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(Watch the Congressional Hearing)
(See our position statement regarding HR 911, "Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs Act of 2009" at http://www.heal-online.org/HR911problems.pdf.)
HEAL is working to expose the rampant abuse in the "troubled teen/teen help" industry. The SHOCKING reality is that over 50,000 teenagers a year are subjected to private, institutionalized torture camps at their parents and their parents’ insurances’ expense. Over 300 American children have been killed in behavior modification programs in the last ten years. Others have been severely brutalized, raped, beaten, drugged, brainwashed, and extensively tortured. These realities are difficult to swallow and therefore most people turn a deaf ear and blind eye to the experiences of survivors and the cries of the abused. We are asking that you choose to take a look at the reality that is “behavior modification” in the United States today.
Institutionalized
torture masked as “treatment” is the second fastest growing industry
in the United States today. Many
abusive programs are
advertised through www.teenprogram.info
and www.mytroubledteen.com,
a Utah-based organization. The
World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS) has
been under heavy suspicion for a long time from progressives for their
abuse of teens. CA Representative George Miller demanded that the Department of Justice
investigate these programs because he had received hundreds of reports
of child torture and neglect, from his constituents.
The Department of Justice refused to investigate.
(For details, visit http://www.nospank.net/ashcroft.htm)
David
Gilcrease, member of the Gilcrease family that founded Phillips
Petroleum based his “behavior modification” techniques on the
research of B.F. Skinner and Fritz Perls who were experimenting with
mind control/brainwashing in the 20th century.
He is founder of Resource Realizations,
which has been sued along
with the Worldwide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS)
for mentally and physically torturing and brainwashing America's
children. On the board of Phillips Petroleum, Halliburton, and advisor to the Supreme Court is long time George Bush associate Lawrence Eagleburger. On the board of SkyWest Airlines, servicing and in seeming partnership with George Bush airport in Texas is none other than J. Ralph Atkin, part owner of Teen Help/WWASPS. President Bush is trying to move legislation that will institute the drugging and behavior modification of children in public schools with the “New Freedom Initiative”. (Also educate your self about Teen Screen.) In addition, George W. Bush appointed Mel Sembler (founder of torturous program Straight, Inc. and founder of the Drug Free America Foundation and associated with the new Teen Challenge programs) as US Ambassador to Italy. Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush visited Straight Inc. regularly and used tax money to subsidize this torturous program. And, in 2005, Congress passed legislation to grant the Semblers and Teen Challenge 1.75 million dollars. This is not the only hefty tax-dollar donation these abusive programs have received. It is just one example. The largest Utah-based corporate contributor to the Republican Party is World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools. The connections and corruption are deep and these re-education centers need to be exposed and closed immediately!
As
of January 9th, 2004, California Representative George Miller demanded
an investigation into the WWASPS and the allegations of mind control and
physical and mental torture of America's youth in the United States.
John Ashcroft refused to investigate claiming that the Federal
Government had no jurisdiction in this matter.
This is absolutely false! The
Federal Government absolutely has jurisdiction to investigate fraud as well as civil and criminal allegations of the most heinous nature, that
of the torture (and killing) of children. According
to Representative Miller of California, “There is a laundry
list of abuse of children at WWASPS schools: deprivation of food,
deprivation of contact with their peers, physical abuse, mental abuse,
sexual abuse, and parents are paying big money for services not
rendered," Miller added in a Nov. 6 news release.”
