Surviving A Therapeutic Boarding School Cult: Breaking Code Silence In The Troubled Teen Industry 

I went to SRA at the same time as Molly did and was in the same groups as her every day. Every single thing she says here is TRUE. I exprienced it, I witnessed it and the pain we all feel is Real and Valid. Please do NOT send your child to a "theraputic boarding school." And if you can join our fight to shut these places down, please help in any way that you can.

Parents!!!! Please listen to me!!!!! I am a 60 year old woman and attended a place like this when I was 16 for depression and what turned out to be just normal teenage angst and hormonal problems. TO THIS DAY I suffer from the physchological scars from the program. PLEASE do not send your child to a place like this! Find another way.....talk to your child.....let them know they can tell you anything and that together you can figure it out. Nothing is worth the pain your child and ultimately YOU will go through.

Jeannie Courtney gaslit me for two years. Told me I would never get better. I still have nightmares about the “feedback groups”

I see you survivor. I’m an SRA survivor as well 2007-2009. Sending you so much love. Thank you for being so brave and for speaking out for us all.

Another SRA survivor here; attended 2003-2005. Thank you for speaking out.

I went to SRA in 2009 and this brought up so much that I had purposely forgotten. Thank you for being so honest & forthcoming!

I went to a therapeutic boarding school not SRA but this is SPOT ON... holy crap

Survivor of SRA also. This video is helping prevent what happened to us from happening to other children. Thank you for your bravery. Sending you so much love

Molly, I didn't know you well at SRA but I'm happy to see you speaking out. Stay strong.

I went to SRA 1998-1999. I see you survivor.

As a mom, I can only imagine the anguish your parents experience knowing they were duped and willingly sent you to such a destructive place. I hope the strength you show now in being such a well spoken advocate, brings you and them healing. ❤

i just recently went to SRA and i also ran from the program for similar reasons and i just wanted to say that you are so incredibly strong for putting up this video and enduring this program. i wish you all the healing that is possible from this and i wish you all the happiness and health that i can

if they kept you a prisoner as an adult then that is a crime. must be prosecuted

Thank you so much for speaking the worlds we all feel but are still too scared to say

You are SO unbelievably strong. Thank you for opening up and sharing your story. I would LOVE to help shut these places down and help in any way i can. Just let me know what i can do and i will do it. Stay strong!!

Didn’t go to the same place, but a very similar one in rural Utah in 2002. It’s horrifying how much these stories ring true, and the tactics used by these places are exactly the same. I am in my 30’s and still struggle with the trauma from being held captive.

When I was around 15 I had to start going to a psychiatrist because I was acting out and skipping classes to be with my friends who made me feel safe as I have PTSD from multiple events as a kid including sexual blackmail and so I didn't feel safe being at school without someone I knew and trusted near me. This psychiatrist my mom got me used to be a relationship counselor for my parents when I was really little and was also a Mormon at the time I had sessions with him. After only a few extremely expensive sessions and being diagnosed with medication that made me feel worse than before (because he misdiagnosed my PTSD with anxiety.) I remember I was telling him about something terribly traumatic that I went through and when I finished the story he pulled my mom into his office without me to tell her something without me knowing. She then stormed out telling him off and we quickly got into the car. In the car, she told me he wanted to send me to one of these troubled teen camps for some reason, she refused because I have an extreme sensitivity disorder and didn't want to just send me away for someone else to deal with and possibly abuse. Looking back now knowing so much about what the industry actually does gives me chills, if my mom had listened to him and thought that sending me away was the only option so much of my life I know today would be gone and replaced with so much more trauma and heartbreak.. to all the survivors that had to go through this hell of an industry, I stand with you, I believe you, you are not alone, you can get through this.

Hey we talked, thanks for making a video on this. I still have PTSD, it’s hard to talk about or even look at most of the time 😔 they deprived me of sleep for 72 hours once Thanks for having the courage to speak out about this, it’s just hard for a lot of us including me Thank you so much 💓 xx

I didn’t go to SRA but.. When I was a kid I was prescribed Lexapro and Xanax... XANAX at freaking 12 years old!! And I HATED taking them because they made me feel weird also. Thing IS.. that I was “diagnosed” with depression and anxiety but I was NEVER examined. My MOTHER who was just simply unable to deal with a moody teenage girl going through puberty.. found a psych and called them, TOLD THEM I was this this and that.. I went there for LITERALLY 2 minutes.. long enough for them to write and hand the scripts to me.. then left and had to take these things multiple times a day (the Xanax) I still can’t believe this psych took my mothers word and gave me STRONG meds without even speaking to me.

I went to SRA also, around 2003. Thank you for sharing your experience 💛 I’m not brave enough like you to post a video. You are very strong.

