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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 


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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 &amp; 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&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=NblUKrLuYF&amp;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/ 

*SWW S23 Theme Song &amp; Artwork: 
Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/ 

The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart

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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



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