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Hopelessness feelings in school-age children rise 40% over 10 years. Feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness grew by 40% from 2009 to 2019, according to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey
For some students, ongoing mental health issues are a matter of life and death: Over 1 in 5 high school students have seriously considered suicide, according to CDC data, with students identifying ...
The bill’s passage is the culmination of years of activism by child welfare advocates and survivors of the troubled teen industry — a constellation of boarding schools, residential treatment ...
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.
Cooper, Kelly-Leigh (June 19, 2001) "Troubled US teens left traumatised by tough love camps", BBC News Online. Retrieved December 25, 2022; Canham, Matt (October 11, 2007) "Ten have died in wilderness therapy programs - and Congress wants to know why" The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 25, 2022; Fanlo, Ciara (November 15, 2022).
The facilities are part of what has been called the Troubled Teen Industry. [1] Programs in the United States have been controversial due to widespread allegations of abuse and trauma imposed on the adolescents who are enrolled, as well as deceptive marketing practices aimed at parents. [ 1 ]
The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.
The adoption, foster care and child care subsidies the couple received from the state totaled more than $640,000 from 2006-17. More: The short, troubled life of Sabrina Ray, who died at 16 in ...