Submit to a new reader about abusive institutions for
youth entitled Teenage Lobotomy: A Zine about the
Institutionalization of Youth.
The reader will consist of:
-An introduction to the abuses that take place at
therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment
facilities, and wilderness programs
-Personal stories and interviews from students,
parents, and ex-teachers
-Discussion of alternative ways to help "troubled"
teens, including art therapy, various forms of
counseling (such as utilizing AA outpatient programs
or talking to mentors for help), and other programs
that encourage healing in positive ways.
-Information about mental health, youth emancipation
and "maneuvering the system" (such as the prison
system and juvenile detention centers)
We need your stories.
This may include:
-Where you (or your child, or your friend) were
sent
-Specific disciplinary techniques used
-Reasons for being sent away
-What the staff was like
-How the experience affected you (or your child,
or your friend)
-Approximate relapse rate
-Legal actions taken against the institution (if
there ever were any)
These are only guidelines. You may tell your story in
words, pictures, or any form of communication that
will bring your experience to life.
PLEASE SEND US YOUR WRITING AND ART BY MARCH 1ST 2005,
and keep it under three pages. Thank you.
This reader is being compiled by two teenage artists
and writers- Nick, who was locked up in the Family
Foundation School in New York, Second Nature
Wilderness Program in Utah, and Saint Paul's Prep
School in Arizona, and his close friend Sarah.
Contact us at:
Nick-
orangescum@yahoo.com OR write to
3706 72nd Street # 5H
Jackson Heights, New York 11372
