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"The Doctors" - Must Know Red Flags of Programs Designed To "Help" TeensSave
There are more than 17,000 residential treatment centers across the country. How do you find a reputable center? Liz shares what to look for when selecting a program for a troubled teen that might need help outside the home.Save
Tough Schools
WWASPS - America Illegally Kidnaps Children
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New Bethany
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Locked In ParadiseSave
A BBC feature about child abuse and violence at Tranquility Bay, Jamaica, part of the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools. Tranquility Bay is a last resort for parents who cannot "control" their kids, where good behavior and obedience is learned through what they call "Tough Love", and what most people would call abuse. As a BBC reporter put it, "they're criminalizing adolescence".Save
48 Hours - Pacific Cove Samoa
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48 Hours investigates the now closed facility of Pacific Cove, one of WWASPS' programs (WorldWide Association of Specialty Programs & Schools). WWASPS is a for-profit umbrella organisation known for its network of controversial "behavior modification" programs, most of which have been shut down due to claims of neglect, abuse, and deprivation of constitutional rights.Save