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Let It Bleed / Re: Christmas Music.
« on: December 21, 2011, 03:15:11 AM »Quote from: "none-ya"
Gotta listen all the way through.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ_ba3Nv9QI
That was more of Santa than I wanted to see. :eek:
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Feed Your Head / Re: "Saving Teens in Crisis" Scholarships for TTI
« on: December 21, 2011, 12:37:28 AM »
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases ... 17853.html
Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative Adds New Scholarship Opportunity
Announces Two New Ways To Help Make a Fundamental Change in a Troubled Teen's Life; Partners with Guardian Angel Motorsports
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative (STICC), a charitable foundation created to assist troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues, today announced it is the beneficiary of another scholarship. The scholarship, generously donated by Copper Canyon Academy, a therapeutic boarding school, enables a family in need to provide the best possible therapeutic care for their teenager at Copper Canyon, regardless of the cost involved.
"Without the extremely generous donation of organizations like Copper Canyon Academy, Saving Teens would be unable to carry out our mission," commented John Reuben, founder and chairman of Saving Teens. "Copper Canyon joins over a dozen programs in the United States who have partnered with Saving Teens to make their world class programs available to families who otherwise couldn't afford this level of care."
Other programs that have provided scholarships or are currently partnering with Saving Teens to offer support and treatment to troubled teens include: Abundant Life Academy, Aspen Achievement Academy, Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment, Aspen Ranch, Building Bridges, Homeward Bound, Insight Intensive, Oakley School, Second Nature Wilderness Program, Shortridge Academy, Stone Mountain School, Summit Achievement, Vision Adolescent Services, Visions Treatment Center, Whetstone Academy, Willow Creek School and Youth Care.
"We are proud of the difference we have been able to make in the lives of teens and their families and are delighted to partner with the Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative to make Copper Canyon's program available to a family in need," said Paul Ravenscraft, admissions director, Copper Canyon Academy.
In addition, Saving Teens has formed a partnership with Guardian Angel Motorsports (http://guardianangelmotorsports.com/), an organization of like-minded racers that works tirelessly to raise money and awareness for children's charities.
"In partnering with Saving Teens, we are raising the bar of support for children in crisis and their families," said Bruce Ledoux, founder of Guardian Angel Motorsports. "Our overall missions are in complete harmony and together the two organizations can make a real difference, achieving far more than either one could alone."
In addition to working with therapeutic schools and programs to generate scholarships, Saving Teens looks for innovative opportunities to raise money to fund tuition for families, and to expand the organization to continue its mission. Two such events are the Charity Golf Scramble in Orlando, Florida on February 8, 2012 and the online Silent Auction beginning in late December, 2011 and running through February 11, 2012.
The golf outing is taking place at the national convention of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs. Sponsorship opportunities as well as golfing slots and seats at the reception dinner are still available. Please visit http://www.sticccharitygolfscramble.com for more information.
The silent auction provides another opportunity for people to support teens in crisis. "We're excited to be able to involve the general public in an extremely worthy cause by hosting the auction online," noted Reuben. "Our generous donors have donated marvelous items with more coming in every day." Silent auction prizes include gift certificates, trips to exciting destinations and exquisite jewelry. Sponsors include Guardian Angel Motorsports, TJX Companies, One Pearl and many individuals, all of whom have been extremely generous in providing prizes for the auction. For more information please visit http://www.savingteens.org.
Saving Teens, http://www.savingteens.org, was created as a charitable foundation in 2004 by John Reuben. John and his family experienced first-hand the tremendous value therapeutic schools and programs bring to families in crisis and vowed to make that same value a reality for families who could not otherwise afford the best treatment for their teens. The foundation has brought together a stellar group of qualified experts in a number of disciplines dedicated to assisting teens and their families through crisis. Everyone connected with Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative whether an employee, volunteer, member of the board, or member of the advisory board, is in some way connected to the mission of the organization, either through professional or personal experience and sometimes, both. Saving Teens is the official charitable partner of NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs).