To read the correspondence between Rep. Miller and former
Attorney General Ashcroft, click
here. If you are as disgusted with this as we are, join us and take action now! Sign the online petition! Also, please contact the Utah Child Protective Services at (801) 629-5800 and tell them you demand an investigation into all reportedly abusive behavior modification programs in Utah including the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools and Provo Canyon School. E-mail the Joint Commission on Accredit ation of Healthcare Organizations and demand that they remove their certification of Provo Canyon School. E-mail the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools and demand they remove their certification of Provo Canyon School. E-mail the Utah Department of Human Services and demand they revoke the license for Provo Canyon School. Public outcry is worth something and if enough people whisper a giant thunder will be heard! Also, if you are a survivor of a WWASPS or WWASPS-like program, please notify Congress about the numerous violations of the International Treaty on Human Rights and Constitutional Rights that you experienced in a WWASPS or WWASPS-like program or any torturous “behavior modification” program by visiting: http://www.house.gov/writerep/. Unfortunately, the UN Council on Human Rights has been disbanded. So, you will need to work on this issue solely with US authorities.
HEAL's Teen Liberty Campaign is our primary campaign. We are working on a number of projects. We provide information so parents can be informed and protect their children from the unregulated, corrupt, abusive, and fraudulent "troubled teen" industry. We work with survivors to share their stories and help heal from the trauma of illegal institutionalization. We help survivors and families find legal help and understand their rights. We are also working on an ad campaign to help educate the public at large on this issue to create a public outcry to regulate this industry and/or shut it down! You can help us reach more people on this issue by volunteering or donating today.
HEAL'S
Teen Liberty Book Project: We
are also
creating a book of letters/testimonials written by survivors of abusive
behavior modification programs like Provo Canyon School (and others that
are listed at http://www.heal-online.org/childtortureusa.htm).
If you would like to submit your experience for this publication,
that would be great! The
format in which the testimonials will be written will be a letter
format. Each letter will be
addressed: Dear America. Each
letter will be signed by the individual author.
In the event you wish to withhold your name from the
publication, we
can omit it and sign it Anonymous Survivor.
If you wish to only include your first name, first name with last
initial, or only your initials that will be fine
too. Also,
if you know other survivors of these types of programs (residential
treatment centers, behavior modification programs, boot camps,
etc.) please
forward this opportunity to them. They
can e-mail submissions to: heal@heal-online.org.
If
you choose to submit for the project, please include in the message that
you give us permission to use the submission for this project, your
full name
(first and last), and certify that everything you state is true to the
best of your knowledge. We
believe such a book will go far to educate the public on this issue.
Many people think it isn't happening or that it only happens to a
handful of people.
We have met so many people that think what we have experienced is
not a systemic problem. But,
it is. We will continue to
do all in our power
to make change and liberate the children and teens who still suffer
across the nation (and the world). We hope you will continue to support these
actions and join in this project. You may submit your entry via e-mail at heal@heal-online.org, at one of our meetings (schedule online at http://www.heal-online.org/events.htm), or via snail mail at HEAL, 126 SW 148th St, Ste C100-422, Seattle, WA 98166-1984. Remember to include a message that you give us permission to use the submission for this project, your first and last name, and certify that everything you state is true to the best of your knowledge. Let’s educate the public together!
Cult Techniques Employed By Teen Programs
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Synanon is the program from which The Seed, Straight, Inc., CEDU (stands for Chuck E. Dederich (sometimes spelled "Diederich") University--Cult! Aspen Education Group has continued with the CEDU model) and many other abusive "treatment" programs/cults sprung.
Action Alerts are in order of Priority with Newest/Priority Alerts First! Kids Should Be Safe in Child Care!--Congress is back in session! This is just a reminder to ask your Senators to cosponsor Senator Burr's background check legislation, S. 2903, the Child Care Protection Act. Currently, the legislation is cosponsored by one Senator, Senator Enzi of Wyoming. We need to try to get as many cosponsors as possible so that we can show strong support for comprehensive background checks as part of the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Children should be safe in child care! Federal funds should not be used to pay those with a violent record to care for children. Please click here, to send your Senator a request to cosponsor the bill today.
