Videos about "troubled teen" programs

ASTART’s Warning Signs

Dr. Nicki Bush, member of ASTART, describes the warning signs of potentially abusive residential programs for teens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf7fKkwumpQ

US House of Representatives:  Teen Abuse Hearings

In 2007 and 2008, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate numerous reports of abuse of children in residential programs for teens. The GAO investigators, as well as survivors, parents and subject matter experts, testified before Congress. 
C-SPAN Full Video: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Abuseat
Chairman George Miller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMIxtvR0Ldw

GAO Investigator Testimony

Greg Kutz, Managing Director of Forensic Audits and Special Investigations at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
GAO Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkmGgH11Dmk
GAO Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7PJBxwd7kc
GAO Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzUnCOlhCAI
Q&A by Chairman Miller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXq26XLQF2o

Parent Testimony

Parent Cynthia Clark-Harvey Testimony
Cynthia Clark-Harvey, mother of a 15-year-old girl who died at a wilderness program, makes an opening statement at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning cases of child neglect and abuse at private residential treatment facilities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZNMa2kC6ns

Parent Paul Lewis Testimony
Paul Lewis, whose 14-year old son died at a residential treatment facility, makes an opening statement at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning cases of child neglect and abuse at private residential treatment facilities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqNQGAl0M2E

Parent Robert Bacon Testimony
Robert Bacon, whose 16 year old son died while attending a wilderness program, makes an opening statement at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning cases of child neglect and abuse at private residential treatment facilities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDwanoycFcM

Survivor Testimony

Survivor Kathryn Whitehead Testimony
Kathryn Whitehead, Former Program Participant at Mountain Mission School in Condon, MT, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtUiDDMUl4

Survivor Jon Martin-Crawford Testimony
Jon Martin-Crawford, Former Program Participant at the Family Foundation School in Hancock, NY, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr47O5OjC_A

Medical and Scientific Testimony

Researcher Allison Pinto Testimony
Allison Pinto, Research Psychologist and Assistant Research Professor for the Louis de la Parte Florida Medical Health Institute at the University of South Florida, makes an opening statement at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning cases of child neglect and abuse at private residential treatment facilities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ye8YB109M

Medical Director Dr. Christopher Bellonci Testimony
Christopher Bellonci, MD, Medical Director and Senior Clinical Consultant at the Walker School in Needham, Massachusetts, testifies at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing concerning child abuse and deceptive marketing by residential programs for teens on April 24, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8BKWJOs5C8

Boot Camp Video: "Tough Love" Abuse of Youth

Before viewing these videos, be aware that they are disturbing and not suitable for viewing by children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9t2V8MOhCg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Vh0xLW0Ps 

ASTART Capitol Hill Briefing

Introduction

Robert Friedman, PhD, of ASTART gives an overview of concerns on the part of mental health professionals with regard to private residential placement.
Dr. Friedman Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksW8muAnWLE
Dr. Friedman Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYo446FDzLc
Dr. Friedman Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64sOnD48tPY

Description of the Problem from a Personal Standpoint: The Voice of Young Adults and Parents

Dr. Lenore Behar of ASTART leads a panel of parents and survivors with experience with residential programs for teens.
Behar Introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpNb7oRotTQ
Parent Paul Lewis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZAZT-WPI8o&NR=1
Kathryn Whitehead CAFETY Executive Director, Mission Mountain School Survivor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ4Vq_kUfp4
Christopher Noroski CAFETY Member, Family Foundation School Survivor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cyKDwVBuDo
Nick Gaglia Over the GW Director, CAFETY Member, KIDS of North Jersey Survivor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F7ZGgI6SP8
Crystal Manganaro, parent whose son died at Lone Star Expeditions:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzUXBgYRPN0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwS6wVSJL0Y

A Call to Action: Greg Kutz, GAO

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHSkEssePfs
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqYjR2ytUCk

Perspectives from Legal and Human Rights Advocates

Intro, Civil Rights Attorney Philip Elberg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ENDengSTM
Brian Lombrowski, Survivor and Youth Advocate:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1LPMSWPuA8
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGDgseZ1sMs
Barbara Huff, Former Executive Director of the Federation of Families of Children's Mental Health: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8CZRYz6zGc
Maia Szalavitz, Journalist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2KzAUB7sgE
Cynthia Clark-Harvey, Parent Advocate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj9n1DRPdJM
Philip Elberg, Legal Advocate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHI-PpDBMfw
Q & A Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxQBP7o8tMI
Q & A Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_C2mWopM1c

Films, TV and Audio

Movie: Self-Medicated
A fictionalized first-person account of youth experience in Brightway Hospital, Utah. 

View Movie: Over the GW, Nick Gaglia
Movie Trailer: Over the GW, Nick Gaglia
A shocking dramatization of the notorious Straight, Inc. program. 

View Movie: Aaron Bacon, Nick Gaglia
Movie Trailer: Aaron Bacon, Nick Gaglia
Based on the true story of a precocious kid who dies at the hands of malpractice and abuse in a tough-love wilderness drug-treatment program.

Movie: Bootcamp
A group of at-risk teens are sent to a what they think is a rehabilitation program on Fiji, but is really a prison-like camp where kids are abused and brainwashed (fiction).

TV: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Investigative Report Powerless
Alberta Adolescent Recovery Center, a teen addiction rehab, and its controversial treatment methods. With Phil Elberg

TV: Montana PBS Who's Watching the Kids?
Investigative report on privately-run programs for troubled teens in Montana. 

The CEDU Documentary—Preview Clips

The CEDU schools (original named for Synanon cult leader as “Charles E. Deitrich University”) are profiled in this series of clips. Not for distribution or sale. All rights reserved, Liam Scheff director/producer, Jessica Pentland co-producer. 

Part 1: Welcome to CEDU.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeFWCzLNCmY

Part 2: Come Smush with Me.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uzkg0mw6u8

Part 3: Let’s Have a Rap.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pJnj4m5IIU

Part 4: Propheets.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeYLYO8z90A

Part 5: Who is Mel Wasserman?
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXLfBbV2Xhg

Part 7: Crime, Punishment and Fulltimes.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT4GnEL68Uo

Part 9: “I” Versus “Me”: Friday Night at the Fights. Students and staff talk about the "I and me," fighting your "thinking," and the other grand underpinnings of the CEDU philosophy.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRSR8FW3gOE 

The Summit: Staff and students discuss the final emotional growth experience at the CEDU School, provided only to students who survived (or were trapped) for two years or more in the program.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRgmWFgHXRs

Working at CEDU:CEDU Schools: Come Work for Us.
Video contains adult language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-lCjZ5Vw0

Last updated 6/8/12.