Media Contacts
For Saving Teens:
Sue Barnes at http://www.savingteens.org
Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative Adds New Scholarship Opportunity
Announces Two New Ways To Help Make a Fundamental Change in a Troubled Teen's Life; Partners with Guardian Angel Motorsports
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative (STICC), a charitable foundation created to assist troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues, today announced it is the beneficiary of another scholarship. The scholarship, generously donated by Copper Canyon Academy, a therapeutic boarding school, enables a family in need to provide the best possible therapeutic care for their teenager at Copper Canyon, regardless of the cost involved.
"Without the extremely generous donation of organizations like Copper Canyon Academy, Saving Teens would be unable to carry out our mission," commented John Reuben, founder and chairman of Saving Teens. "Copper Canyon joins over a dozen programs in the United States who have partnered with Saving Teens to make their world class programs available to families who otherwise couldn't afford this level of care."
Other programs that have provided scholarships or are currently partnering with Saving Teens to offer support and treatment to troubled teens include: Abundant Life Academy, Aspen Achievement Academy, Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment, Aspen Ranch, Building Bridges, Homeward Bound, Insight Intensive, Oakley School, Second Nature Wilderness Program, Shortridge Academy, Stone Mountain School, Summit Achievement, Vision Adolescent Services, Visions Treatment Center, Whetstone Academy, Willow Creek School and Youth Care.
"We are proud of the difference we have been able to make in the lives of teens and their families and are delighted to partner with the Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative to make Copper Canyon's program available to a family in need," said Paul Ravenscraft, admissions director, Copper Canyon Academy.
In addition, Saving Teens has formed a partnership with Guardian Angel Motorsports (http://guardianangelmotorsports.com/), an organization of like-minded racers that works tirelessly to raise money and awareness for children's charities.
"In partnering with Saving Teens, we are raising the bar of support for children in crisis and their families," said Bruce Ledoux, founder of Guardian Angel Motorsports. "Our overall missions are in complete harmony and together the two organizations can make a real difference, achieving far more than either one could alone."
In addition to working with therapeutic schools and programs to generate scholarships, Saving Teens looks for innovative opportunities to raise money to fund tuition for families, and to expand the organization to continue its mission. Two such events are the Charity Golf Scramble in Orlando, Florida on February 8, 2012 and the online Silent Auction beginning in late December, 2011 and running through February 11, 2012.
The golf outing is taking place at the national convention of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs. Sponsorship opportunities as well as golfing slots and seats at the reception dinner are still available. Please visit http://www.sticccharitygolfscramble.com for more information.
The silent auction provides another opportunity for people to support teens in crisis. "We're excited to be able to involve the general public in an extremely worthy cause by hosting the auction online," noted Reuben. "Our generous donors have donated marvelous items with more coming in every day." Silent auction prizes include gift certificates, trips to exciting destinations and exquisite jewelry. Sponsors include Guardian Angel Motorsports, TJX Companies, One Pearl and many individuals, all of whom have been extremely generous in providing prizes for the auction. For more information please visit http://www.savingteens.org.
Saving Teens, http://www.savingteens.org, was created as a charitable foundation in 2004 by John Reuben. John and his family experienced first-hand the tremendous value therapeutic schools and programs bring to families in crisis and vowed to make that same value a reality for families who could not otherwise afford the best treatment for their teens. The foundation has brought together a stellar group of qualified experts in a number of disciplines dedicated to assisting teens and their families through crisis. Everyone connected with Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative whether an employee, volunteer, member of the board, or member of the advisory board, is in some way connected to the mission of the organization, either through professional or personal experience and sometimes, both. Saving Teens is the official charitable partner of NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs).
Media Contacts
For Saving Teens:
Sue Barnes at http://www.savingteens.org
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Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions / Re: Please Respond
« on: December 21, 2011, 12:21:19 AM »Quote from: "T.O."
