Editorials

Trapped In A Mormon Gulag (UT, West Ridge Academy)

Trapped In A Mormon Gulag (UT, West Ridge Academy)

 

This story is about my personal experiences at a place called The Utah Boys Ranch, which models itself as a "tough-love" prep-school, but while I was there, I witnessed some unbelievable atrocities. It is a Mormon-funded and staffed facility, and religious indoctrination is a fundamental aspect of the school. There was sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, suicide, staff corruption, and escape. A major Utah political figure, Senator Chris Buttars was the executive director while I was there. This is my true story. Warning: Story contains adult content.

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Addiction pablum at the New Yorker

By: Maia Szalavitz

Last week, an extraordinary example of the sorry state of addiction coverage and treatment in the United States appeared in the New Yorker.

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State should review academy allegations - (Gulf Coast Academy)

As Yogi Berra would say: It's deja vu all over again. But we're not talking baseball. We're talking about the latest incarnation of what began in 1988 as the Bethel Home for Children.

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Romney, Torture, and Teens: The former governor's connections to abusive "tough love" camps.

Romney, Torture, and Teens: The former governor's connections to abusive

By: Maia Szalavitz

When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he’d support doubling the size of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, he was trying to show voters that he’d be tough on terror. Two of his top fundraisers, however, have long supported using tactics that have been likened to torture for troubled teenagers.

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Definition and Accountability: A Youth Perspective

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