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The Troubled Teen Industry / Benefit/Awareness Campaign - Las Vegas
« on: March 10, 2006, 12:36:00 AM »
We are planning an event in Las Vegas for this spring.  At the present, we have Angela from HEAL who is participating/speaking and hopefully Shelby and/or her husband from ISAC will also speak/participate.  If any survivors or their parents in the Las Vegas area and surrounding vicinity would like to be involved, contribute their experiences or volunteer in any way, please let me know.  We have several area artists that will provide entertainment, food concessions, booths for literature distribution and a large network that is promoting the event via printed media, flyers, radio, video mail and podcasting.

Thanks for your interest and support.

Lisa~

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In an effort to gain further support for this serious issue, I created this site today.  I hope that any of you that are Myspace members will send a Friend Request and for those of you that are not, please view as well.

Petitions are available in the blog session for those of you who are interested in signing.

Any comments or suggestions on the page are also welcome.  It's a work in progress, so I'm happy to hear what you feel should be added.

If you've not seen the powerpoint presentation at emancipationproject.org, please do so - it's very well done.  

http://www.myspace.com/somebodywhocares

Thanks,
Lisa

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Fortunately, I know this child and she is a well rounded, intelligent girl.  Unfortunately for her, the mother has some fairly unrealistic beliefs where teens are concerned.  They do grow up, they do develop opinions and they do speak those opinions from time-to-time.  If you view this as  threat to your authority or breeding ground for future problems, you may have the inclination to "nip it in the bud" by taking all the control away......this is the ultimate control mechanism - all freedoms restrained.  What I fear for the victim, her daughter, is that the environment, exposure and experience in general (starting with two burly idiots kidnapping her and taking her out-of-state) will leave her with scars that may take years to heal and accept.  Isn't life tough enough already?

Thanks for all your information!

Lisa

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Generally speaking, do they restrict all outside contact?  I've gotten some very conflicting information about the constituional rights of minors and it appears that they are unable to have legal representation, and despite the lack of any evidence to support their arrival in this kind of a place, if the parents choose to send them, they are stuck.  This kid works, never misses school, abides by an 8:00 pm curfew, and has no juvenile or substance abuse history.  I can't fathom how it's possible the parents (really the mom) can just call a transport company and have her sent away - no questions asked.  Just seems like a Lifetime movie and not real life.

Thanks,
Lisa

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Here's the link to the program.

http://www.utahachievementcenter.com/

The license is held under Young Womens Achievement Center.

Thanks,
Lisa

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A young girl that is very close to our family was recently transported to this facility from Las Vegas.  A Salt Lake attorney informs me that she's heard "horrid" things, such as the girls being drugged.  If anyone has been there, I would very much appreciate your perceptions or information on your experience.  The facility has only been open since April of 2005, but since it is run by Diane Robbins, the woman who licensed Wardle even after the death of a child in his care, I'd have to really question the standards of operation.  If any persons have had success getting someone out of one of these facilties that is not related to them, I'd love to know how you managed to succeed - I've hit every road block imagineable.

Thanks for your assistance and information.

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