Oy. I think I was in maybe a week or two before my 18th (they used to allow that, I don't know if they do now) but I was also straight out of SUWS--if you are familiar with that one, I was in the high mountains in Idaho from mid-January until mid-February-- and I had been 51/50d before that. I was already pretty discombobulated and disoriented from those experiences, and I was already being over-medicated. All I knew was that I wanted the chance to keep going to school (I was not allowed back to my old high school), and Benchmark was supposed to be place were I could do that. I basically said ok because a) I was out in California with a suitcase and nothing else, and I'm from Boston, and b) I could finish school and start college courses. There weren't really any warning signs--I was incredibly lucky that my mother refused, in front of me, to sign the contract saying she would have no contact, but then she flew back to Boston and we had no money (for example, for her to get me home)...my Dad payed for the program (an epically hostile divorce story there), and he was all on board. Basically, me and my mom had no resources, and as far as my Dad was concerned it was this or nothing if I wanted to finish high school. It has alienated us for years, and I have only begun to be able to broach with him the depths of the horrible things that happened there and the degree to which I am still dealing with damage caused by Benchmark. I think when parents really love you, it is VERY hard for them to admit that they may have made a VERY BAD decision.
Interestingly enough, I forced myself to start talking to him about it when he started bringing up the 'troubled teen' daughter of a neighbor, mostly because I was TERRIFIED that he would recommend to the parents that they send her to Benchmark--I had to break my silence, because I knew I couldn't bear that responsibility.
I like to think that someday, when I am at UCLA or UC Berkeley delivering a paper, that I will be able go back and confront that place calmly, quietly, and with strength, but I can't do that yet--the very thought of the arrogance with which the majority of the staff went about damaging incredibly vulnerable young people still has the power to make me boil over.
And thank you! I am working on a PhD (Religious Studies) in the relationship between law and imagination in medieval and modern Jewish and Islamic philosophy and religious thought.
I'm familiar with SUWS. How long did you end up staying at Benchmark, 12 mos? I think you said you got your HS diploma there so it wasn't a total waste. Sorry you had to endure all the other BS and abuse. I think you're right about parents. A lot of them just don't want to hear anything about it. The programs work really hard to brainwash the parents and keep them in the dark about what really goes on. I'm glad you spoke up to protect the neighbor girl.
I guess you are hoping for a career in academia. Best wishes. How many years do you have left to get your PhD? If I understand your studies, you're comparing the evolution of Jewish and Islamic thought (law, culture, beliefs) from medieval to modern times. Did they develop in parallel or are there significant divergences you are exploring?
BTW, have you seen psy's Benchmark website? If not it's worth a read. http://homepage.mac.com/psyborgue/
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Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions / Re: Please Respond
« on: December 21, 2011, 12:04:15 AM »Quote from: "Mikehoncho"
QuoteI wonder if they have any documentation on the medication they dispense to patients/students.
Yes they do. They have a sheet we have to sign before they dispense our meds with a full list of all the medications dispensed.
I'm sure obtaining a copy with my personal meds on it wouldn't be hard to obtain.
I do have to be very careful when I post on here. Maintaining my anonymity on here is of utmost importance. Im not overly worried though.
I've gone through my rebellious phase already. I attempted to start a student union and set up a food bank for AWOL students and was almost kicked out myself along with 12 other kids. Since then I have stayed under the radar and expect to graduate in may.
When you can safely tell the story I'd love to hear more about your attempt to create a student union and set up a food bank for AWOL students. The most important thing right now is for you to concentrate on graduating. We don't want you turned out on the streets of Redlands. If you get in a real jam try to post a message on fornits, someone will help you. Don't leave without your ID, even if you have to get the cops involved.
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The Troubled Teen Industry / Charter School Scandal
« on: December 20, 2011, 11:54:35 PM »
Info. regarding Dunbar Academy in the above post. posting.php?mode=reply&f=9&t=37854#pr409916
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.c ... ademy.html
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy / Northpointe Academy
FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SKIRTS OHIO’S CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURE LAW: DOCUMENTS SHOW CLOSED TOLEDO SCHOOL RE-OPENED WITH NEW NAME, SAME STAFF; February 15, 2011; Policy Matters Ohio press release
The Leona Group, a Phoenix-based for-profit charter school management company, has evaded Ohio law by opening a new school to replace a school closed by the state at the end of the 2009-10 school year for poor academic performance.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy, a K-8 school located at 3248 Warsaw St. in Toledo and operated by the Leona Group, appeared on the state’s closure list and was required to close by June 2010. But by July 2, 2010, the Leona Group had taken steps to open a new school, Northpointe Academy, at the same address with the same phone number and much of the same staff. Leona operates nine schools in Ohio, according to its web site. (http://www.leonagroup.com)
“Until Ohio overhauls charter school law and creates an effective oversight system, this kind of abuse will not be resolved,” said Piet van Lier, Policy Matters researcher. A September Policy Matters report, available at http://www.policymattersohio.org/AuthorizedAbuse, documented other evidence that charter management companies in Ohio are operating with little oversight.
