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I still dream about straight.  It has been 25+ years since I was "enrolled", and I still have the dreams.  Not so bad anymore...it seems time takes care of a lot of it.  Earl on, maybe 15 or so years out, I'd have a dream 'bout straight; I would not have to be even physically in a straight situation, just the feeling of being in-side the walls of the program was the main reminder.  I was a very uncomfortable, captive feeling.   Often, I have the ability to eliminate all the people in the dreams that were from straight.   The elimination was vivid and intense to say the least.  

Now, once a blue moon I dream of straight.  Never intense anymore; I just kinda move on to another subject.

on a chat line.  can't believe it!  They said that if anyone advertises a website and someone else complains then the person advertising teh website gets kicked off aol.  

What piece of crap thinking is that?    Guess there aint no free speech on aol. :flame:

http://www.phoenixhouse.org/Conference1/

Pheonix house conference on adolescent drug treatment.  California straightlings y'all might want to go....tell 'em the truth.

Kpickle

I know, I know, I said I wasn't gonna post, but this is an important request.

The Bush administration lies to go to war and misleads the American people into thinking they are getting a true tax break. Now Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan tells working Americans they need to give up part of their Social Security to finance the war, rebuild Iraq and provide a tax cut for the filthy rich.  I say, bullshit.

Is anybody paying attention?

Is anyone aware of a behavior mod program (past or present) for teens/children in Lexington KY?

[Click here for story http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/04/South ... s_la.shtml
Edited by Antigen]



Here is the letter I sent today to the St. Pete Times letter's tot he editor:  Flood 'em with letters y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Editor:
 
Richard Bradbury is telling the truth!  I was a victim of Straight, Inc. for approximately 15 months from Dec 1978 to March of 1980.  During my time at Straight, Inc. I endured and witnessed countless horrors and abuses on children.  At Straight, basic human needs were regularly withheld from me, other children and young adults.  This includes the denial of  water, food, sleep and medication when I was sick.  We were allowed 2 dixie riddle cups of liquid per day. Later we were allowed a little more liquid, but never enough.  The only time I was able to hydrate myself was in the 2-3 minute shower I was allowed at night. I was beaten by children under the supervision and encouragement of adults and other children staff. When I had a fever of 102+, I was not allowed any medication to break the fever.    When I had jock itch that covered my body from my waist to my knees, I was not allowed any medication.  I soiled myself when I was sick, was told it was an attention game and was not allowed to change clothes or clean myself for almost 10 hours. I was imprisoned at Straight after I was 18 years of age without a court order.    I was restrained, sat on and gang tackled by groups of boys when I tried to leave after my 18th birthday.  I had to sleep on a terrazzo floor many days during the first phase of my program.  
 
I personally witnessed countless other children being beaten, restrained, humiliated, denied medication, food, sleep and water.  I remember seeing an 11 year old boy hogtied, hung upside down and beat with a broom.  His crime?  He wanted to go home to his parents.  
 
The abuses at Straight were covered up for many many years and it's time the world, and especially the people in the Tampa Bay area know what went on.  We are no longer children.  We are now adults which is something the people that ran straight never thought would happen.          
 
Mike Sherman, Straight Survivor

Does anyone out there have any information on the Youth Challenge Academy's?  There appear to be nationwide, with one located in Starke Florida.

Go to http://www.safetyintl.org. Check out the conference link.

speakers included in this year's agenda:

Rick Ross - world renowned cult expert
Alexia Parks - Discussing parents as mentors
Professor Gerard Glynn - Law Professor, Barry University - Children's rights advocate and attorney
Nancy Brighton, Truama Recovery Expert
George Rosselot, MS, Family Therapist
Wes Fager

Conference registration fee is $70.00.

Hope to see many people again this year.

Michael Sherman, Chair
Survivors and Friends for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (SAFETY)