A lot of these places are located in counties or states with lax regulations and rules around this. The one I went to "lost" a few of my classmates' patient not

A lot of these places are located in counties or states with lax regulations and rules around this. The one I went to "lost" a few of my classmates' patient notes and histories. Also, a lot of the stuff they do isn't illegal. It's just emotionally abusive at times, but because you have all this "support" and attention around its not really seen as neglect. All the kids look healthy, they're exercising, eating three times a day, and their grades are usually better than ever. I do not know a single person from my few years in the troubled teen industry who actually feels better. I've lost 3 of my classmates to suicide in the 3-4 years following treatment. These programs take advantage of families in very vulnerable times. Unfortunately, you only ever hear about anecdotes because there isn't a lot of genuine research done about efficacy, and since its teens, its all very restricted.