“At their best, charter schools can provide options for students seeking a good education and serve as a proving ground for innovative education models,” said van Lier. “This example, of weak oversight and inappropriate behavior by a for-profit management firm, shows how some charters fail miserably to meet that standard.”
Accompanying this press release are two PDF files containing staff lists for Dunbar and Northpointe, both downloaded from the Leona Group web site. The Dunbar staff list was downloaded in July 2010; the Northpointe list was downloaded in February 2011.
These staff lists show that Andre Fox served as Dunbar principal and continues to serve in that capacity at Northpointe, according to the staff lists; all but four of the teaching staff listed for Northpointe also appeared on the Dunbar list from last year.
As of February 1, 2011, Northpointe Academy enrolled more than 270 students and had collected more than $2 million in state money for the 2010-11 school year, according to state records. The Toledo-based Ohio Council of Community Schools was Dunbar’s sponsor and serves as Northpointe’s sponsor as well. In Ohio, charter school sponsors are responsible for authorizing new schools and monitoring them once they are open.
Beginning in 2008, Ohio law required charter schools to meet certain academic standards on their state report cards or face closure. While this law was a positive step toward improving accountability for Ohio’s charter schools, the case of Dunbar/Northpointe shows that oversight of these publicly funded, privately operated schools remains inadequate.
Staff list for Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy http://www.policymattersohio.org/pdf/Du ... ffList.pdf
Staff list for Northpointe Academy http://www.policymattersohio.org/pdf/No ... ffList.pdf
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.c ... ademy.html
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy / Northpointe Academy
FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SKIRTS OHIO’S CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURE LAW: DOCUMENTS SHOW CLOSED TOLEDO SCHOOL RE-OPENED WITH NEW NAME, SAME STAFF; February 15, 2011; Policy Matters Ohio press release
The Leona Group, a Phoenix-based for-profit charter school management company, has evaded Ohio law by opening a new school to replace a school closed by the state at the end of the 2009-10 school year for poor academic performance.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy, a K-8 school located at 3248 Warsaw St. in Toledo and operated by the Leona Group, appeared on the state’s closure list and was required to close by June 2010. But by July 2, 2010, the Leona Group had taken steps to open a new school, Northpointe Academy, at the same address with the same phone number and much of the same staff. Leona operates nine schools in Ohio, according to its web site. (http://www.leonagroup.com)
“Until Ohio overhauls charter school law and creates an effective oversight system, this kind of abuse will not be resolved,” said Piet van Lier, Policy Matters researcher. A September Policy Matters report, available at http://www.policymattersohio.org/AuthorizedAbuse, documented other evidence that charter management companies in Ohio are operating with little oversight.
“At their best, charter schools can provide options for students seeking a good education and serve as a proving ground for innovative education models,” said van Lier. “This example, of weak oversight and inappropriate behavior by a for-profit management firm, shows how some charters fail miserably to meet that standard.”
Accompanying this press release are two PDF files containing staff lists for Dunbar and Northpointe, both downloaded from the Leona Group web site. The Dunbar staff list was downloaded in July 2010; the Northpointe list was downloaded in February 2011.
These staff lists show that Andre Fox served as Dunbar principal and continues to serve in that capacity at Northpointe, according to the staff lists; all but four of the teaching staff listed for Northpointe also appeared on the Dunbar list from last year.
As of February 1, 2011, Northpointe Academy enrolled more than 270 students and had collected more than $2 million in state money for the 2010-11 school year, according to state records. The Toledo-based Ohio Council of Community Schools was Dunbar’s sponsor and serves as Northpointe’s sponsor as well. In Ohio, charter school sponsors are responsible for authorizing new schools and monitoring them once they are open.
