By Mallow: 2009-2016 I was sent states away from my home in Virginia to this facility. As a non-verbal student with Apraxia and Aphasia, I was linguistically isolated. Despite being a Deaf-based program, they refused to accommodate my specific communication needs, relying exclusively on ASL which I did not understand. They deprived me of my [...]
Bloom Teen Challenge
By Anonymous: 2019 I attended Teen Challenge Bloom when I was 12 years old. I immediately felt something off about the program, and have journal entries from my time there explaining specific situations I was put in. I was extremely manipulated and brainwashed. For example, one of the counselors claimed that “God told her” I [...]
Franciscan Children’s Hospital Unit 1, Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (CCU), Arbour Hospital, and Metrowest Psychiatric Unit
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Franciscan Children’s Hospital Unit 1, Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (CCU), Arbour Hospital, and Metrowest Psychiatric Unit
Arbour Hospital, Franciscan Children’s Hospital, Metrowest Psychiatric Unit, Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (CCU)
Franciscan Children’s Hospital Unit 1, Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (CCU), Arbour Hospital, and Metrowest Psychiatric Unit
By Hann: 2021 Trigger Warning: suicide, self-harm, eating disorder, restraints Hi, my name is Hann (any pronouns) and I would like to share my story of being a victim to institutional child abuse. I would never wish the trauma I went through on anyone. I would consider this time period the worst time of my [...]