CALO Escape?

[Che Gookin]

I just got wind of a possible rumor about a girl that walked out of CALO without her shoes about a week ago. Do any of you anons know anything about this?

[Ursus]

Geeezzz Louise! Where did she go?

[Che Gookin]

That my good bear is the question I'd like answered as well.

[Anonymous]

I'd rather it not be answered until after she turns 18.

[Che Gookin]

^this... sounds like we'll have about two years to wait if my information is correct.

[Che Gookin]

http://www.lakenewsonline.com/camdenton ... ssing-teen

Just in..

run girl, run!

[Anonymous]

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27962&p=337701#p337701

Theme 3—Do kids have access to phones to call in a complaint about their treatment? Do kids have their phone calls monitored?

Response to theme 3--We do not provide a phone for students to call in complaints. To date, we have been concerned about frivolous use of such a phone and we have not been able to figure out a way around that problem. As for monitoring calls, we do have a staff member in our large conference room where we have 3 or 4 phone calls going on. The staff member is there for safety as those calls can get emotional at times. Teens are not directed to avoid difficult issues on calls or told to keep ANYTHING secret. They are free to complain if they wish. If a staff member did hear that (sometimes they do but not always) s/he will inform the therapist who can then check in with parents. Parents and students are free to escalate concerns to therapists and administration if desired. I have an open-door policy and on occasion students have taken that opportunity and made complaints about program issues. Those conversations have many times been the genesis of course correction within our organization. I implicitly and explicitly invite these conversations. Such a conversation could and has led to an employee termination. We take allegations of treatment that is not in line with our model very seriously. We even go so far as to tell parents and teens how to file a complaint against us if they don’t feel we are dealing with them in good faith. We have that invitation in written materials for teens and parents and on our web site.

[psy]

From the article:

The last time Rose spoke to her daughter was in December. Since then she has not had any contact with Jennifer, only the counselor who works with the teenager.  It was the counselor who notified Rose and her husband that Jennifer was missing.

That's disturbing to say the least.  From december to Aug 30... That's like 9 months.  It would seem to contradict Ken's previous statements:

7. CALO does not have a waiting period before a teen can talk to his or her parents on the phone, or see them in person. Relationships are the key to change and we want teenagers to have access to their caregivers from their start in therapy.

That being said he does not explicitly state that phone communication cannot be taken away.

[psy]

I'll quote the article here in full for posterity:

Parents search for missing teen
http://www.lakenewsonline.com/camdenton ... pular=true
Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. —

Joyce L. Miller
http://caloteens.com.

[Che Gookin]

Read the comments... very astute whoever the first person who commented is.

[Anonymous]

joyce.miller@lakesunonline.com


The likelihood that a 16-year-old teenager who walked away from a residential facility for troubled teens is still in the lake area is slim, but there’s always hope, according to the girl’s mother, Rose Michael.
Hope is about all Rose Michael has these days as she waits for her daughter to be found.
Jennifer Michael, of Elgin, Ill., was last seen on Aug. 30 at the Change Academy of Lake Ozark off Horseshoe Bend Parkway. The teenager has been at the academy for the last 13 months being treated for emotional and behavioral problems.
The last time Rose spoke to her daughter was in December. Since then she has not had any contact with Jennifer, only the counselor who works with the teenager.
It was the counselor who notified Rose and her husband that Jennifer was missing. Jennifer was last seen walking along the road near the academy.
A search of the area by staff and the Camden County Sheriff’s Department turned up nothing to lead authorities to Jennifer.
“We hope that by publicizing her disappearance, someone will contact us who has seen Jennifer,” Rose said. “Every day that she is gone and no one knows where she is, the risk to her health and safety increases.”
The few leads police and a private investigator hired by the family have come  across have not been of any help, she said. There is some speculation that a teenager Jennifer got to know while in a diagnostic treatment center in Aspen, Colo., may have helped her in some way, but other than that there’s not even a trail to follow.
It’s like she just vanished, Rose said. She’d like to at least know that her daughter is safe before her 17th birthday on Sept. 19.
Law enforcement officials say Jennifer’s story is typical of runaways.
Most teens have a plan long before leaving, transportation lined out and a destination in mind. Once they are gone, about the only way to find them is if they run into trouble with the law.
Jennifer has been registered with the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System and the National Crime Information Center. If she does end up in trouble, her name will trigger an alert that she is a runaway.
Jennifer is described as being between 5-feet-9 and 6 feet, weighing 150 to 170 pounds. She wears braces but takes them on and off.


CALO officials confirmed there was a teenager who had walked away from the facility but declined to verify if it was Jennifer. The  staff cited confidentiality between patients, parents and the facility.
Anyone with information or who may have seen Jennifer is asked to contact the Camden County Sheriff’s Department at 573-346-2243 or any other law enforcement agency.