Keep Children Safe: Train Child Care Providers!--Many parents believe that their child care providers receive special training before taking care of their children. But the truth is that many providers begin work with little or no training. Demand that child care providers be properly trained. »
Boycott Montel Williams, "Shame On You" for Sending a Child to Red Rock Canyon School and Endorsing Abusive Programs: On Thursday, July 19th, 2007, the Montel Show enrolled a child (escorts and all) in Red Rock Canyon School. The episode was sensationally called "Ticking Time Bombs: People On The Edge". Red Rock Canyon School in St. George, UT is an abusive behavior modification program. “A $6 million wrongful-death lawsuit, (was) filed in U.S. District Court by parents of the teenage girl, Katherine Lank, who fell into a deep crevice while hiking. It was filed against the Red Rock Canyon School, St. George, Utah, on May 28, 2002. The suit, accuses the school of negligence and breach of contract, asks for $5 million in compensatory damages, and $1 million in punitive damages and attorney fees. The Lanks have also demanded a jury trial.” Further information about this is in the article by Michael Vigh of the Salt Lake Tribune. In February of 2008, Montel referred children to Eagle Ranch Academy and continues to endorse their abusive program as of December 29th, 2009! Please contact Montel Williams at:
Attn: Montel Williams Viewer
Services
Express your outrage at this blatant assault on youth and support of a corrupt and unregulated industry! Don't watch or support Montel Williams and his child-abuse-profiteering.
BOYCOTT DR. PHIL BECAUSE HE CONTINUES TO REFER AND ENROLL "GUESTS" INTO ABUSIVE PROGRAMS!!-- On Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2003. Dr. Phil was profiling a family with a 12 year old girl with Reactive Attachment Disorder. At the end of the segment, Dr. Phil announced that he was sending the girl to Provo Canyon. In his words Provo Canyon "has a proven track record of helping young people." The parents, of course, were clueless, and agreed to this immediately. We need to flood the Dr. Phil show with letters, faxes and emails. Dr. Phil has repeatedly referred children to abusive programs. The Dr. Phil website still refers to Copper Canyon Academy (Aspen Education Group) and Provo Canyon School as of December 28th, 2009! Send an e-mail by visiting: http://www.drphil.com/email/email_phil_show.jhtml or snail-mail him at: Dr. Phil Show, 5482 Wilshire Boulevard #1902, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Don't watch or support Dr. Phil and his child-abuse-profiteering.
Attn: Eagle Ranch Academy Survivors/Families--We NEED Your Help!--HEAL is currently working with a family to help rescue a teen from Eagle Ranch Academy. We need survivors and victims (defrauded families) to come forward to provide additional sworn testimony and evidence to help get this teen out! Please e-mail fightera@heal-online.org if you can help!
Stop Child-Sex Trafficking Hotels--Right now, children are falling prey to sex trafficking in American-owned hotels all over the world, including right here in the states. Take, for instance, a North Carolina Comfort Inn, where five-year-old Shaniya Davis was sold for sex shortly before her body was found on the side of the road. Human Trafficking blogger Amanda Kloer writes that hotels have a responsibility to make sure that child prostitution isn't happening within their rooms. There's a simple code of conduct, known as EPCAT, that hotels can sign in order to prevent child prostitution. Sadly, Comfort Inn's parent company, Choice Hotels, still hasn't signed up. Click here to demand they take action now. Read More and take action!
Take Action Against Forced Circumcision of Boys!--"Very compelling." That's how Susan Blank – who chairs the American Academy of Pediatricians' task force on circumcision – described studies of adult males in sub-Saharan Africa that suggest circumcision reduces the risk of HIV transmission. Well, here's what we think is very compelling: circumcising babies is wrong – ethically, morally, and medically. It's shocking to think Dr. Blank and her task force are considering policy recommendations for baby boys in the United States based on misconstrued data from controversial African studies. Send a message directly to Dr. Blank today and urge the AAP task force not to recommend circumcision.
Attn: Turn About Ranch Survivors & Victims--We Need Your Help!--HEAL is currently working with a family to keep their child from being subjected to Turn About Ranch. We need survivors and families willing to testify or submit affidavits regarding Turn About Ranch. The family is in Florida. If you can help, please contact us for details!
