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<strong>*Content warning:</strong> 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:  <a href="https://maiasz.com/">maiasz.com/</a>

<em>Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids</em> here: <a href="https://maiasz.com/books/help-at-any-cost/">maiasz.com/books/help-at-any-cost/</a> 

<strong>*Sources:</strong>
Asheville Academy faces $45,000 in fines after state investigation into child safety violations, Spectrum Local News <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/charlotte/supreme-court/news/2025/06/18/asheville-academy-violations">spectrumlocalnews.com/charlotte/supreme-court/news/2025/06/18/asheville-academy-violations</a> 

Asheville Academy Gives Up Its License Following Two Suicides in May, Asheville News <a href="https://www.asheville.com/news/2025/06/asheville-academy-gives-up-its-license-following-two-suicides-in-may/">asheville.com/news/2025/06/asheville-academy-gives-up-its-license-following-two-suicides-in-may/</a>

Asheville Academy violated NC law, will face fines after child suicides report says, Yahoo News <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/asheville-academy-violated-nc-law-184725552.html">.yahoo.com/news/asheville-academy-violated-nc-law-184725552.html</a> 

BHAD BHABIE - Breaking Code Silence - Turn About Ranch abuse Dr. Phil | Danielle Bregoli <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GteqbsYGv1I">youtube.com/watch?v=GteqbsYGv1I</a> 

Bhad Bhabie Says She Was Abused at Troubled-Teen Camp She Was Sent to by Dr. Phil: 'No Sympathy', People <a href="https://people.com/music/bhad-bhabie-says-she-was-abused-camp-she-was-sent-to-dr-phil">people.com/music/bhad-bhabie-says-she-was-abused-camp-she-was-sent-to-dr-phil</a> 

Breaking Code Silence Takes On the Troubled Teen Industry, Treatment Magazine <a href="https://treatmentmagazine.com/breaking-code-silence-takes-on-the-troubled-teen-industry/">treatmentmagazine.com/breaking-code-silence-takes-on-the-troubled-teen-industry/</a> 

A Death in the Desert, Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-15-tm-20285-story.html">latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-15-tm-20285-story.html</a> 

Dr. Phil Has Responded To Bhad Bhabie's Allegations Of Abuse And Then She Replied With Another Video, BuzzFeed <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/dr-phil-responds-to-bhad-bhabie-allegations">buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/dr-phil-responds-to-bhad-bhabie-allegations</a> 

Dr. Phil responds to 'Bhad Bhabie' claims of abuse at troubled teen camp, News Nation <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2501186526842381">facebook.com/watch/?v=2501186526842381</a> 

Cults and the Law, ICSA <a href="https://articles3.icsahome.com/articles/cults-and-the-law">articles3.icsahome.com/articles/cults-and-the-law</a>

The Cult that Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry, Mother Jones <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/">motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/</a>

Ex-Counselor Convicted of Neglect, Desert News <a href="https://www.deseret.com/1996/11/7/19275546/ex-counselor-convicted-of-neglect/">deseret.com/1996/11/7/19275546/ex-counselor-convicted-of-neglect/</a>

Father Sues Challenger Over Daughter's Death, Desert News <a href="https://www.deseret.com/1991/7/24/18932325/father-sues-challenger-over-daughter-s-death/">deseret.com/1991/7/24/18932325/father-sues-challenger-over-daughter-s-death/</a> 

Five Facts About the Troubled Teen Industry, American Bar Association  <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/">americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/</a> 

Former North Star Counselor Sentences to a Year in Jail, Desert News <a href="https://www.deseret.com/1996/12/21/19284306/former-north-star-counselor-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail/">deseret.com/1996/12/21/19284306/former-north-star-counselor-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail/</a> 

Here’s what Paris Hilton says about Utah in her new memoir, ‘Paris’, The Salt Lake Tribune <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/03/14/heres-what-paris-hilton-says-about/">sltrib.com/news/2023/03/14/heres-what-paris-hilton-says-about/</a> 

