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« Reply #450 on: January 02, 2006, 01:41:00 PM »
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"Posted by a physician in another thread...



"My experience with Hidden Lake Academy was also distressing.



In my opinion, and the opinions of the six other physicians in my practice who followed my HLA misadventure with me, HLA is a predator whose prey is the horrified parents of disturbed teens. It is an institution of opportunity, bringing home its bottom line at the expense of the desperate, frazzled families it exploits.



By the time most parents are introduced to HLA, they've already been through a costly and demoralizing gauntlet of police stations, court appearances, counselor visits, psychiatric evaluations...even hospital visits.



To say they are desperate is an understatement. They are trying to keep their families from self-destructing. In most cases, the only option is turning the child out onto the streets: most insurance policies won't cover mental health care, and even if a family is lucky enough to have good coverage, it is limited to short, individual events. Deeply needed inpatient care is rarely an option for most of these families.



So even considering a modality such as a therapeutic boarding school is a true extravagance. Actually sending the student may mean mortgaging a home, selling it, or even bancruptcy.



Enter Hidden Lake and its ilk.



I was asked by the parents of a young teen to evaluate HLA by its Web site. What stood out to me even more than the philosophy that medical therapy was discouraged were the many typographical errors and careless mistakes on nearly every page of the site. While my own writing is not perfect, I am not registered as a boarding school, responsible for the education of children, presumably overflowing with teachers more than capable of proofreading the very materials provided to the public for the purpose of attracting business.



When I brought my concerns to the attention to the school, they were received with, well, less than warm gratitude. My comments to HLA were meant to be constructive. I was gracious and self-effacing in my original letter because the last thing I wanted was to offend the school. Clearly such niceties were a waste of effort.



Given that the parents are expected to pay upwards of seven thousand dollars per month for the privilege of sending their child to a therapeutic boarding school, I actually expected a minimum of civility. None was evident.



My credentials were questioned?this from an institution whose methods are questionable, at best, from a medical (and psychiatric, I might add) point of view.



Fast forward a few months...and imagine how surprised I was to come across the story of the parent in the previous posts. Am I shocked HLA will not send the child's transcripts? Nope. They demonstrated their pettiness, immaturity, and curious vindictiveness to me, a peer and potential referral base a long time ago. Was I surprised that personal belongings, including necessary daily medications, were sent COD?by ground? Actually, yes.



Not only did that shock me, it caused me to pick up the phone and discuss this gross mismanagement of a patient's medications with a malpractice attorney, who recommends HLA check to be sure their insurance premiums are paid.



To the parent: my suggestion is that you alert your attorney to your experience. Gather all proof of your allegations, including the boxes the personal effects were sent in, the COD receipt(s), the condition of any damaged items, a list of missing items, if any, and proof of payments made to HLA. Regardless of any contract signed (as a previous Anonymous poster cryptically stated), a minimum level of responsibility to the patient's health is required by ANY institution. That minimum includes making reasonable arrangements for the patient to have access to their medications. COD shipping by ground is not, by any standard, "reasonable."



So guess what, parent? You may be getting a sizeable percentage of the "investment" HLA coerced you to pay them right back into your pocket.



I'll be cheering for you from this sideline."



UNBIASED OUTSIDE OPINION BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SAYS HLA IS "PREDATOR" VICTIMIZING PARENTS AND CHILDREN.  WAKE UP, PEOPLE.   :skull:"


Take a true professional's word for it.  Read his story.  It give a clear window into how HLA treats ANY kind of criticism: attck the messenger.  You can see this in "Kathleen's" posts.  When she can't logically win an argument she bashes the owner of the dissenting opinion.

Zebras don't change their stripes, folks.
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« Reply #451 on: January 02, 2006, 03:43:00 PM »
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On 2006-01-02 00:25:00, Anonymous wrote:


"how many times is that thread going to be reposted? can whoever keeps posting it please spare everyone else the re-reading of it and STOP POSTING THE SAME SHIT!!! it's rather tedious and annoying..."




If its annoying, here's a suggestion.  DON'T FUCKING READ IT. Pretty simple.  



I hadn't seen that post before so whoever reposted it, thanks!!  :smile: "




You annoying fuck... leave it alone for god's sake. you're just as annoying as all the other little bitches on here. SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSWIPE
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« Reply #452 on: January 02, 2006, 04:03:00 PM »
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On 2006-01-02 12:43:00, Anonymous wrote:

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On 2006-01-02 08:09:00, Anonymous wrote:


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On 2006-01-02 00:25:00, Anonymous wrote:



"how many times is that thread going to be reposted? can whoever keeps posting it please spare everyone else the re-reading of it and STOP POSTING THE SAME SHIT!!! it's rather tedious and annoying..."







If its annoying, here's a suggestion.  DON'T FUCKING READ IT. Pretty simple.  





I hadn't seen that post before so whoever reposted it, thanks!!  :smile: "








You annoying fuck... leave it alone for god's sake. you're just as annoying as all the other little bitches on here. SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSWIPE"


Now, Aften, why don't you login with your username when you're making these baby-like comments?  Doesn't show much "emotional growth" from a proud HLA grad, does it?

