By Kariana: 2007-2011 I was sent to the Lighthouse as a child under the belief that it was a place of safety, structure, and Christian guidance. I was told it would help me, protect me, and lead me closer to God. What I experienced instead was an environment of control, fear, and abuse that caused [...]

By Lathrop: 1998-1999 https://www.youtube.com/embed/gGD6Rq-RoAQ?si=VSQTJLJ_Vh3GPXBk

By Alia: 1990-1991 https://www.youtube.com/embed/kM9AFwPoJQU?si=MAGy0L8tqZmZYRrP&start=1

By Meg: 2001-2004 I was 15 years old in February of 2001 when I was abducted in the middle of the night by two people who told me that I had to “come with them”. They were very clear about my lack of choice in the matter by stating “we can do this the easy [...]

By Savanna: 2017-2018 The trauma was worse than anything I possibly could have imagined anything could do to a human being. The worst part of looking back at what I went through is that two of my primary abusers are still employed there to this day. And what’s more, is that they delete any and [...]

By Mark: 1978 I have recently written a book about my experience at Synanon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YKW8WGB The following is a bit from my final chapter where I explain how it started and developed. Synanon is often viewed as the product of Charles Dederich. While it is possible that Charles Dederich started Synanon on his own, I have [...]

By Kyra: 2014-2015 Four days after New Year 2014, winter of my freshman year of high school, my parents made decision to send me to a wilderness therapy program in Utah based on the recommendation of my psychiatrist and education consultants. I’d been struggling for years with trauma, behavioral and relationship difficulties – both internally [...]

By Anonymous: 2017-2019 I was held at Reflections Academy between the ages of 15-17. In that time I witnessed and experienced horrific abuse that I am stuck dealing with to this day in the form of severe & diagnosed PTSD. I watched Chaffin Pullan physically abuse girls on multiple occasions. Once he pulled a girl [...]

By Holli: 1999-2001 Remembering this school has been such a black cloud for me. For years I have forgotten even the name of the school because I wanted to wipe out that time in my life. Because of the time that it happened and where I was, and where I was sitting the moment 9/11 [...]

By Nate: 2008-2009 I’m not really sure how to start with this testimonial, and frankly I don’t want to write it because this will mean rehashing a very painful part of my life that I have done much work to work through and put behind me. I would be astounded if there turned out to [...]