Before any parent sends there child or young adult packing to a program please read the 1994 book by Joe Sharkey, "Bedlam: Greed, Profiteering, and Fraud in a Mental Health System Gone Crazy," also read this,
http://http://www.tldp.com/issue/162/162psych.htm. It looks like this type of torture is back and people need to know what they are getting into. I was lured into it and have never gotten over it. I wish I had. Unfortunately, I still hurt myself, and am still if not more so, the family scapegoat! I hate it that I hurt myself but the programs never fixed that, and I am becoming more of the scapegoat as the years progress. I am 47 and have been caring for my parents for 15 years while my family has traveled here there and everywhere. Meanwhile, I have continued to be abused by my family and those around me. Hospitals and programs don't cure they just make things worse! Remember that as you look in this!