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TRIGGER WARNING for physical and emotional abuse, substance usage, and suicidal ideation

DISCLAIMER: All statements in this episode are opinions. The purpose of this episode is not to target and attack certain organizations and individuals rather ask the question, "How can we ensure ethical, evidence-based, compassionate mental health treatment for all teenagers?"

Today I am joined by Sydney Montana, a TTI survivor who attended Cross Creek (a Southern Utah Behavioral Modification Program) for over 15 months.

Sydney's Instagram: www.instagram.com/sydneymontana_/

Sydney And I Cover The Following Topics…

+ Her childhood experiences of feeling invalidated, misunderstood and isolated in emotions before getting treatment

+ The traumatic intake process at Cross Creek and strict program regulations

+ The horrific experiences in the troubled teen industry from a teen’s perspective 

+ The ‘tough love,’ ‘troubled teen,’ behavioral modification approach that results in emotional and physical abuse of thousands of teens

+ Why it’s SO important for teens to get ethical, evidence-based, compassionate treatment because they’re at such formative points in their lives

+ How Sydney transitioned back to life post-treatment and healed from the experience 

+ The attachment and abandonment issues she still grapples with as a result of her 15 months at cross creek

Mentioned In The Episode…

+ ABC7 Bay Area News Interview

+ Ep. 56 OCD + Exposure Therapy

+ Trich Fidget Toy

+ 3East McLean Hospital

+ Alo Recovery

+ Ep. 62 with Evan Haines

+ Diagram of TTI

+ WWASP Information (quoted in ep)

+ TTI statistics

+ Recent Utah Legislation

+ Red Flags for Troubled Teen Programs

+ Ethical Treatment Guidelines for Teens

+ Advice for Parents Navigating Treatment

Episode Sponsors

🛋This week's episode is sponsored by Teen Counseling. Teen Counseling is an online therapy program with over 14,000 licensed therapists in their network offering support with depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, and more via text, talk, and video counseling. Head to teencounseling.com/shepersisted to find a therapist today!

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