By Anonymous: 2008-2016 At Camp Consequence, there were kids as young as eight getting physically abused, they would be extremely homophobic and transphobic, they would force us to practice Christianity, and if we wouldn’t we did not get basic rights, if we were punished we were not allowed to have a full meal or sleep [...]

By Beetle: 2017-2019 On October 27th, 2017, I was woken up at 2:07 am to two strangers coming into my room, dragging me out of bed, telling me I could go the easy way or the hard way and that I didn’t deserve to be with my family anymore. During my time being transported I was [...]

By Melissa: 2017-2019 On September 26, 2017, I was admitted to Columbus Girls Academy, an all-girls Teen Challenge program located right on the Georgia border in Seale, Alabama. I stayed there until I completed on February 11, 2019. I was freshly 17 when I was admitted and nearly 19 when I left. The program was [...]

By Anonymous: 2015-2016 In the summer of 2015 my parents had hit a wall with me. They decided that I would be sent to a Therapeutic Boarding School in Montana. Turning Winds is located in Yaak, Montana and has a history of abuse allegations and issues with law enforcement specifically in 2006 after they beat [...]

By Anonymous: 2016 My experience at the Deveraux Glenholme School in Washington, CT was nothing short of traumatic. I still remember the day on February 1st, 2016, I was only 12 years old. Now, almost 19 I still have nightmares every night. I’m not gonna make this too formal because there’s just so much to [...]

By Anonymous: 2019-2020 I honestly appreciate the fact that I was able to disconnect from my old life and rebuild myself as a person without distractions. However, I do not support the methods used at Teen Challenge (CGA) and wholeheartedly believe that it was my choice to change and I was able to do so [...]