House passes bill backed by Paris Hilton to reform youth treatment facilities, AP News
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/paris-hilton-child-abuse-youth-facilities-congress-8729a53bbf17b25ae2726040ce3cc203">apnews.com/article/paris-hilton-child-abuse-youth-facilities-congress-8729a53bbf17b25ae2726040ce3cc203</a> 

Jury Acquits Cartisano of All Charges, Desert News <a href="https://www.deseret.com/1992/5/28/18986401/jury-acquits-cartisano-of-all-charges-br/">deseret.com/1992/5/28/18986401/jury-acquits-cartisano-of-all-charges-br/</a> 

Keeping 'Cult' Out of the Case, Cult Education Institute  <a href="https://culteducation.com/group/1274-straight-inc/19713-keeping-cult-out-of-the-case.html">culteducation.com/group/1274-straight-inc/19713-keeping-cult-out-of-the-case.html</a> 

KIDS Centers of America, Breaking Code Silence <a href="https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/kids-centers-of-america/">breakingcodesilence.org/kids-centers-of-america/</a>

Lawsuit claims staff at former St. George youth center abused, impregnated teenage girls, KUTV <a href="https://kutv.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-staff-at-former-st-george-youth-center-abused-impregnated-teenage-girls">kutv.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-staff-at-former-st-george-youth-center-abused-impregnated-teenage-girls</a> 

Nine charged after teen's camp death, Tampa Bay Times <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/10/20/nine-charged-after-teen-s-camp-death/">tampabay.com/archive/1994/10/20/nine-charged-after-teen-s-camp-death/</a> 

One school with an alarming death rate has its alumni fighting for answers, The Independent <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/long_reads/new-york-hancock-school-overdose-death-suicide-education-america-a8531006.html">the-independent.com/news/long_reads/new-york-hancock-school-overdose-death-suicide-education-america-a8531006.html</a>  

Paris Hilton’s Powerful Speech in DC: Ending Abuse in the Troubled Teen Industry, Paris Hilton <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcHXWc7N2xc">youtube.com/watch?v=HcHXWc7N2xc</a>   

Paris Hilton testifying today in Sacramento for bill aimed at ‘troubled teen industry’, Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-04/paris-hilton-sacramento-california-bill-troubled-teen-industry-residential-treatment">latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-04/paris-hilton-sacramento-california-bill-troubled-teen-industry-residential-treatment</a> 

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81579761">https://www.netflix.com/title/81579761</a>

Rebecca Ehrlich vs. Kids of North Jersey, Inc., et al <a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/2001/a4975-99-opn.html">law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/2001/a4975-99-opn.html</a>

Residential treatment school closes in NC after deaths of 2 girls, AP News
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/therapy-school-closes-north-carolina-asheville-academy-9854c3ca7cda11cc06f05d9fccef4112">apnews.com/article/therapy-school-closes-north-carolina-asheville-academy-9854c3ca7cda11cc06f05d9fccef4112</a> 

Romney Cans Golden Goose Over Abuse, Radar Online <a href="https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/mitt-romney-robert-lichfield-php">radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/mitt-romney-robert-lichfield-php</a>  

Romney, Torture, and Teens, Reason Foundation <a href="https://reason.com/2007/06/27/romney-torture-and-teens">reason.com/2007/06/27/romney-torture-and-teens</a> 

Senate report says US taxpayers help fund residential treatment facilities that put vulnerable kids at risk, OPB <a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/12/senate-report-us-taxpayers-fund-residential-treatment-facilities-that-put-vulnerable-kids-at-risk/">opb.org/article/2024/06/12/senate-report-us-taxpayers-fund-residential-treatment-facilities-that-put-vulnerable-kids-at-risk/</a> 

State investigation finds licensing violations at Asheville Academy amid student suicides, ABC 13 News <a href="https://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">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</a> 

