S24 Ep4: This Could've Been You

*Content warning: distressing topics, childhood abuse, death, psychological, sexual and physical violence of children, self-harm, murder, psychological and physical violence of children, substance use disorder, cultic abuse, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), suicidal ideation, medical neglect, disability abuse, PTSD.

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Aspen Education Group, Lathrop Lybrook
lathroplybrook.com/aspen-education-group

Dark Forest: A Look Inside Controversial Wilderness Therapy Camps, Sierra Nevada Ally sierranevadaally.org/2023/08/02/dark-forest-a-…

Death of a 12-year-old boy at Trails Carolina ruled a homicide
spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2024/0…

Embark Behavioral Health
embarkbh.com

Former attendees describe ‘nightmare’ at therapy camp in NC mountains. DHHS suspended admissions after 12-year-old died, Carolina Public Press
carolinapublicpress.org/63565/camp-nc-mountain…

Hawai’i Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance Cites Pacific Quest Corp. for Illegally Operating Unlicensed Special Treatment Facilities or Therapeutic Living Programs
health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/hawaii-departm…

Health Department cites 2 teen treatment facilities on Big Island, Star Advertiser
staradvertiser.com/2020/01/13/hawaii-news/heal…

Lawsuit claims Trails Carolina misled parents, charged huge fees and created abusive environment, Spectrum News 1
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2025/…

NC therapy camp Trails Carolina where 2 have died faces lawsuit over child sexual assault, FOX 8
myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/nc-therapy-camp…

New Leaf Academy
en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/5109613

New Leaf Academy, ‘Programs for Troubled Teens’
programsfortroubledteens.com/directory/new-lea…

No charges filed in death of child at Trails Carolina, WSPA
wspa.com/news/local-news/no-charges-filed-in-d…

Owner-Operators Help Provide Quality Care, Family Help & Wellness
famhelp.com/owners

Pacific Quest
pacificquest.org

Pacific Quest FAQ
pacificquest.org/faq

Pacific Quest Bridges the Gap Between Outdoor Wilderness Therapy and Residential Treatment Programs, Outdoor Sportswire
outdoorsportswire.com/pacific-quest-bridges-th…

Parents take ‘troubled teen’ industry to court in lawsuit against owners of shuttered western NC wilderness therapy program
wral.com/story/parents-take-troubled-teen-indu…

Samantha’s New Leaf Academy (now Embark Behavioral Health) Testimony, Unsilenced
unsilenced.org/samanthas-testimony-new-leaf-ac…

Trails Carolina, Unsilenced
unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/nor…

'Where the hell am I?': Former campers describe harsh introduction to Trails Carolina, NBC News
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trails-carolina-wilde…

Where does Trails Carolina stand 1 year since the death of 12-year-old boy at North Carolina troubled teen camp?
myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/where-does-trai…