Contact Mississippi Attorney General and Demand Investigation into Child-Torturing Mayor of Gautier, MS!--Tommy Fortenberry, formerly sued and settled for torturing children at Bethel Boys Academy in Lucedale, MS, is the current mayor of Gautier, MS! Fortenberry was sued for fraud as well as torturing minors in his care. Please contact US Attorney General Eric Holder and MS Attorney General Jim Hood and tell them to investigate Fortenberry and remove this child-abusing fraud from office! Suggested letter: Dear Attorney General Holder/Hood: I am horrified and disgusted that a man who defrauded families and abused children for profit is currently the mayor of Gautier, MS. I ask that you immediately open an investigation into Mr. Fortenberry. He transported a child across state lines from Illinois to Mississippi for an illegal purpose (to commit fraud, slavery, and child abuse/torture). Please see the court papers at www.heal-online.org/bethelsuits.htm. Mr. Fortenberry should not be allowed to do to Gautier what he has done to so many families. Please investigate and prosecute to the furthest extent of the law. Thank you for your time. (Your Name Here)
Contact the State of California and Ask Them to Cut Funding for Phoenix Academy as Planned!--The Phoenix House/Phoenix Academy programs were the inspiration of the "extreme intervention" dramatized in the television show "The Cleaner" starring Benjamin Bratt. This is human rights abuse at its worst. It is not treatment and is physically and psychologically damaging. Please write Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Department of Health and Human Services and demand an end to funding abuse and torture. disguised as "treatment". Any survivor of cult-like "treatment" programs or family who has witnessed the fraud and abuse can attest to the lasting negative affects of such disregard for the humanity of those seeking help. Contact:
Help Stop Child Sex Trafficking!--In
1994, seven-year-old Megan Kanka from New Jersey was raped and killed by
a known child molester.
Require Licensing for ALL Child Care Centers!--Child care licensing establishes minimal health and safety standards. Yet only 12 states nationwide license child care centers and family child care homes, and only one state requires quarterly inspections of these settings. Without licensing or inspections, states cannot safeguard the health, development and well-being of children in care. Take action >>Support
Freedom Of Trafficking Victim Sara Kruzan! --Kruzan
is a victim of child-traffickers and is currently facing
life without parole. Please read and sign petition at:
http://criminaljust
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| The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 |
Write the Senate HELP Committee and Ask that they Revise HR 911 to Include Real Regulation!--For talking points, click here. Click here to write the Senate HELP Committee.
Sign Petition to Revise HR 911, the "Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs Act of 2009": HR 911 has many problems and does not do enough to protect children and families from fraud and abuse. Please sign the petition now at: http://www.petitiononline.com/hr911/petition.html
Attn: Logan River Academy Survivors and Familes--WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP!--HEAL is working to help a parent rescue his/her child from Logan River Academy. We need your statements to help show the court why Logan River is not appropriate. Please contact us immediately if you can help.
Contact Minnesota Congress and Tell Them to Oppose and Remove Any and All State Funding of Teen Challenge!--Contact Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and ask her to withdraw her earmark for MN Teen Challenge: http://klobuchar.senate.gov Please also contact Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison and ask him to oppose the MNTC earmark: http://ellison.house.gov/ For talking points against Teen Challenge, click here. According to a recent article (December 16th, 2009), Minnesota is still funding Teen Challenge. Keep the pressure on!
Sign Petition to Strengthen Indiana's Child Protection Laws!--This
petition is aimed at regulating and/or closing abusive programs such as
Hephzibah House. Read and sign the petition at:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/indiana-law/sign.html
Tell Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance to Stop Covering Abusive Treatment Programs!--Write your local Blue Cross/Blue Shield and alert them that they have likely been repeatedly defrauded by a scam-artists masquerading as residential treatment, wilderness, and behavior modification programs. Here is a suggested letter format:
Dear Blue Cross/Blue Shield Representative:
I am writing you today to alert you to the likelihood that you have been repeatedly defrauded by a number of "treatment" programs advertising and reporting services to you not rendered to your clients.