Survival program charged in death of Fla. teen-ager, Tampa Bay Times <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/08/15/survival-program-charged-in-death-of-fla-teen-ager/">tampabay.com/archive/1990/08/15/survival-program-charged-in-death-of-fla-teen-ager</a>

The Synanon Case, <a href="http://IRS.gov">IRS.gov</a> <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicb90.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicb90.pdf</a>   

Teen Torture Inc. Is the Latest Documentary to Explore Abuses at Youth Treatment Centers, Time <a href="https://time.com/6997172/teen-torture-max-abuse-documentary">time.com/6997172/teen-torture-max-abuse-documentary</a> 

This 1970s Cult Inspired Abusive Teen Rehabilitation Methods Still Used Today, Teen Vogue <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilitation-methods-still-used-today">teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilitation-methods-still-used-today</a>  

How the Brainwashing Label Threatened and Enabled the Troubled-Teen Industry, Journal of American Studies <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379883774_To_Use_This_Word_Would_Be_Absurd_How_the_Brainwashing_Label_Threatened_and_Enabled_the_Troubled-Teen_Industry">researchgate.net/publication/379883774_To_Use_This_Word_Would_Be_Absurd_How_the_Brainwashing_Label_Threatened_and_Enabled_the_Troubled-Teen_Industry</a> 

Troubled-teen industry oversight bill sails through Congress, NBC News <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/troubled-teen-industry-oversight-bill-222536418.html">yahoo.com/news/troubled-teen-industry-oversight-bill-222536418.html</a>  

The Troubled Teen Industry’s Troubling Lack of Oversight, Penn Carey Law
<a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/15963-the-troubled-teen-industrys-troubling-lack-of">law.upenn.edu/live/news/15963-the-troubled-teen-industrys-troubling-lack-of</a> 

The Troubled Teen Industry Timeline <a href="https://www.unsilenced.org/troubled-teen-industry-timeline/">unsilenced.org/troubled-teen-industry-timeline/</a>

Virgil Miller Newton, Surviving Straight Inc. <a href="https://survivingstraightinc.com/MillerNewton/MillerNewtonTimeline.pdf">survivingstraightinc.com/MillerNewton/MillerNewtonTimeline.pdf</a> 

Unexpected Turn Of Events With Teen After Appearance On ‘Dr. Phil’ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_kiav0p5Iw">youtube.com/watch?v=L_kiav0p5Iw</a> 

Utah Criminal Code <a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S206.html">le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S206.html</a>

What You Need to Know About the Troubled Teen Industry, The Law Offices of Lisa Kane Brown <a href="https://lisakanebrown.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-troubled-teen-industry/#:~:text=Impact%20on%20Adolescents%20and%20Families&text=The%20psychological%20impact%20of%20these,to%20further%20challenges%20in%20adulthood">lisakanebrown.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-troubled-teen-industry</a> 

WWASP, Unsilenced <a href="https://www.unsilenced.org/timeline/wwasp/">https://www.unsilenced.org/timeline/wwasp/</a> 

Why has the USA not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?, medRxiv <a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.05.24312304v2.full">medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.05.24312304v2.full</a> 

Wyden Investigation Exposes Systemic Taxpayer-Funded Child Abuse and Neglect in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities, United States Senate Committee on Finance 
<a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-investigation-exposes-systemic-taxpayer-funded-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-youth-residential-treatment-facilities">finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-investigation-exposes-systemic-taxpayer-funded-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-youth-residential-treatment-facilities</a> 

3 Plead Guilty to Negligence in Teen's Death, Desert News <a href="https://www.deseret.com/1996/9/28/19268520/3-plead-guilty-to-negligence-in-teen-s-death/">deseret.com/1996/9/28/19268520/3-plead-guilty-to-negligence-in-teen-s-death/</a> 

*SWW S24 Theme Song - U Think U by Glad Rags: <a href="https://www.gladragsmusic.com/">https://www.gladragsmusic.com/</a> 

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