Background you say? OK, here's a general summary background...
1993, PFC was spawned from STRAIGHT, Inc. in Detroit. They quickly opened up another shop in Indianapolis IN. In 2006, PFC acquired the KHK program (STRAIGHT, MIDWEST) in Milford which is the one that is currently using the old STRAIGHT, Inc. Cincinnati building.
January 2007, the Northwest Indiana (NWI) Times published a 3 part series of articles about how PFC is using STRAIGHT, Inc. treatment modality. It included testimony from recent former clients of PFC. The reporter Robyn Monaghan left the day after the 3rd installment was published. She said it was due to personal reasons, others say it was because of the article. An ongoing mystery ensued. No reporter since has told any story from the side of the survivors or advocate, including Maia Szalavitz.
Either way, a handful of PFC's top supporters (the Porter County CADC) got pissed off and decided to hold a PUBLIC meeting to explain why Porter County (Indiana) should fork over $200,000 to help them start a new facility there in that county. The CADC pitched in $100,000 and another "unnamed" foundation pitched in $100,000. At that meeting and eventhough 4 survivors of STRAIGHT, Inc. came from all over the country to explain why this treatment modality is nothing short of child abuse, brainwashing, etc etc..., Porter County gave PFC $200,000.
Since that meeting, the NWI Times has ignored the survivors and has plugged PFC several times throughout the year. Basically, they are sidestepping their duty to report the truth about how this program is just a continuation of STRAIGHT, Inc. and how the CADC is tied to the DFAF, etc... and all the other rigamarole that comprises this PFC/KHK/STRAIGHT issue. They are VERY biased and are spreading false advertising about PFC/KHK... They are essentially aiding and abetting child abuse by plugging PFC and not telling the other side since the $$$ was given to PFC. Porter County is near Chicago and PFC advertises there too, in hopes of gathering clients for its new building.
It would be nice if folks would post a comment and/or call/email the reporter who wrote this article and tell them more about why this kind of treatment should be stopped. They have kids strip searching kids for starters, that's a crime.
Typically when board members leave it's to cover their asses in a potential upcoming legal action. Or, maybe their conscience has gotten to them, who knows? It's hard to believe that 3 would leave now as a matter of chance.
