Teen Ranch Evades Law - Case Shines Light on Child Programs that go Unlicensed in Utah.

What Sets Aspen Apart from the Rest???

Read the latest article here.

"Kinder and Gentler?"

They just don't listen! They always think, THIS one is going to be different. Pathway Family Center is a direct descendant from the STRAIGHT, INC. family tree. They think "layers of oversight" will make a difference. IT DOESN'T. We are supposed to learn about our history so that we do not repeat the same mistakes! Why is it, that this part of history continuously gets ignored and therefore is consistently repeated! "Over the GW is new feature film based on stories from another STRAIGHT INC descendant." Things do not change. I hope the people of Burns Harbor Indiana quickly educate themselves on the potential horrors of these places before it is to late.

"Tough Love" & Romney Financiers

Feature Film : "Over the GW" by Nick Gaglia.
"Until now, there has never been a feature film that takes us inside "tough love" teen programs like those headed by Romney financiers Mel Sembler and Robert Lichfield."
Read the Film Review:
Must-See Indy Film Exposes Cruel Teen Correction Programs
By Maia Szalavitz, HuffingtonPost.com, July 7, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/movies/56241/

Bated Breath During the Summer Months

Each morning I wake up, I thank God I'm alive. Then I walk over to my computer with bated breath as I read the news headlines. I've been reading about the oppressive heat in the west, and I think of the children who have died. I can't help but wonder if another son or daughter has died today. Sometimes we read about it in the news, other times it's quietly covered up. I wonder whose child is dying for water (quite literally) today. Too many children are dying in an industry claiming to 'help' troubled kids. Too many children are dying from simply not having any water. How many more children will it take before the citizens of this country stand up and say ENOUGH!