S24 Ep2: Unsilenced

*Content warning: institutional child abuse, childhood abuse, death of a child, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence, abduction, kidnapping, disordered eating, stressful themes, disability abuse, ableism, PTSD, medical abuse and neglect.

*Meg Appelgate’s Work:

Meg Appelgate’s website here: megappelgate.com/my-story

Meg Appelgate’s nonprofit, Unsilenced here: unsilenced.org

Meg Appelgate’s memoir, Becoming UNSILENCED: Surviving and Fighting the Troubled Teen Industry: megappelgate.com/book

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Please note: Kenny Pannell and Mary Alexine have never publicly responded to allegations against them. They appear to be no longer involved with Chrysalis in Eureka, Montana since its sale to Embark Behavioral Health. Chrysalis opened in 1998; however, the exact year when Kenny and Mary left is not readily available information.

*Correction: In a previous draft of this episode, we incorrectly reported that, "Intermountain Hospital in Boise, Idaho, which is still in operation and under the ownership of Intermountain Health." which is incorrect. Intermountain Health has no affiliation with Intermountain Hospital. We apologize for the error and appreciate it being brought to our attention. Thank you!

*Sources
Adverse events in children: predictors of adult physical and mental conditions, Pub Med
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25225793

Breaking Code Silence
breakingcodesilence.org

Chrysalis, InnerChange
innerchange.com/programs/chrysalis

Chrysalis School, Unsilenced
archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-prog…

Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business
bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-p…

Highland Park teen's death leads parents to call for change in troubled teen industry, NBC 5 Chicago
nbcchicago.com/investigations/highland-park-te…

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health and Development in Young Children.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8882933

Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced
archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-prog…

Meg’s Testimony – Chrysalis School and Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced
archive.unsilenced.org/megs-story

Parents say Discovery Ranch Academy’s negligence led to their son’s death in new lawsuit, The Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com/news/health/2025/05/17/parents-sue-…

Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Pub Med
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9635069

Residential Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business
bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-p…

Taylor Goodridge TikTok, Meg Appelgate
tiktok.com/@megappelgate/video/718192898364116…

A therapeutic boarding school for adolescent and teen girls in Montana, Embark Behavioral Health
embarkbh.com/locations/montana/chrysalis-resid…

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