Survivor Testimonies
Every story shared here represents the lived experience of a young person who spent time in a troubled teen industry facility. These testimonies were voluntarily submitted by survivors who chose to share their truth. The accounts published on this page reflect the personal experiences and perspectives of each individual survivor and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of Unsilenced. We believe that every survivor deserves to be heard, and we are honored to provide a platform for their voices.
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- A Better Way Youth Academy
- Anasazi Foundation
- Arbour Hospital
- Ascent
- Aspen Ranch
- Aspiro Adventure Wilderness
- Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital
- Bloom Teen Challenge
- Bluefire Wilderness Therapy
- Brattleboro Retreat
- Bromley Brook School
- Brooklawn Residential Treatment
- Burwell for Kids
- Calgary Young Offenders Center
- Camp Consequence
- Caron Foundation
- Casa By The Sea
- Cedar Breaks Academy
- Cedar Ridge Academy
- Cedar Ridge Behavioral Hospital
- CEDU
- Change Academy at Lake of the Ozarks (CALO Programs)
- Chrysalis School
- Clearview Girls Academy
- Coastal Harbor Residential Treatment
- Columbus Girls Academy
- Copper Canyon Academy
- Coral Reef Academy
- Cross Creek Manor
- Desert Hills
- Devereux Glenholme
- Diamond Ranch Academy
- Edmonton Secure Facility
- Elan School
- Embark Behavioral Health
- Enviros Summit Group Home
- Eva Carlston Academy
- Forest Ridge Youth Services
- Four Winds Hospital
- Franciscan Children’s Hospital
- Franklin Academy
- Hagaman Guest House
- Happy Hill Farm
- Havenwyck Hospital
- Hector Garza Residential Treatment Center
- Heritage School
- High Frontier
- Horizon Academy
- Horsham Clinic
- Hosanna
- Hull Homes
- Hyde School
- Intermountain Hospital
- Island View/Elevations RTC
- Kansas City Girls Academy
- KidsPeace
- King George School
- KW Legacy Ranch
- Lake House Academy
- Lakeland Girls Home
- Lighthouse Christian Academy
- Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center
- Louis Gossett Jr. Residential Center
- Lourdesmont Academy
- Maple Lake Academy
- Metrowest Psychiatric Unit
- Midwest Academy
- New Haven RTC
- New Leaf Academy
- Newport Academy
- North Idaho Behavioral Health
- North Star Behavioral Health Hospital
- NorthWest Michigan House of Hope
- NYP Westchester
- Pendleton Academies
- Pinehaven Christian Children’s Ranch
- Prairie Care Residential Treatment Center
- Provo Canyon School
- Rancho Valmora
- Rebekah Home
- Red Deer Secure Facility
- Reflections Academy
- Ridge Creek School
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Rocky Mountain Academy
- Second Nature Wilderness Therapy
- Sedona Sky Academy
- Shepherd's Hill Academy
- Solstice West
- Sonora Behavioral Health
- St. Jude’s Retreat
- Stampede Boys Ranch
- State Training School
- Stony Lodge Hospital
- Sunset Bay
- SUWS of the Carolinas
- Synanon
- Teen Challenge
- Thayer Learning Center
- The Meadows Psychiatric Center
- Timbertop
- Trails Carolina
- Trinity Teen Solutions
- Turn-About Ranch
- Turning Winds Academic Institute
- Uinta Academy
- Vantage Point Behavioral Health Hospital
- Vista RTC
- Walden School
- Waterfall Canyon Academy
- WinGate Wilderness Therapy
- Woodridge Of The Ozarks
- Woods Homes
- Worcester Recovery Center & Hospital (CCU)
- Youth Care Treatment Center
Desert Hills
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Woods Homes, Calgary Young Offenders Center, Hull Homes, Stampede Boys Ranch, Edmonton Secure Facility, Red Deer Secure Facility, and Enviros Summit Group Home
Walden School
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Rancho Valmora
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Unnamed Facility
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Unknown Facility
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