Congress and the Government Accountability Office have been investigating the rampant abuses including fraud, torture, deceptive marketing and murder/wrongful deaths of children in these programs. The Surgeon General and National Institute of Health have determined that these programs are at best proven ineffective and harmful to children and their families.
To learn more about this issue, please visit: http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-04-24.shtml, http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc101007.shtml, http://www.nospank.net/ashcroft.htm, http://www.enterthefreudianslip.com/surgeon_general_mental_health_ch3_treatment_interventions_residential.htm, www.heal-online.org/teen.htm, and www.isaccorp.org.
If you review the above information and materials, I believe you will understand that the detriment of covering these fraudulent practices far outweigh the benefit of covering them. It is unsound to cover experimental treatments that are known to be ineffective and harmful.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
(your name here)
Sign Petition to End Juvenile Death
Penalty!--Join a global
initiative to end-once and for all-the practice of
executing people for crimes committed as children.
www.crin.org/
Ask Michael Moore to Make his Next Project an Expose' on Teen Torture Industry!--Michael Moore is a well publicized advocate for progressive causes ranging from gross civil rights abuses to medical and pharmaceutical corruption. It is time he addressed the one issue that is at the heart of the destruction of our country, the teen torture industry. You can write Michael Moore at MMFlint@aol.com. Here is a sample letter:
Dear Mr. Moore,
I am writing you today to ask that you investigate and expose the rampant fraud, torture, and murder in residential and wilderness programs for teens. Congress and the Government Accountability Office have been reviewing this problem since October of 2007. See the hearings at http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-04-24.shtml and http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc101007.shtml. The teeth of the bill (HR 6358), passed by the house, were removed and will do nothing substantive to regulate this industry that has been torturing and killing children and destroying families for decades. You can learn more about this issue by visiting: www.heal-online.org, www.isaccorp.org, www.teenliberty.org, and www.teenadvocatesusa.org. Please consider making your next documentary an expose' on this corrupt, unethical, and lethal industry. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
(Your Name)
Attn: Straight, Inc. Survivors--Tell Straight, Inc. to At Least Apologize for Their Acts!-- Learn more and sign petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/295561me/petition.html
Tell Oprah Winfrey to Investigate and Expose Dr. Phil McGraw's Child Abuse & Exploitation!--E-mail Oprah
Attention Behavior Modification/Residential Treatment Survivors Abused in Texas! Please Contact Journalist Andrea Ball!--Journalist Andrea Ball is currently working on a story about abuses in Texas. Here is what Ms. Ball had to say, "Essentially, I'm writing about psychiatric RTCs in Texas. I'm not -- at this juncture -- looking at drug or alcohol rehab places. I'd love particularly to hear from anyone in the Austin, Round rock, San Marcos area, but all of Texas would be great." Please contact Andrea Ball if you are willing and able to contribute in her efforts. Thanks!
Were You or Someone You Love Defrauded and Abused by Teen Challenge? Join the Lawsuit!-- Click here to request more information!
Attn: Survivors of Trinity Teen Youth Solutions and Mount Carmel Youth Ranch--Lawsuit!--If you are a survivor or immediate family of a victim of Trinity Teen Youth Solutions or Mount Carmel Youth Ranch please contact us at heal@heal-online.org and we will put you in touch with an attorney working on a lawsuit against them. Attorney is looking specifically for victims of physical abuse, injury, or death. Please contact us if you want to get involved or help! Thanks!
Boycott McDonald's and Ronald McDonald House Charities!--McDonald's, the fast-food giant, has donated over $30,000 to St. Christopher Inc., a "faith-based" residential treatment center (behavior modification program) to help "turn around "troubled teens"". Please boycott McDonald's for putting money into abuse instead of family and community! Tell McDonald's you are boycotting them and why!
