Two legal experts will explore the history of the troubled teen industry on Friday, March 19, addressing current issues and progress toward reform in the second of a webinar series from the American Bar Association.
Struggling teens and their families looking for help find themselves trapped in a network of private youth programs, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, religious academies, wilderness programs and drug rehabilitation centers, according to organizers.
With a mental health crisis and insignificant definitions pertaining to standards of care, the troubled teen industry has thrived and preyed upon families in crisis.
The concept of "tough love" has become a profitable, unregulated business model and children have become the commodity.
The event is scheduled online from 3-4:30 p.m.
Speakers are Oregon State Sen. Sara Gelser, champion of troubled teen industry reform, and attorney Phil Elberg.
For more information or to register, visit americanbar.org.
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