And then came the real, licensed therapists screaming, “WTF, stop this! This is terrible! These kids need actual therapy, not this torture!”
Torturing “troubled teens” by forcing them through various gruesome and grueling tasks does not - much to the chagrin of sadistic monsters worldwide - somehow magically “fix” them. The concept of “gumption” or just “trying hard enough” doesn’t get a person though complex psychological problems.
A person can’t just “walk it off” when it comes to serious shit, and that’s why societies need serious support systems for everyone. And that begins with Universal Healthcare for everyone.
Sorry, we can’t afford to give you insurance. We’ve got plenty of dessert, though!
but even that comes at a price
And that price goes right into their pockets.
Just dignity and humanity
Like ice cream? Or pie? I like pie.
Programs took struggling teens from across the country and hiked them through Utah’s hot deserts, with the promise to parents that their approach would fix a child’s behavioral issues, substance use problems or other mental health struggles.
These are just conversion therapy camps for parents who won’t parent. It’s torture and child abuse. Like shipping your kid to military “school” or boarding school where they never see their parents again.
I should watch it again. It’s so good.
The ‘trouble’ that many of those ‘troubled’ teens were having, according to their parents, was being attracted to teens the same gender as they are.