Tell Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, "Stop Experimenting on Children and Teens"--An advertisement soliciting parents to enroll their child to be experimented on appeared in last week's newspaper. The add reads: "Lack of interest, troubled, strange thoughts & words, withdrawn, DO THESE WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR TEEN? There may be something more you can do! A clinical research study in your area is currently enrolling teens between the ages of 13-17 years. Study participants receive...compensation (financial) for time and travel." Yes, let these people pay you to exploit and experiment on your child! No way! Contact Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences today and tell them that you are appalled by their unethical and unscrupulous business practices. Leave our children alone!
TELL THE UNITED WAY "STOP SUPPORTING PROVO CANYON SCHOOL NOW!": The United Way of Utah County currently refers families to Provo Canyon School, a notoriously abusive behavior modification program that has been destroying lives for over 30 years. To learn more about the abuses at Provo Canyon School, visit: www.heal-online.org/sign.htm, www.heal-online.org/provocases.htm, www.beyondbusiness.net/index2.htm, and/or www.heal-online.org/ashley.htm. Please contact the United Way of Utah County and tell them to stop supporting child abuse! And, please contact the National United Way leadership to report this abuse of public trust at the United Way of Utah County, by referring families to Provo Canyon School!
SIGN
PETITION DEMANDING THE CLOSURE OF WWASPS PROGRAMS NOW!:
According
to Representative Miller of California, “There is a laundry list of abuse of children at WWASPS schools:
deprivation of food, deprivation of contact with their peers,
physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, and parents are
paying big money for services not rendered."
Sign petition now at: http://www.petitiononline.com/peth1/petition.html
SIGN CLOSE PROVO CANYON SCHOOL PETITION NOW!—Please take a moment to sign the Close Provo Canyon School Now petition located at http://www.beyondbusiness.net/closepcs.htm. Provo Canyon School is one of many snake pit schools that HEAL is targeting in the teen liberation campaign.
SIGN PETITION FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN OREGON: Children in the city of Portland, OR have written a Bill of Rights for Children stating they "have the right to loving care and a healthy environment at home" and the "right to be safe in our homes... and to be protected from all types of abuse and exploitation, whether physical, verbal, emotional or sexual, and to be supported in reporting and combating abuse." Please click here to read and sign their petition.
Stop TeenScreen’s Unscientific and Experimental “Mental Health Screening” of American School Children: TeenScreen is just one of many moves to bring abusive, invasive, and corrupt mind-altering programs to public schools. Take action now at: http://www.petition online.com/ TScreen/petition .html
SUPPORT
THE CHRISTOPHER BILL - THE JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT:
In SC and other US states, children as young as 10 are being arrested,
tried, convicted and sentenced as adults under mandatory sentencing
mandates. Children are being sentenced to mandatory terms created to
net young people involved in gang violence and the drug trades.
Children are being sentenced to life without parole. Often under the
influence of prescription drugs, otherwise average and above average
children commit unthinkable crimes. These children are then thrown
into
a court and sentencing system designed for hardcore adult
criminals. Mandatory sentencing does not take into consideration the
past non-violent social history or the effects strong prescription
drugs have on young minds. The results are ruined young lives. We need
your support. Please sign this petition and lend your name to the
pursuit of Juvenile Justice.
Your signature will affirm the belief that we need this
slightly major problem
corrected. Immediately.
Please give a moment of your life so that children will retain many
moments for their own lives. You do make a difference.
Sign petition at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/429258617?ltl=1114901126#
PLEASE
ASK THE MCILHENNEY COMPANY TO HELP PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ABUSE:
Many
parents are using Tabasco sauce as a punishment for their children.
This is an abusive measure and can only be administered under
duress. Please ask The
McIlhenney Company to put a warning label on their product stating
that product is not intended for and should not be used to punish
children. You may e-mail
them at:
countrystore@tabasco.com