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The troubled teen industry has a precursor in the drug rehabilitation program called Synanon, founded in 1958 by Charles Dederich. [11] By the late 1970s, Synanon had developed into a cult and adopted a resolution proclaiming the Synanon Religion, with Dederich as the highest spiritual authority, allowing the organization to qualify as tax-exempt under US law.
2001: The New York Times reports that there have been 31 deaths at outdoor camps for troubled youths in 11 states since 1980. [26] May 27, 2002 – Erica Harvey dies from heat stroke and dehydration. [27] July 15, 2002 – Ian August dies during a hike whilst attending the Skyline Journey Wilderness therapy program. [28]
The troubled-teen industry has long been the target of serious accusations from former attendees. ... and wilderness therapy camps that make up the troubled-teen industry. ... “the death is best ...
The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act mandates a federal study on child abuse and deaths in youth residential programs for troubled teens. ... wilderness camps and ranches for children with ...
North Carolina officials say they plan to revoke the license of Trails Carolina, a wilderness camp for troubled youths where a 12-year-old boy recently died after having spent less than 24 hours ...
In 2009, neglect led to the death of a teen at the SageWalk wilderness program owned by Aspen. 16-year-old Sergey Blashchishen died of heatstroke on his very first school hike. [47] One summer morning, the boy suited up in an 80-pound backpack; by afternoon, the heat had topped 80 degrees, and he was soon staggering, drifting off the trail, and ...
The boy, who had been at Trails Carolina for less than 24 hours, died of asphyxiation in the one-person tent where he was required to sleep, an autopsy found.
Aspen Achievement Academy has been a subject of several media reports and works of popular culture: The 1999 book Shouting at the Sky: Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild by Gary Ferguson, ISBN 0-312-20008-0 recounts the author's experiences and observations during several months he spent in the wilderness with teens at Aspen Achievement Academy.