Girl, I was shocked to know you went there like a few years ago. My heart goes out to all the survivors, you're so strong to have gone through that and deal with these physical and mental effects as consequences. I really hope you're taking time to heal and resolve trauma, it also just really shows how mastered their techniques were when pressing on your grandpa situation and *making you stay after 18* omg that was unbelievable. Alright, hugs, all the best! It's not your shame.

I. Am. Speechless.

Wow! I had no idea about this. I was watching a video about an addiction treatment center and this one popped up. I hope they get shut down!

Oh my god I was about to be sent here thank you so much.

i just got home from sra after 5 days of neglect there. i’m so fucking glad i got out. i will just say, not all treatment centers are bad, and while a lot of them are abusive and absolutely bs, but there are some good ones. ascend healthcare is a great short term treatment center. please please please vet the place, and believe the reviews.

1998-2000. I see you survivor

Thank you Molly. My daughter went to a different TBS and it was awful. So many of the same scenarios. Thank you for being brave and speaking the truth.

I see you survivor! I was at Cross Creek Manor for 20 months! Thank you for sharing your story.

In my extreme opinion these places are a threat to the nation.

I went to a therapeutic boarding school not sra I went to nlanc but it was spot on thank you for sharing your story ❤️

They're abusive and victim shaming

Thank you for your brave testimony 💜 you did a great job of describing what it was like at those schools.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Im so sorry you went through that. Thank you for bringing light to it and sharing your story. I hope we can find a way to end these terrible programs

This is so horrible! My heart goes out for you and other victims and survivors of this abuse!

You are very brave to have shared this. I hear you, I believe you.

Wow I’m so sorry about everything all these teens went through including you. I never went to one of these evil places, but me and my mom (who is a real therapist) are a part of the team to shut evil places like troubled teen schools down. Your so brave and amazing for sharing your story. Thanks for inspiring others to share there stories to.

I believe you. I love you. Thank you for sharing your story.

My heart goes out to you all, so sorry you were put through this trauma. I hope you get justice and healing. Much love, from the uk ⭐️

This makes me so sick...i am so sorry for all of the trauma you had to go through and for every other person that has gone through this...i worked at a residential treatment facility for troubled teens and/or foster children and it was the complete opposite of this! So it does make me feel good that there are good places out there...but imagining this happening since i have been in a setting with teens like this enrages me...if there is anything i can do to help please let me know! THIS NEEDS TO STOP! There are kids going through this right now! I feel so sick...i dont even know you but i am proud of you for speaking up! Please know your worth you are amazing and never deserved this❤

I'm so sorry you went through this ❤️

Thank you so much for speaking out about this. I have not gone to any of these camps and I thank God for that, but I am educating myself about these camps and hopefully making discussion with others to spread the word. You are so strong and so loved. Never forget that.

You speak so well! Thank you for sharing your story.

Thank you for sharing your story because it helped keep my son safe and out of a place where he would be harmed instead of helped. Your story, along with studying, my eyes have been opened. #BreakingCodeSilence

You are very brave. You are on point. I admire you confronting these powerful forces of sanctioned kidnapping, abuse and torture. You matter. You are awesome. There are many like us. You are important. Raise your voice and let everyone hear our song.

BTW Dead on about about Jeannie’s smiling

We fully support you! 👏💐✨

i am currently at spring ridge. thank you.

Thank you for sharing

This scares me now because my friend is there now

Good vid Molly. Much love and comprehend

I was there in 2021. thanks for sharing, it shows how things really dont change a whole lot in that amount of time. they use a lot of the same tactics, but a diff approach probably to make it seem less aggressive to parents. luckily, this place sent me into full on mania, and i scared them enough to never speak to me or my parents again. i was in a random hospital and they had no clue where i even was!! it was the best day of my life tho f spring ridge

im currently enrolled in SRA. Thank you.

I am 40 and have been to these places and just now wrapping my head around it. My mom was a narcissistic alcoholic though and I didn’t do a program like everyone else. I was there the longest then sent other places. She didn’t want me home so it was even easier for them to abuse me. My dad finally got me out but it was too late. I am still traumatized and pissed off

I can not believe this crap is still happening it's completely outrageous

I am so sorry that this happened to you. I am also sorry for your parents. As a parent, what are we supposed to do to help our kids? What did you need in those hard times? What do you think would have helped you? What could your parents have done to get you help, in order for you to have a healthy life?

Over in the UK I'm actually so disgusted that the authorities are allowing this to continue and not shutting it down!

They just absuive pricks I went for a few months

Why are these places still around?!!!!!!! This is why....MONEY.

I went there as well. The isolation, the feedback group, the trainings, the lack of food to name a few was horrible. I remember when I finally came home I was so “programmed” I didn’t leave my bedroom as I waited for permission. I have journals filled with pages of my data, weeks, months and years at SRA.