What is CALO?
Change Academy Lake of the Ozarks is program for troubled teens that helps its students build trusting relationships and gain interdependence. The co-ed program utilizes various forms of therapy, including canine, group and recreational therapy.
The program also specializes in helping its members with their academic education by helping students stay caught up during their time at CALO.


Who attends CALO?
Students at CALO are ages 13-17 with either attachment issues, such as identity issues or personality disorders, trauma issues, such as abuse victims, or emotion regulation issues, such as in depression or bipolar disorder.
Students who have a history of psychosis, substance abuse, are actively homicidal or suicidal, pregnant or have a confirmed diagnosis of anti-social or conduct disorder are not accepted.
Information provided by http://caloteens.com.

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APPLES AND ORANGES15 hours ago
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I'm curious. Are the children at CALO not allowed to speak to their parents for over 8 months? Shouldn't therapy involve the family too?
CottenCandy14 hours ago
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Just seems strange to me that the parents would not be involved with their childs issues. I would not go off and leave my child alone with no contact at all. I was not raised that way.

Whether or not the parents are allowed or not allowed to have contact with their child while residing at the CALO is not particullary an issue at this moment. The issue is that there is a teen missing and that the parents would like nothing more than to see their daughter again so please let's not start some irrelevant bashing and stick to the matter at hand. Pass this story on in conversation, social networks and etc. and maybe someone will recognize the name or description of this girl and help bring her home.
mjmetallicalover9 hours ago
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I agree watergrl, this story is to help find this girl and not start picking her or the family apart.
APPLES AND ORANGES7 hours ago
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Excuse me for my opinion, but perhaps if the child had a good connection with her family, she would not be missing in the first place. I am not picking her family apart. I just think it takes a village to raise a child.
ozarkhogsknr6 hours ago
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GET THE MESSAGE OUT,LETS FIND HER.
mjmetallicalover4 hours ago
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K apples, you are excused, buh bye!
greenlantern19692 hours ago
Report AbuseI hope the kid turns up all right.




















joyce.miller@lakesunonline.com

[Anonymous]

Even money whoever's posting as Well Proxied didn't even bother proxying.

TrystaAtLakeNews
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Well Proxied, if you have proof, we would love to hear it. If you even have one child from there who could back it up or would come in with any information, please do so. But we can't make those allegations without substantial evidence. That would be highly irresponsible, as I'm sure you can understand.

Riiiiight, bitch.

Who all wants to bother trying to contact her?

And LOL @ time period. Missing August 30th, they gave her a whole ten days' head start? Jennifer, if they find you now, you fucking FAIL.

[Che Gookin]

Someone ought to link that Sum Ting Wong interview with the survivor. Can't remember the thread name, but it's revealing, very revealing.

[Ursus]

Someone ought to link that Sum Ting Wong interview with the survivor. Can't remember the thread name, but it's revealing, very revealing.

There are a small number of threads it was posted in. If you do a search for "regroup ropes course," you should be able to get them all. ...Assuming I'm thinking of the right interview, of course!

Here's one:

Brief Interview with a CALO survivor..
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27777[/list]

[Che Gookin]

Howdy,

I second Ginger's statement to investigate further. Absolutely do not take Ken Huey's word for anything he utters out of his toxic lips. He's a businessman and his bottom line is keeping as many of those kids in that program. He'll do what he has to do to make sure they stay there.

Recent insider information shows a huge turnover of students from CALO in the recent months due to some sort of broken promises on the part of the CALO administration. Do a google on Nicole Furg and you'll learn all about the sort of people they have running that place. She used to work at a school called Hidden Lake Academy down in Georgia. A true piece of hell that has scarred the lives of hundreds of young men and women.

Ken Huey used to work at a school named Westridge, which is in the process of being sued. Take a look at this article:

http://www.cafety.org/privately-funded- ... il-22-2005

The truth is a very complicated issue, but when you sift the wheat from the chaff you'll see a pattern. The upper level admins at CALO have moved from other abusive schools to set up their own school. Is CALO abusive?

This is an interview, posted anonymously to protect the interviewer and interviewee, on fornits:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27777

In the end I'm suggesting that you all not take my word for it, not take Ken Hooey's word for it, certainly don't take Nicole Fuglang's word for it either, and take the time to talk to the kids. That massive turn over of students has an entire generation of knowledgable insiders. Even take the time to ask around your own community as I'm sure there are plenty of ex-CALO employees willing to tell you what really is happening in CALO as well.

Oh wait, Ken Hooey is trying to sue them into silence. Go to this website and do a name search on Change Academy and you'll see how Ken Hooey is trying to silence members of your own community.
https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/nameSearch.do

Don't be shy about asking questions, more questions, and more questions. As for Jennifer I hope your parents have the sense god gave a stump and they are willing to take you home and show you as much love as they can. What sort of school denies or doesn't encourage communication for over nine months when their mission is to reunite familes?

Hello... something stinks.



here's my 50 pence.

Ginger said some good stuff as well.  :notworthy: