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Information Standards |
HEAL was founded in 2002 as a
registered student organization at the University of Washington.
In 2005, upon the graduation of the founding members, HEAL moved off
campus to continue our efforts. Since 2005, we have expanded our
activist network to eleven states, and currently have active chapters in
nine states.
One of our founders, Angela Smith,
started a
personal website exposing institutionalized abuse and
covering various social issues Ms. Smith found of compelling interest
(i.e. environmental issues, animal welfare, etc.) in 1998. Due to
our network's desire to address all issues affecting the quality of life
for all people, we continue to support other organizations, networks,
and individuals that focus on a variety of issues addressed by our
campaigns.
Our primary campaign is Teen Liberty.
Teen Liberty is the title we have applied to our agenda to expose and
close abusive and fraudulent behavior modification programs.
Behavior modification programs include, but are not limited to:
therapeutic boarding schools, boot camps, residential treatment centers,
wilderness programs, wilderness camps, and faith-based group homes.
All of our chapter coordinators are survivors of abusive behavior
modification programs. And, as a network, we focus 99% of our
efforts and resources on the
Teen
Liberty Campaign.
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YOUTUBE |
HEAL invites you to our
10 Year Virtual Anniversary
Celebration!!! |
Left to Right:
Kim Holt (New Bethany Survivor), Teresa Frye (HEAL NC Coordinator & New Bethany Survivor),
Mark Levine (Radio Host), Rhonda Lundquist (New Bethany Survivor, and
Simone Jones (HEAL KS Coordinator &
New Bethany Survivor) (Photo from
SIA Convention 2012) |
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Campaigns |
open letter & invitation
for Behavior modification Industry
HEAL is taking this
opportunity to make, explicitly known and understood, our invitation to
behavior modification programs to submit requests to HEAL for dialogue
regarding our concerns and their wishes to see our website changed or
edited. We stand by the content on our website. However, we
are very reasonable people and have written an open letter (click
here) to the behavior modification industry (including individual
programs) detailing the guidelines for interaction and discussion
between our network and themselves. These guidelines are detailed
on pages throughout our website as well. But, because of recent
attacks by
Craig
Rogers of Abundant Life Academy and others, we felt it was time to
make our policies and position on these issues boldly explicit. If
you are a program that wishes to engage in legitimate discussion with
HEAL and/or the HEAL network, please read our letter at
www.heal-online.org/invite.pdf for important details.
(Also see,
HEAL: Special Report--Communicating with Programs
and
Request Log.) |
