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Truth and ConsequencesThe ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry with Survivors Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons, Part 2Kathryn Robb and I continue speaking with highly knowledgeable survivor/advocates, Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons who educate us on the so-called ‘troubled teen’ industry, an under-regulated system of residential youth treatment facilities that use behavior modification and abusive tactics on minors. Last week, Chelsea told us her story. This week, it’s Amanda’s turn.Show NotesDonate to CHILD USAdvocacy and CHILD USA. They could use your support for their highly targeted work preventing child abuse and neglect.Sign the petition to close Provo Canyon School launched by Paris Hilton.2023-01-1339 minTruth and ConsequencesThe ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry with Survivors Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons, Part 1Our guests on this episode are survivor/advocates, Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons who educate us on the so-called ‘troubled teen’ industry, a system of residential youth treatment facilities & programs. Many of these facilities operate more like prisons where children as young as nine are routinely abused in an extreme system of behavior modification, prevented from telling their parents what’s going on, and kept for unnecessarily long stretches while reaping enormous revenue for the facilities. Thousands of minors are in these places today, in America and abroad. Paris Hilton recently came forward about the traumatic experiences she end...2023-01-061h 09