Great. Why not set up a moderated forum on this board for that?
We have one: Facilities Questions and answers
That's a general question and answer forum.
Set up a forum that let's people know that it is where posters, who are interested, can give a run-down of their experience and stipulate that they willing to talk to people at a govt agency about it.
I'm not sure a forum format would be appropriate for what you're suggesting (but the final decision is up to Ginger). Probably the best option for somebody wanting to tell their story on the record is to submit a sworn statement to ISACcorp. From there, ISAC can act as an intermediary if a person wants to get in contact with the authorities... For example, if I went to TBS A, I write out my experience as a sworn statement, submit it to isaccorp and let them know i'd be willing to speak to the authorities if they are contacted about the statement (of they can ask me if they are contacted). ISACcorp generally publishes statements anonymously, but since they're sworn statements, they do keep signed copies on file.
Regardless of the approach, the problem your going to run into is taht although people are
sometimes willing to tell their story publicly, they're far less likely to want to get into an open battle with a school by contacting the authorities (asking somebody to tell their story anonymously is difficult as it is, but it's still far easier than asking a person to go on public record and testify in court in front of those who hurt them). Many just want to move on and try to forget. Few believe that if they go to the authorities anything will get done anyway (and sometimes they're right)... There are many factors here. Maybe if somebody came forward and had sucess with the authorities things might be different, but the general trust in authority of ex-program participants tends to be very low (and with good reason). If it's one thing program taught me, is how might does not make right, how power corrupts, and how those in authoritiy often shouldn't be. I can't say I have much faith in the state, and studying the history of programs has only reinforced this view (I feel media, and speaking out does the most). If you think the state is the best way to go, however, CAFETY would be a good start.
