By Katie: 1999 One night in early 1999, I was feeling like I was having another sinus infection. I had already slept a bit that day and it was early at night for me, but I did remember having a headache and mentioning it to my mom. I remember my mother giving me a red [...]

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 Alex: 2004-2006 I was kidnapped from my bed in the middle of the night with my moms consent. Two people came into my room and took me from my bed by my hands and feet while I was kicking and screaming and then locked me in the back of an SUV. I arrivied to [...]

By Michaela: 2017-2019 I went to KW Legacy Ranch for 13 months of my life, and I ended up convincing my mom to sign me out early when she came to visit me. I was very nervous to ask her to do that because if she were to tell Luke the owner that I had [...]

By Emma: 2019 I was in the Meadows multiple times from the ages of 15-17. One time in particular I was very sick while I was there. The one morning I woke up and went out to the desk to tell them I wasn’t feeling well. I got yelled at for being at the desk [...]

By Harley: 2010 – 2011 I was in the troubled teen industry from October of 2010 until July of 2012. I was fifteen years old when I went in and seventeen when I got out. I have bipolar disorder and autism and my entire childhood had been difficult because of these things. My relationship with [...]

By Kari: 2002-2004 Let me preface this by saying that I was not the most well-behaved child. I started smoking cigarettes and marijuana at age 15. When I was 16, I started drinking, and at 17, I was doing cocaine. I had more than dabbled in drugs, spent nights out, and been to the psych [...]

By Anonymous: 2022 My time at Aspiro Adventure therapy was nothing short of traumatic. Even before I got there, I was verbally abused by my transport staff saying I will not last out there and this place will break me. When I arrived at the warehouse after a 4 hour plane ride I was immediately [...]

By Ashley: 2010-2011 I was sixteen years old when I woke up to two people in my room, a retired police officer and beefy woman. I was very confused, I did not have a top on and was only wearing bottoms. The man threw a shirt at me and told me to put it on [...]