s website here: https://megappelgate.com/my-story/ 

Meg Appelgate’s nonprofit, Unsilenced here: https://www.unsilenced.org/ 

Meg Appelgate’s memoir, Becoming UNSILENCED: Surviving and Fighting the Troubled Teen Industry: https://megappelgate.com/book/ 

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Please note: Kenny Pannell and Mary Alexine have never publicly responded to allegations against them. They appear to be no longer involved with Chrysalis in Eureka, Montana since its sale to Embark Behavioral Health. Chrysalis opened in 1998; however, the exact year when Kenny and Mary left is not readily available information.

*Correction: In a previous draft of this episode, we incorrectly reported that, "Intermountain Hospital in Boise, Idaho, which is still in operation and under the ownership of Intermountain Health." which is incorrect. Intermountain Health has no affiliation with Intermountain Hospital. We apologize for the error and appreciate it being brought to our attention. Thank you! 

*Sources 

Adverse events in children: predictors of adult physical and mental conditions, Pub Med

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25225793/ 

Breaking Code Silence

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/ 

Chrysalis, InnerChange

https://innerchange.com/programs/chrysalis/ 

Chrysalis School, Unsilenced

https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/montana/chrysalis-school/ 

Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business 

https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires 

Highland Park teen's death leads parents to call for change in troubled teen industry, NBC 5 Chicago

https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/highland-park-teen 

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health and Development in Young Children. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8882933

Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced

https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/idaho/intermountain-hospital/ 

Meg’s Testimony – Chrysalis School and Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced

https://archive.unsilenced.org/megs-story/ 

Parents say Discovery Ranch Academy’s negligence led to their son’s death in new lawsuit, The Salt Lake Tribune

https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2025/05/17/parents-sue-utahs-discovery-ranch/ 

Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Pub Med

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9635069/ 

Residential Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business

https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires 

Taylor Goodridge TikTok, Meg Appelgate

https://www.tiktok.com/@megappelgate/video/ 

A therapeutic boarding school for adolescent and teen girls in Montana, Embark Behavioral Health

https://www.embarkbh.com/locations/montana/chrysalis-residential-treatment-center/ 

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S24 Ep2: Unsilenced

*Content warning: distressing topics, death, child abuse, child sex abuse, psychological and physical violence, cultic abuse, torture, addiction, humiliation, systemic abuse, religious abuse. 

Maia Szalavitz’s website: maiasz.com/

Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids here: maiasz.com/books/help-at-any-cost/ 

*Sources:

Asheville Academy faces $45,000 in fines after state investigation into child safety violations, Spectrum Local News spectrumlocalnews.com/charlotte/supreme-court/news/2025/06/18/asheville-academy-violations 

Asheville Academy Gives Up Its License Following Two Suicides in May, Asheville News asheville.com/news/2025/06/asheville-academy-gives-up-its-license-following-two-suicides-in-may/

Asheville Academy violated NC law, will face fines after child suicides report says, Yahoo News .yahoo.com/news/asheville-academy-violated-nc-law-184725552.html 

BHAD BHABIE - Breaking Code Silence - Turn About Ranch abuse Dr. Phil | Danielle Bregoli youtube.com/watch?v=GteqbsYGv1I 

Bhad Bhabie Says She Was Abused at Troubled-Teen Camp She Was Sent to by Dr. Phil: 'No Sympathy', People people.com/music/bhad-bhabie-says-she-was-abused-camp-she-was-sent-to-dr-phil 

Breaking Code Silence Takes On the Troubled Teen Industry, Treatment Magazine treatmentmagazine.com/breaking-code-silence-takes-on-the-troubled-teen-industry/ 

A Death in the Desert, Los Angeles Times latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-15-tm-20285-story.html 

Dr. Phil Has Responded To Bhad Bhabie's Allegations Of Abuse And Then She Replied With Another Video, BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/dr-phil-responds-to-bhad-bhabie-allegations 

Dr. Phil responds to 'Bhad Bhabie' claims of abuse at troubled teen camp, News Nation facebook.com/watch/?v=2501186526842381 

Cults and the Law, ICSA articles3.icsahome.com/articles/cults-and-the-law

The Cult that Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry, Mother Jones motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/

Ex-Counselor Convicted of Neglect, Desert News deseret.com/1996/11/7/19275546/ex-counselor-convicted-of-neglect/

Father Sues Challenger Over Daughter's Death, Desert News deseret.com/1991/7/24/18932325/father-sues-challenger-over-daughter-s-death/ 

Five Facts About the Troubled Teen Industry, American Bar Association americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/ 

Former North Star Counselor Sentences to a Year in Jail, Desert News deseret.com/1996/12/21/19284306/former-north-star-counselor-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail/ 

Here’s what Paris Hilton says about Utah in her new memoir, ‘Paris’, The Salt Lake Tribune sltrib.com/news/2023/03/14/heres-what-paris-hilton-says-about/ 

House passes bill backed by Paris Hilton to reform youth treatment facilities, AP News

apnews.com/article/paris-hilton-child-abuse-youth-facilities-congress-8729a53bbf17b25ae2726040ce3cc203 

Jury Acquits Cartisano of All Charges, Desert News deseret.com/1992/5/28/18986401/jury-acquits-cartisano-of-all-charges-br/ 

Keeping 'Cult' Out of the Case, Cult Education Institute culteducation.com/group/1274-straight-inc/19713-keeping-cult-out-of-the-case.html 

KIDS Centers of America, Breaking Code Silence breakingcodesilence.org/kids-centers-of-america/