Beginning in 2008, Ohio law required charter schools to meet certain academic standards on their state report cards or face closure. While this law was a positive step toward improving accountability for Ohio’s charter schools, the case of Dunbar/Northpointe shows that oversight of these publicly funded, privately operated schools remains inadequate.
Staff list for Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy http://www.policymattersohio.org/pdf/Du ... ffList.pdf
Staff list for Northpointe Academy http://www.policymattersohio.org/pdf/No ... ffList.pdf
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Let It Bleed / Re: Christmas Music.
« on: December 20, 2011, 11:15:29 PM »
Winnipeg teen's 'Drummer Boy' attracts a California agent
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment ... ss-111217/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrNcD34KFhM
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment ... ss-111217/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrNcD34KFhM
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The Troubled Teen Industry / Judge Facing Charges, Steps Down from Bench
« on: December 20, 2011, 05:24:45 PM »
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politic ... 65584.html
Brunswick judge facing charges to step down from bench
By Bill Rankin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An influential South Georgia judge accused of locking up defendants indefinitely and cutting off their access to relatives and lawyers will step down from the bench and avoid a potentially explosive trial.
In a letter delivered Tuesday to Gov. Nathan Deal, Judge Amanda Williams of Brunswick said she intends to retire from the bench on Jan. 2. She also signed a consent order agreeing to never again seek or hold judicial office.
In November, the state Judicial Qualifications Commission filed a dozen ethics charges against Williams. It accused her of jailing participants in her drug court for indefinite terms, giving false statements when asked about it, behaving in a tyrannical manner on the bench and allowing family members who were attorneys appear in cases before her.
Last week, the commission filed more charges, alleging that Williams gave special treatment to a man facing family violence charges by letting him enter drug court. She was also accused of allowing a lawyer defending her before the judicial commission to represent clients with cases before her.
Williams did not return phone calls seeking comment.
The seven-member commission was to decide Williams’ fate during a trial expected early next year. Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears and former state Attorney General Mike Bowers had signed on to prosecute the case against Williams.
“It’s the best resolution I could have hoped for,” Sears said Tuesday, referring to Williams’ decision to step down. “This is what needed to happen. I’m just sorry that her judicial circuit and the state had to go through all of this to get to this point.”
Williams, chief judge of the five-county Brunswick Judicial Circuit, first won election to the Superior Court bench in 1990. She has presided over Glynn County’s drug court for more than a dozen years and the operation was expanded to include participants from Camden and Wayne counties, making it the largest drug court in the state.
Williams came under intense scrutiny early this year when the public radio show, “This American Life,” broadcast “Very Tough Love,” a segment that gave a harsh review of her drug court.
According to the commission’s charges, Williams jailed a drug court participant, who had previously been flagged for having suicidal tendencies, for an open-ended term of detention and ordered her to be placed on “total restriction,” meaning no access to her family or her lawyer. Two months later, the woman attempted suicide in the Glynn County jail, the charges said.
The complaint also said Williams “summarily jailed” a drug court participant because he used the term “baby momma” when he asked to be excused from a Saturday session to attend a family function. Last year, when a group of juvenile probationers appeared in her drug court, Williams began screaming at one girl because she was chuckling in court. When the girl began to sob, Williams ordered her removed and placed in handcuffs, the complaint said.
Superior Court Judge Anthony Harrison of Brunswick said Tuesday the drug court will remain in operation and the circuit’s judges will meet next week to decide how to proceed. As for Williams’ decision, Harrison said, “I am sad to see her career end the way it did.”
Attorney Mary Helen Moses, who strongly criticized Williams during an unsuccessful campaign last year to unseat her from the bench, said she was gratified the commission’s charges were filed and have now been resolved.
“I hope it means we’ll see some positive reforms in the drug court,” she said. “This provides an opportunity for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to move forward and do better.”
Brunswick judge facing charges to step down from bench
By Bill Rankin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An influential South Georgia judge accused of locking up defendants indefinitely and cutting off their access to relatives and lawyers will step down from the bench and avoid a potentially explosive trial.