Wow, I’m sorry you went through that. I’ve been through alot of trauma. And then no one could ever help me or fix me, even though they loved me. I had such anger and rage inside. Just so you know I’m not religious, but Only God has made me a new man, and given me a new heart, a new life. I was even abused in church later when I was a young adult. But God has protected my heart and keep it soft and loving, because he is the one who heals and can protect our heart if we rely on him, call on the name of his one and only son, he is greater than all evil.

my girlfriend was sent to spring ridge around the time of the making of this video and i cant do anything about it. I thought it was going to be a good school finally but after seeing this shit all over the internet i just feel really worried

I went to SRA in 2018, HELL

Damn . Rewatching this , makes me realize how lucky I am . My parents got me real therapy as soon as something odd popped up . I was involved the whole time . I am sad that this exists. I am disgusted .

I totally hear you .I've experienced, all that unfortunately. I'm gonna do a video soon. There's got to be some kind of law against forging letters in your name

how can minors not have the protection of the constitution? it is not legal to imprison people with out trial or access to an attorney

That's just one more terrifying iriony

Holy shit, I just watched nexpos vid on this, if this stuff is real, why haven't you take legal action. The act of them holding you against your will beyond 18 is a crime.

We need to do more than comment

Its working cuz another woman who went to the same schoo paris did nd she came out

I didn’t realize how common keeping girls after 18 was they did it to a few girls at mine it was crazy to me even when I was there but obviously could never show my confusion on the subject

I see you survivor

I have a loaded question. What can we do as a group of abused powerless individuals to support each others to heal? How can you heal when the system that claims the power of healing is the problem?

i JUST went & bought a poster board, for MY OWN picture.. (i was stuck in 1 for 19 MONTHS)

I so hate you went through this. Was there a girl there named Jennifer Crawford by chance? She went by Jen. When we were younger we were together and her parents sent her to a boarding school (they wouldn’t tell us the name of it or where it was) and then I never saw or heard from her again. I’m still trying to find her but haven’t had any luck at all.