Lawsuit claims staff at former St. George youth center abused, impregnated teenage girls, KUTV kutv.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-staff-at-former-st-george-youth-center-abused-impregnated-teenage-girls 

Nine charged after teen's camp death, Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/archive/1994/10/20/nine-charged-after-teen-s-camp-death/ 

One school with an alarming death rate has its alumni fighting for answers, The Independent the-independent.com/news/long_reads/new-york-hancock-school-overdose-death-suicide-education-america-a8531006.html 

Paris Hilton’s Powerful Speech in DC: Ending Abuse in the Troubled Teen Industry, Paris Hilton youtube.com/watch?v=HcHXWc7N2xc 

Paris Hilton testifying today in Sacramento for bill aimed at ‘troubled teen industry’, Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-04/paris-hilton-sacramento-california-bill-troubled-teen-industry-residential-treatment 

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping https://www.netflix.com/title/81579761

Rebecca Ehrlich vs. Kids of North Jersey, Inc., et al law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/2001/a4975-99-opn.html

Residential treatment school closes in NC after deaths of 2 girls, AP News

apnews.com/article/therapy-school-closes-north-carolina-asheville-academy-9854c3ca7cda11cc06f05d9fccef4112 

Romney Cans Golden Goose Over Abuse, Radar Online radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/mitt-romney-robert-lichfield-php 

Romney, Torture, and Teens, Reason Foundation reason.com/2007/06/27/romney-torture-and-teens 

Senate report says US taxpayers help fund residential treatment facilities that put vulnerable kids at risk, OPB opb.org/article/2024/06/12/senate-report-us-taxpayers-fund-residential-treatment-facilities-that-put-vulnerable-kids-at-risk/ 

State investigation finds licensing violations at Asheville Academy amid student suicides, ABC 13 News wlos.com/news/local/asheville-academy-state-licensing-violations-student-suicides-north-carolina-department-health-human-services-mental-health-certification-section-report-letter-buncombe-county-weaverville 

Survival program charged in death of Fla. teen-ager, Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/archive/1990/08/15/survival-program-charged-in-death-of-fla-teen-ager

The Synanon Case, IRS.gov https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicb90.pdf 

Teen Torture Inc. Is the Latest Documentary to Explore Abuses at Youth Treatment Centers, Time time.com/6997172/teen-torture-max-abuse-documentary 

This 1970s Cult Inspired Abusive Teen Rehabilitation Methods Still Used Today, Teen Vogue teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilitation-methods-still-used-today 

How the Brainwashing Label Threatened and Enabled the Troubled-Teen Industry, Journal of American Studies researchgate.net/publication/379883774_To_Use_This_Word_Would_Be_Absurd_How_the_Brainwashing_Label_Threatened_and_Enabled_the_Troubled-Teen_Industry 

Troubled-teen industry oversight bill sails through Congress, NBC News yahoo.com/news/troubled-teen-industry-oversight-bill-222536418.html 

The Troubled Teen Industry’s Troubling Lack of Oversight, Penn Carey Law

law.upenn.edu/live/news/15963-the-troubled-teen-industrys-troubling-lack-of 

The Troubled Teen Industry Timeline unsilenced.org/troubled-teen-industry-timeline/

Virgil Miller Newton, Surviving Straight Inc. survivingstraightinc.com/MillerNewton/MillerNewtonTimeline.pdf 

Unexpected Turn Of Events With Teen After Appearance On ‘Dr. Phil’ youtube.com/watch?v=L_kiav0p5Iw 

Utah Criminal Code le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S206.html

What You Need to Know About the Troubled Teen Industry, The Law Offices of Lisa Kane Brown lisakanebrown.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-troubled-teen-industry 

WWASP, Unsilenced https://www.unsilenced.org/timeline/wwasp/ 

Why has the USA not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?, medRxiv medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.05.24312304v2.full 

Wyden Investigation Exposes Systemic Taxpayer-Funded Child Abuse and Neglect in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities, United States Senate Committee on Finance 

finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-investigation-exposes-systemic-taxpayer-funded-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-youth-residential-treatment-facilities 

3 Plead Guilty to Negligence in Teen's Death, Desert News deseret.com/1996/9/28/19268520/3-plead-guilty-to-negligence-in-teen-s-death/ 

*SWW S24 Theme Song - U Think U by Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/ 

The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart

S24 Ep1: Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

*Content warning: distressing topics, child abuse, death, child sex abuse, psychological and physical violence of children, cultic abuse, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’, TTI, suicidal ideation, murder. 

Season 24 of Something Was Wrong shares the harrowing truths of international Institutional Child Abuse (often called the ‘troubled teen industry’) through powerful interviews with survivors of wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, and other institutions around the world. 

These firsthand accounts expose an alarming pattern of abuse, neglect, and trauma disguised as treatment, alongside testimony from parents who entrusted these programs with their children. With expert insights from leading voices in the children’s rights advocacy space and adolescent mental health, Season 24 explores how programs have operated in the shadows for decades and why their harmful practices continue today. 

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*Sources: Former student at Utah school for troubled teens backs claims of abuse made by Paris Hilton, FOX13, News Utah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CSYxaQq8OE 

Trails Carolina camper's death ruled a homicide, FOX8 WGHP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm97SeyZ8xg 

Troubled teen school facing lawsuit over employee’s alleged sexual misconduct, ABC4 Utah 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CD0a1PdiQU 

Five Facts About the Troubled Teen Industry, American Bar Association 

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/ 

What You Need to Know About the Troubled Teen Industry, The Law Offices of Lisa Kane Brown

https://lisakanebrown.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-troubled-teen-industry 

*SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork: 

Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/ 

The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart

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S24 Ep6: An Accountability Letter

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