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TEEN CHALLENGE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
« on: April 13, 2007, 05:19:52 AM »
Family members who have loved ones in Teen Challenge programs across the country have many unanswered questions. Many seem to be crying out for help because they are not able to find out how their loved ones are 'really' doing! Please read the side-bar on the right to read excerpts from some of the family members comments and questions. These excerpts are linked to the original website on my blog (Investigating Teen Challenge at http://http://teenchallengecult.blogspot.com/ that they were posted on, which is where you can read the full post.

Upon reading the excerpts and original posts, you will also realize that many people are complaining about many issues, including:

    * Teen Challenge staff are not returning phone calls to concerned family members.
   * Teen Challenge staff closely monitor conversations and visits so as not to allow the person who is in for treatment to be able to tell their family members exactly what is happening or has happened to them (or others) while in Teen Challenge.
    * Teen Challenge staff will actually disconnect telephone conversations when either party mentions something they do not think is appropriate.
    * Teen Challenge staff reprimands your loved one using various forms of punishment as discipline that you may not approve of.
    * Teen Challenge severely limits contact with the outside world during the entire one-year (or more) stay at Teen Challenge.
    * Teen Challenge staff have also been accused of physical, mental and spiritual abuse.
    * Very high drop-out rates that will completely change the publics perception of those incredibly high success rates that Teen Challenge continually boasts about.

It is also becoming quite clear to me that people are having a very hard time finding others who also have loved ones in Teen Challenge. You can only begin to imagine what they are also going through.

Are you a family member who has also been having a hard time getting questions answered about their program or keeping in contact with your loved one in Teen Challenge?
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