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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Passage of . The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 (H.R. 911)
In Feb. 2009 the house passed HR911 The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009. While this was a great accomplishment for the activists, survivors and Rep. George Miller who was the bill’s sponsor, it doesn’t go far enough…. Continue reading
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Tagged gao, georgemiller, hr911, investigation, legislation, media, utube, videos
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Slimey Web Tricks are Central to the Industry’s Marketing Strategy ~ to wit:
Most parents turn to the web first when they are having trouble in the family. This is why so much marketing strategy for the TTI programs is focused on getting as many eyeballs to sites that will lead them to the programs. I have google alerts on… Continue reading
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Tagged bratcamp, davemarcus, educationalconsultants, fraud, internet, marketing, sagewalk
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Update on death of teen at Sagewalk Wilderness Camp
Interesting additional information from the County Sheriff’s office and Aspen. MEDIA RELEASE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF INVESTIGATION 090529 At about 2:30pm on Friday, August 28th, 2009, members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Deschutes County S… Continue reading
Who’s watching the hen house? NATSAP
NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs), is the troubled teen industry’s professional organization. From their website: NATSAP requires the members of our organization to be licensed by the appropriate state agency author… Continue reading
Aspen Ed Basics ~ Management
Aspen’s management team seems to be in constant flux and, from what I can gather, often they don’t come from backgrounds one would expect for a company who deals with helping troubled teens. I’ll get into detail in the near future.The latest team … Continue reading
SageWalk, The Wilderness School, Introduces New “Sibling Workbook” to Complement Family Systems Component of Care
Just two months after this press release a 16 y.o. boy died in this program: (Redmond, Oregon – July 15, 2009) — SageWalk, The Wilderness School, a licensed outdoor behavioral health program for struggling teens ages 13-17, has introduced a new S… Continue reading
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Tagged aeg, death, oregon, pressrelease, publicrelations, sagewalk, wildernesscamp
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Mom Mourns Son After Death At Wilderness Boot Camp
Death of a 16 y.o. @ an AEG program ~ Sagewalk Continue reading
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