In a letter delivered Tuesday to Gov. Nathan Deal, Judge Amanda Williams of Brunswick said she intends to retire from the bench on Jan. 2. She also signed a consent order agreeing to never again seek or hold judicial office.
In November, the state Judicial Qualifications Commission filed a dozen ethics charges against Williams. It accused her of jailing participants in her drug court for indefinite terms, giving false statements when asked about it, behaving in a tyrannical manner on the bench and allowing family members who were attorneys appear in cases before her.
Last week, the commission filed more charges, alleging that Williams gave special treatment to a man facing family violence charges by letting him enter drug court. She was also accused of allowing a lawyer defending her before the judicial commission to represent clients with cases before her.
Williams did not return phone calls seeking comment.
The seven-member commission was to decide Williams’ fate during a trial expected early next year. Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears and former state Attorney General Mike Bowers had signed on to prosecute the case against Williams.
“It’s the best resolution I could have hoped for,” Sears said Tuesday, referring to Williams’ decision to step down. “This is what needed to happen. I’m just sorry that her judicial circuit and the state had to go through all of this to get to this point.”
Williams, chief judge of the five-county Brunswick Judicial Circuit, first won election to the Superior Court bench in 1990. She has presided over Glynn County’s drug court for more than a dozen years and the operation was expanded to include participants from Camden and Wayne counties, making it the largest drug court in the state.
Williams came under intense scrutiny early this year when the public radio show, “This American Life,” broadcast “Very Tough Love,” a segment that gave a harsh review of her drug court.
According to the commission’s charges, Williams jailed a drug court participant, who had previously been flagged for having suicidal tendencies, for an open-ended term of detention and ordered her to be placed on “total restriction,” meaning no access to her family or her lawyer. Two months later, the woman attempted suicide in the Glynn County jail, the charges said.
The complaint also said Williams “summarily jailed” a drug court participant because he used the term “baby momma” when he asked to be excused from a Saturday session to attend a family function. Last year, when a group of juvenile probationers appeared in her drug court, Williams began screaming at one girl because she was chuckling in court. When the girl began to sob, Williams ordered her removed and placed in handcuffs, the complaint said.
Superior Court Judge Anthony Harrison of Brunswick said Tuesday the drug court will remain in operation and the circuit’s judges will meet next week to decide how to proceed. As for Williams’ decision, Harrison said, “I am sad to see her career end the way it did.”
Attorney Mary Helen Moses, who strongly criticized Williams during an unsuccessful campaign last year to unseat her from the bench, said she was gratified the commission’s charges were filed and have now been resolved.
“I hope it means we’ll see some positive reforms in the drug court,” she said. “This provides an opportunity for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to move forward and do better.”
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Feed Your Head / Re: Stolen innocence: The battle against modern-day slavery
« on: December 20, 2011, 12:42:59 PM »
Disheartening stories. The system is broken and rather than trying to patch up things a little here and there a complete overhaul is needed. I think the best way to protect the rights of children and youth is to recognize that they actually have rights. I believe there should be a simplified, uniform emancipation process similar to what Dr Robert Epstein advocates http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homesch ... .html?ps=0
Young people from at least the age of 13 should have much more control over the major life decisions that effect them. In keeping with the general spirit of fornits, I most especially don't think teens should be subject to involuntary placement in any kind of mental health or treatment facility. The Washington State law is a good starting point. http://cafety.org/index.php?option=com_ ... &Itemid=35
Young people from at least the age of 13 should have much more control over the major life decisions that effect them. In keeping with the general spirit of fornits, I most especially don't think teens should be subject to involuntary placement in any kind of mental health or treatment facility. The Washington State law is a good starting point. http://cafety.org/index.php?option=com_ ... &Itemid=35
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Feed Your Head / "Saving Teens in Crisis" Scholarships for TTI
« on: December 20, 2011, 12:15:09 AM »
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/sbwire-119161.htm
Saving Teens in Crisis Needs Your Help to Continue Providing Scholarships for Struggling Teens
Saving Teens in Crisis helps assist troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues that need financial resources for interventions. They need your help in the upcoming year to continue with their mission of providing these scholarships to families in need.