They break so many laws

i was 12 when my Mom started locking ME up.. i was trapped in a BootCamp for 15 MONTHS, & when my 16th Birthday rolled around, my Mom said "Happy Sweet 16, i burnt ALL of YOUR stuff".. (she burnt the house down, & she LAUGHED about it) she CLAIMED that we'd getta hotel, & have a party, since i was out on pass, for the 1st time ever, & we even WENT to the hotel, & everything.. BUT, THEN.. while i was gazing out the window, looking down at the pool, & thinking about seeing all of my friends again, & she just up & goes "NOPE.. nahhh.. yeah, i think we'll just go to my BoyFriend's TRAILER PARK, where it's 20-30 MILES away from ALL the friends.. 😞 I WAS DEVISTATED.. & now that she's no longer with us, the Wicked StepSisters are LITERALLY trying to take my house AWAY from ME, FOR their Dad.. but, this is MY HOUSE, & i aint going NOWHERE!!! (i'm so envious of Cinderella, for ONLY having TWO of them 🙄) i aint got the options every1else has, & i was never even given a chance.. don't NONE of them have ANY IDEA what all my curious older Brother put me thru.. before i was even able to DEVELOPE, (there was a reason i was acting out.. & having a YOUNGER Brother that'd BULLY me, over the symptoms, of nightmares, bedwetting, & running away.. i was just looking for somewhere i could sleep WITHOUT being VIOLATED in the middle of the night) i had my innocence STOLEN from me.. (him spending "LIFE" on the "SO list" really DOESN'T make me feel any better) .. the nightmares NEVER stop.. i've been screaming out for the U-Tubes to hear my story, & allow me to share it, so that OTHERS can LEARN from it TOO.. being ruined as an adult, i don't think i'm good for anything else.. i'm JUST out here as "a WARNING for OTHERS".. i already KNOW that it's too late for ME.. (i'm at that age where don't no1 wanna hear it anymore/they all think i should b over it by now) .. but.. the nightmares NEVER stop.. & even with a Hubby & our Daughter, who's no longer a CHILD.. i STILL feel as-tho i am utterly ALONE.. wanna know the reason WHY none of them care? it's cuz my past lead me down a life a addictions, & even-tho i haven't done such things, in like a DECADE, they STILL sit there telling THEMSELVES "once an addict, ALWAYS an addict".. they talk about me behind my back, & they come up with some image of a lying thief that CAN'T b trusted.. even-tho i've always just been the 1 that they'd just BLAME everything on.. 😒thinking back to it NOW.. maybe the friendship they exposed to me, was more along the lines of "recon" all along.. 🤔 .. maybe they were out to sabotage me, right from the start.. i mean.. a soon as my Mom got with her Boyfriend, she started locking up us 1st 3 kids, JUST to keep track of us, WITHOUT having to take care of us.. (i gained so much weight in there, ppl called me "Chunkenstein") they have no idea how different our childhoods ACTUALLY were.. 😳 cuz BELIEVE U ME, there WAS a reason WHY my Mom left our Dad.. he was such a violently vicious abusive drunk. he even wound up in prison, for beating his Fiance to death. (no joke.. it was even in the papers.. & my older Brother really IS on the "list," for LIFE) i am broken.. i'm sooo broken.. it's been getting harder & harder, to find a reason to smile.. that's why i buy peanuts.. i get joy outta feeding the squirrels & what not, right here at my door.. i figured it might b a good idea to try & spread alil "wholesome" across the platform.. but.. FOR SOME REASON.. U-Tube likes to keep us hidden.. (don't no1 even KNOW that WE exist 🐿) .. sometimes i get to thinking that maybe my story just ISN'T that interesting.. maybe THAT'S why i'm so UNknown to the world.. 🤷🏼‍♀ .. U-Tube would rather promote the cringe & the controversial, & then here I AM, trying to b clever, witty, & wise.. 🤦🏼‍♀ is my trying to start a path to something "good" NOT something "that's GOOD"? where i was, (at "Boy's & Girl's Republic) they made us run & walk so much, that i got my 1st set of sin-splints, in my 15 MONTHS of being there.. my Dr said the MRI now shows where my ligament have been torn & frayed for YEARS.. i now can't even run ahalfa block, without bustin all the ligaments, that are holding my muscle onto my bones, & landing myself in a good week & a half of PAIN, anytime i even so much as move my ankle.. (i'm ruined as an adult, & the nightmares NEVER stop) i can relate to Danielle Bregoli.. y'all don't even know.. in fact.. MY NAME was almost even Danielle.. 💁‍♀ if only i woulda been born 1st.. (my Brother "Daniel" came 1st tho) my Mom thru me in the institution a couple times, se thru me in BootCamp (BGR was JUST LIKE Turn About Ranch) & she thru me in the YouthHome, on 8 different occasions.. se didn't wanna b a Mom to us 1st 3, kids, once she got away from our Dad.. (she loved the StepKids so much MORE, that she locked US other 3 OUTSIDE to sleep, so that THEY can have OUR beds) .. the stuff my "OLDER Brother" put me thru, was unthinkable.. (the nightmares NEVER stop) i'm a ruined person now.. all the things of my past, STILL haunt me TODAY.. (& then U-Tube deletes my comments, so that no1else KNOWS where bad decisions can lead a person 🙄) but, i feel like i GOTTA let ppl know about the warnings.. that older Brother of mine.. his MULTIPLE offenses has landed him LIFE on the "SO list".. & locking ME up AGAIN, aint gonna make me wanna wake up anymore than i already DON'T!! (i've thought about reaching out to Dr Phil on MANY occasion/i bet i got stories that could make that man cry)

What do should a parent do to help a kid when they don’t know how to change behavior.

If anyone could give me more info ab this place I would be interested

I never went to a place like this were you aloud to look in a mirror and motivate yourself?

I have the option to go to a program for adults the main thing i need help with is improving social skills among other things i’m 22 any word on adult programs are they just as bad?

I have someone close to me who is a SRA survivor. She is looking for more informortion and more testemonies. Is there a way I could come in contact with you?

Hi Was there any solitary confinement?

How can these facilities keep these people when they are legal adults? Why isn't this considered false imprisonment?

Isn’t it like super expensive too

Do you think a therapeutic boarding school can be good for adolescents struggling with trauma or substance abuse? What would have benefitted you more appropriately? I am trying to come up with a evidence based model of a therapeutic boarding school which may actually be helpful.

I no that stuff

#Iseeyousurvivor #breakingcodesilence

Pavlovian clinical trials

There are 3 ways to solve a problem: 1. SCIENCE-methods based on research, experience, observation, and controlled experiment. 2. RELIGION-belief in a higher power, believe in a set of moral principals. 3. VOODOO (also known as QUACKERY and CULT)-methods not based on any scientific proof, people who claim they can solve problems that qualified experts can't, pressure to believe things that you're not sure are true, pressure not to question what they say/do. A therapist who diagnoses a patient without a proper examination is a quack.

wait. you let them convince you to come back after you were 18 and you went back?

The girl programs are inevitably worse. For a variety of reasons. But you don't really hear about the dude side of these programs. Peninsula Village, Tennessee, year 2001. Hawk clan.

Just cuz i was not male for them and trans its hell so i was the first JB all know who i am

Whoever sent you there did it to "deal" with the trouble of teens. How would you have dealt with yourself to help you with "those" issues that caused your parents to place you in such school in the first place?

So I shouldn’t send my daughter there?