You seem like you still have LOTS of problems and are simply unable to be honest, even about your identity.  Very sad, and a big waste of a couple hundred thousand dollars.
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« Reply #453 on: January 02, 2006, 04:07:00 PM »
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You annoying fuck... leave it alone for god's sake. you're just as annoying as all the other little bitches on here. SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSWIPE"


Why the hell should I leave it alone?  Its a damn good article.  Many of us have not read it.  Since you obviously have there is no need for you to reread it....unless you're a complete retard.

You shut up!  Nanny nanny boo boo.   :wave:
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« Reply #454 on: January 02, 2006, 07:56:00 PM »
Stop just stop.

Do not make fun of Short Bus.

He's simply frustrated because he cannot read.

His antics are all just a cry for help.

Wont you help him?
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« Reply #455 on: January 03, 2006, 07:44:00 AM »
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On 2005-11-16 10:11:00, Anonymous wrote:


"http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=DEPARTMENT_OF_HUMAN_RESOURCES%2Findex.html&d=1





Legal Authority:


O.C.G.A. Sec. 49-5-12


? Any bona fide boarding school whose primary purpose of admission is education, provided that such facility in order to claim exemption shall operate under a published academic educational curriculum which meets the requirements of the State Department of Education, shall have classroom facilities which are not used for residential living, shall not have been granted nor have assumed legal custody of children attending the facility, and shall not provide service planning and casework services as described in the licensing rules.








SACS: pg 47 of school directory acredited 2001





If you read the whole code, you might find that they are not required to have a license.


"

Well, I guess there are a few things to discuss here.



First let me say that HLA operated from 1994-2001 without accreditation and falsely advertised themselves as a "school."  The Academy at Ivy Ridge in NY was recently successfully sued by the Attorney General and was found to have committed fraud, heavliy fined, ordered to cease advertising as a school and ordered to pay over $1,000,000 in restitution to former "students" defrauded of a proper diploma.  HLA seems like they ran the same same scam successfully for seven years.



Also, upon reading the requirements for ongoing accreditation from SACS I found that HLA is not in compliance with dozens of regulations imposed by SACS, most especially those concerning student rights.



So, anyone who has recently attended or worked at HLA please read the SACS criteria and notify SACS about which provisions HLA is negligent.



Thanks for the link, anon.  It was very enlightening to see how grossly HLA violates SACS policy while continuing to hold out SACS as their accreditation entity.
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Same story for years.  This place is a scam and a sham.
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« Reply #456 on: January 12, 2006, 10:43:00 AM »
Well, this isn't Aften, this is somene else, and I warn anyone that sends there child to HLA, it will cause many more problems than you already have. It may say They deal with ADHD and ADD, but they just shove pills down your mouth, and if that doesn't work then you just get in trouble. I went there at 14, never cursed at an adult, never fought with anyone, never been restraigned, or anything like that. I had ADD, and they didn't even figure that out until right before I left. So the entire time I was getting in trouble, just like I would in a regular school, when they were supposed to be helping me. The lady that checked me in there had told me I was the most polite girl she had ever met. and I had heard that a lot before then. About 3 months later, I was exactly like everyone else there. Cursing at all the staff, Being restraigned, on restrictions all the time. I wanted to tell my parents how miserable I was, but my counselors would convince my parents that I just had a bad day or a bad week, or manipulate them to think other wise.
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« Reply #457 on: January 12, 2006, 10:58:00 AM »
Thanks for your post.  I'd like to be able to say that your situation is unfortunate and unique.  Sadly, that isn't true.  

This has happened to many of the kids from HLA.  Inadequate mental health care has been the defining trait of this program for over a decade.  They simply don't have professionals on staff who are equipped to deal with issues like yours.

Early on, they were a "no meds" facility and that was a key marketing point.  They soon discovered that they had more problems on their hands than they could deal with.  So, you guessed it, they started "shoving pills" down throats.  If that doesn't work, they try to punish away ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anorexia, homosexuality, etc.
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« Reply #458 on: January 12, 2006, 04:08:00 PM »
Yea that's me, see!!! The fucking post is GONE already! Talk to Ginger, this is fucked up man...
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« Reply #459 on: January 12, 2006, 04:09:00 PM »
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"Yea that's me, see!!! The fucking post is GONE already! Talk to Ginger, this is fucked up man..."


What post?
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« Reply #460 on: January 12, 2006, 04:13:00 PM »
PM Ginger and ask her about it.  I was seriously asking 'what post'.  Could you paraphrase it here?


DJ, are you having problems too?
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« Reply #461 on: January 12, 2006, 04:13:00 PM »
:lol:
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« Reply #462 on: January 12, 2006, 04:15:00 PM »
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"PM Ginger and ask her about it.  I was seriously asking 'what post'.  Could you paraphrase it here?





DJ, are you having problems too?  "
Can't paraphrase something that ISN'T here anymore! Oh well, fuck these niggaz!! :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #463 on: January 12, 2006, 04:16:00 PM »
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Can't paraphrase something that ISN'T here anymore! Oh well, fuck these niggaz!! :lol:  :lol: "


You can't paraphrase what you wrote just minutes ago?
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« Reply #464 on: January 12, 2006, 04:20:00 PM »
Something to the effect of: Why are my posts being deleted two minutes after I post them on this board now, why are the moderatores turning into big brother, similar to the staff members who censored our EVERY move, EVERY letter, EVERY phone call. This is an "open" forum, ISN'T IT??? Not cool Ginger..Word the fuck up!! :wink:
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