Bonners Ferry, ID -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/19/2011 -- Woodbury Reports would like to announce on behalf of Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative, a non-profit organization that assists troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues who don't have the financial resources for quality intervention, the accomplishments of the 2011 year. “The goal is to get all of the scholarships that are available in one place so that people in need will have a single place to go to ascertain whether there is appropriate help available. This could be a family or perhaps an IECA member that is working pro Bono on behalf of a needy family. The key is that there is one reliable source for both for a complete list of options and a procedure for mapping those needs with a solution. Saving Teens will then use their methodology and volunteer consultants to match the families with the scholarships that are available, says John Reuben, Founder of Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative.”
Organizations offering scholarships are featured on their website as collaborators if the donating programs desire it but the list of scholarships will be only accessible to the educational consultants looking for help for a particular family. That way STICC will insure that they have kids placed in programs based on the "fit" rather than the scholarship. Rueben says, “We hope you will contact us with any scholarship that you are aware of. The larger the pool of alternatives we have the more families we will be able to match with appropriate providers.”
Saving Teens has come a long way since our inception in 2004. Some of our accomplishments in our mission to help families include the following:
- We have fully funded several disadvantaged families through an entire continuum of care spanning over 12-18 months.
- We have fully funded over 60 aftercare scholarships to help needy families adjust after their child comes back from treatment.
- We have helped many other families with partial scholarships along with free or reduced service fees.
- We have received and managed a large grant from the United States Department of Justice.
- We have been selected as the official charity for The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP).
- We are the recognized resource for families, professionals, and programs attempting to assist teenagers in crisis.
John Reuben says “Saving Teens is where families turn when they have given up all hope for providing their children the help they deserve but cannot afford. Thank you for making this all possible. Much has been accomplished as the result of your support. Will you make a gift today so that much more can be realized?” Please sign on to the STICC website and make a donation at http://www.savingteens.org.
Saving Teens® In Crisis Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that assists troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues who don't have the financial resources for quality intervention. If you have any questions please feel free to contact John D. Reuben, Chairman and Founder at 978-852-2144 or by email at
[email protected], or visit the web site http://www.strugglingteens.com.
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Federal grants to send kids to programs. I don't know much about the law, but doesn't accepting federal money bring the program under federal jurisdiction. Does this in any way increase civil rights protections or add another avenue for lawsuits?
Saving Teens in Crisis Needs Your Help to Continue Providing Scholarships for Struggling Teens
Saving Teens in Crisis helps assist troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues that need financial resources for interventions. They need your help in the upcoming year to continue with their mission of providing these scholarships to families in need.
Bonners Ferry, ID -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/19/2011 -- Woodbury Reports would like to announce on behalf of Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative, a non-profit organization that assists troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues who don't have the financial resources for quality intervention, the accomplishments of the 2011 year. “The goal is to get all of the scholarships that are available in one place so that people in need will have a single place to go to ascertain whether there is appropriate help available. This could be a family or perhaps an IECA member that is working pro Bono on behalf of a needy family. The key is that there is one reliable source for both for a complete list of options and a procedure for mapping those needs with a solution. Saving Teens will then use their methodology and volunteer consultants to match the families with the scholarships that are available, says John Reuben, Founder of Saving Teens in Crisis Collaborative.”
Organizations offering scholarships are featured on their website as collaborators if the donating programs desire it but the list of scholarships will be only accessible to the educational consultants looking for help for a particular family. That way STICC will insure that they have kids placed in programs based on the "fit" rather than the scholarship. Rueben says, “We hope you will contact us with any scholarship that you are aware of. The larger the pool of alternatives we have the more families we will be able to match with appropriate providers.”
Saving Teens has come a long way since our inception in 2004. Some of our accomplishments in our mission to help families include the following:
- We have fully funded several disadvantaged families through an entire continuum of care spanning over 12-18 months.
- We have fully funded over 60 aftercare scholarships to help needy families adjust after their child comes back from treatment.
- We have helped many other families with partial scholarships along with free or reduced service fees.
- We have received and managed a large grant from the United States Department of Justice.
- We have been selected as the official charity for The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP).
- We are the recognized resource for families, professionals, and programs attempting to assist teenagers in crisis.
