Show Notes
Trigger Warning: please be advised there is detailed discussion about assault and abuse of minors. What does a parent do when they feel like their child is in danger and is looking for help? They jump on the internet and start clicking. What they might find is a bunch of info about places all over the country they can send their kid to for rehabilitation and family unification. Sounds great, right? What they might not know, though, is that these places are unlicensed, unregulated, off the oversight grid and very often abusive. In fact, influencer Paris Hilton went before the Utah state congress last year to share her traumatic experience at The Provo Canyon School. She and other survivors, including our guest, have continued the campaign for reform of “The Troubled Teen Industry” at the federal level. Ali’s guest Caroline Cole is the host of Trapped in Treatment, executive produced by Paris Hilton, and shares her own experience at one of these facilities as well as where the fight for regulation is now, including The Accountability for Congregate Care Act. If you have questions or guest suggestions, Ali would love to hear from you. Call or text her at (323) 364-6356. Or email go-ask-ali-podcast-at-gmail.com. (No dashes) Links of interest: Trapped in Treatment Podcast: https://trappedintreatment.com/ Unsilenced (Non-Profit): https://www.unsilenced.org/ Breaking Code Silence (Non-Profit): https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/ NeuroClastic (Autism collective): https://neuroclastic.com/ In the news: KUER - Hard to Shut Facilities Down (3/22/22): https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2022-03-22/even-after-serious-allegations-heres-why-shutting-down-a-teen-treatment-facility-in-utah-is-no-easy-task KUER - Paris Hilton Goes to Washington (10/20/21): https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-10-20/paris-hilton-and-activists-brought-change-to-utahs-troubled-teen-industry-now-they-are-pushing-for-a-new-federal-law KSL - Utah State Bill 127 Signed (04/06/21): https://ksltv.com/459317/paris-hilton-on-hand-for-signing-of-bill-regarding-youth-care-centers/ Salt Lake Tribune - The Troubled Teen Industry (08/30/20): https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/08/30/inside-utahs-troubled/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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