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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Troubled Teen Industry => Topic started by: Oscar on March 03, 2012, 02:29:45 AM
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We have received word that New Horizon Youth Ministeries (http://http://wiki.fornits.com/index.php?title=New_Horizon_Youth_Ministeries) should have collapsed.
It should be the end to:
- New Horizons Academy
- Mountain View Academy - summer program
- Escuela Caribe
- Missanabie Woods Academy - summer program
Can anyone confirm this?
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About the time the "Kidnapped for Christ" movie trailer came out the Escuala Caribe and New Horizon websites stated that they had been acquired by Lifeline Youth & Family Services who until recently only dealt with kids placed by courts or CPS, etc. They seem to be operating EC and the other New Horizon programs now.
http://lifelineyouth.org/default.asp (http://lifelineyouth.org/default.asp)
The site linked below also mentions the acquisition.
http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp/tag/new-ho ... inistries/ (http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp/tag/new-horizon-youth-ministries/)
From reddit; http://www.reddit.com/r/troubledteens/c ... ry_in_the/ (http://www.reddit.com/r/troubledteens/comments/oc3lb/kidnapped_for_christ_is_a_documentary_in_the/)
An alumni site with pictures and personal testimonials for EC and other New Horizon programs.
http://nhym-alumni.org/ (http://nhym-alumni.org/)
A couple of old student rule books from 1991 & 1999. Can't say if things have changed much.
http://nhym-alumni.org/documents/rulebo ... _09_15.pdf (http://nhym-alumni.org/documents/rulebook_1991_09_15.pdf)
http://nhym-alumni.org/documents/rulebook_1999_02.pdf (http://nhym-alumni.org/documents/rulebook_1999_02.pdf)
Keep in mind that these are old rule books and things have likely changed somewhat. They use a level system, mail is read on lower levels. Corporal punishment is used. It doesn't sound quite as harsh as Tranquility Bay but certainly not a place I'd want to spend any time. Obviously very heavy on Christian indoctrination which could be especially troubling for those who weren't Christian. Seems like a lot of physical labor. In the students' Q&A's there are reports of staff kicking students and other physical abuse.