John Reuben says “Saving Teens is where families turn when they have given up all hope for providing their children the help they deserve but cannot afford. Thank you for making this all possible. Much has been accomplished as the result of your support. Will you make a gift today so that much more can be realized?” Please sign on to the STICC website and make a donation at http://www.savingteens.org.
Saving Teens® In Crisis Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that assists troubled teens and their families struggling with substance abuse and other emotional issues who don't have the financial resources for quality intervention. If you have any questions please feel free to contact John D. Reuben, Chairman and Founder at 978-852-2144 or by email at
[email protected], or visit the web site http://www.strugglingteens.com.
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Federal grants to send kids to programs. I don't know much about the law, but doesn't accepting federal money bring the program under federal jurisdiction. Does this in any way increase civil rights protections or add another avenue for lawsuits?
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Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions / Re: Please Respond
« on: December 19, 2011, 06:53:54 PM »Quote from: "T.O."
Quote from: "Xelebes"I wonder if they have any documentation on the medication they dispense to patients/students.I would love if anyone had any advice for how to get it out of them? :-)
psy might have some suggestions. If he doesn't post here soon you might try sending him a private message or email.
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Benchmark Young Adult School / Benchmark Transitions / Re: Please Respond
« on: December 19, 2011, 06:51:51 PM »Quote from: "T.O."
Glad you have access! I'd repeat the comment that you should be careful. Your situation seems similar to mine--I was at benchmark a number of years ago. I actually graduated high school at Redlands Adult School and transferred to a 4-year university. I have since graduated (with honors), lived overseas, completed a Masters degree and am working on my PhD. It is possible, and it sounds like you are going in a really positive direction. Recently I accidentally ran into a girl I was at Benchmark with in Canada, where she was working on her M.A. and it is wonderful to see her happy.
Benchmark is awful. It is so destructive--if it is a 'benchmark' of anything, it may be a benchmark of how bad things can be. But I have been amazed at how we managed to survive, and survive well.
Please let me know if there is anything we can help you with, at least while you have access. If you are taking college classes there, is it at Redlands or San Bernadino?
Btw, a bit of practical advice? Before you leave Benchmark, make sure that you get copies of your medical and psychiatric records. This has proved very difficult for me: on request from a respected therapist, they only provided the documents that *I* filled out upon admission--nothing concerning medication.
Welcome to fornits and thanks for posting.
Would you mind explaining a little about how you ended up at Benchmark? I assume you were an adult when you went there so technically it was your decision, but were you pressured by parents or someone else. Was the program fairly described to you beforehand or did they misrepresent themselves? I've read psy's account of his experience there and understand how they can drive a wedge between parents and child after they are in the program. Were there any warning signs beforehand that the program wasn't what it made itself out to be?
And congratulations on your educational attainment. What's your PhD in?
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Psych Hospitals / Re: The CIA's Shocking Experiments on Children Exposed -- ..
« on: December 18, 2011, 12:39:27 AM »Quote
Despite publicly claiming good results with electroshock treatment, privately Bender said she was seriously disappointed in the aftereffects and results shown by the subject children. Indeed, the condition of some of the children appeared to have only worsened. One six-year-old boy, after being shocked several times, went from being a shy, withdrawn child to acting increasingly aggressive and violent.
Really? I can't imagine why being repeatedly strapped down on a table and electrocuted would make a person aggressive and violent. Maybe the doctor should try the treatment on herself.
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The Troubled Teen Industry / Re: Wild child
« on: December 16, 2011, 05:43:39 PM »Quote from: "Ursus"
Correct title, author, link, etc. for the most recent above article:QuoteMissoula Independent
April 22, 2004
Wild child
Wilderness therapy program imperiled by new legislation
by Ari LeVaux
© 2011 Missoula News
From the above article: http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/mis ... id=1135603
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http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/mis ... id=1135603
“Wilderness therapy” describes therapeutic programs that build on the healing benefits of the outdoors to address problems common to at-risk youth. Many studies have shown wilderness therapy to succeed where other forms of therapy have failed.
Exactly what studies? Show me just one real, peer-reviewed study that supports these programs.