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Activists, state authorities and lawsuits filed by survivors are putting pressure on the 'troubled teens' industry to change its ways

  • Written by Heather E. Mooney, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Wayne State University
Activists, state authorities and lawsuits filed by survivors are putting pressure on the 'troubled teens' industry to change its waysParis Hilton, front left, is the most visible leader of a movement to crack down on alleged abuses at treatment centers.AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Many Americans who spent time as teenagers in residential facilities that rely on “tough love” treatments to change behaviors are becoming more vocal in denouncing what they say are institutional...

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