*Content warning: distressing topics, bullying, addiction, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), disability abuse, body image abuse, sexual trauma, medical neglect, therapeutic trauma.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources  Adirondack Leadership Expeditions, Troubled Teens Directory https://www.troubledteenprograms.org/listing/adirondack-leadership-expeditions  Adirondack Leadership Expeditions, Unsilenced https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/new-york/adirondack-leadership-expeditions/ Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires CRC Health, Merger https://mergr.com/transaction/bain-capital-private-equity-acquires-crc-health  Mitt Romney and Bain Capital:Greed, Debt and Hypocrisy, UE Union https://www.ueunion.org/political-action/2012/mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-greed-debt-and-hypocrisy-  Outdoor program for troubled teens closing, Adirondack Daily Enterprise https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2013/07/outdoor-program-for-troubled-teens-closing   The Real Scandal of Romney and Bain, The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-real-scandal-of-romney-and-bain 

*Content warning: distressing topics, childhood abuse, substance use disorder, cultic abuse, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), suicidal ideation, medical neglect, disability abuse, PTSD.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources  Dr. Daniel Keating’s Website https://pngprogram.isr.umich.edu/about-us/daniel-keating/ Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early Life Adversity - And How to Break the Cycle: https://src.isr.umich.edu/new-book-born-anxious-by-dan-keating/ Michigan Survey Research Center https://src.isr.umich.edu/ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration https://www.samhsa.gov/

*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.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources  Aspen Education Group, Lathrop Lybrook https://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-look-inside-controversial-wilderness-therapy-camps/ Death of a 12-year-old boy at Trails Carolina ruled a homicide https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2024/06/24/trails-carolina-death-homicide Embark Behavioral Health  https://www.embarkbh.com/ Former attendees describe ‘nightmare’ at therapy camp in NC mountains. DHHS suspended admissions after 12-year-old died, Carolina Public Press  https://carolinapublicpress.org/63565/camp-nc-mountains-dhhs-scrutiny-camper-death-sexual-assault-transylvania/  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 https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/hawaii-department-of-healths-office-of-health-care-assurance-cites-pacific-quest-corp-for-illegally-operating-unlicensed-special-treatment-facilities-or-therapeutic-living-programs/ Health Department cites 2 teen treatment facilities on Big Island, Star Advertiser https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/01/13/hawaii-news/health-department-cites-two-teen-treatment-facilities-in-keaau/  Lawsuit claims Trails Carolina misled parents, charged huge fees and created abusive environment, Spectrum News 1 https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2025/04/30/trails-carolina-facing-new-class-action-lawsuit  NC therapy camp Trails Carolina where 2 have died faces lawsuit over child sexual assault, FOX 8 https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/nc-therapy-camp-trails-carolina-where-2-have-died-faces-lawsuit-over-child-sexual-assault/ New Leaf Academy https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/5109613  New Leaf Academy, ‘Programs for Troubled Teens’ https://programsfortroubledteens.com/directory/new-leaf-academy/ No charges filed in death of child at Trails Carolina, WSPA https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/no-charges-filed-in-death-of-child-at-trails-carolina/  Owner-Operators Help Provide Quality Care, Family Help & Wellness https://famhelp.com/owners/  Pacific Quest https://pacificquest.org/  Pacific Quest FAQ https://pacificquest.org/faq/  Pacific Quest Bridges the Gap Between Outdoor Wilderness Therapy and Residential Treatment Programs, Outdoor Sportswire https://www.outdoorsportswire.com/pacific-quest-bridges-the-gap-between-outdoor-wilderness-therapy-and-residential-treatment-programs/  Parents take ‘troubled teen’ industry to court in lawsuit against owners of shuttered western NC wilderness therapy program  https://www.wral.com/story/parents-take-troubled-teen-industry-to-court-in-lawsuit-against-owners-of-shuttered-western-nc-wilderness-therapy-program/21671633/ Samantha’s New Leaf Academy (now Embark Behavioral Health) Testimony, Unsilenced https://www.unsilenced.org/samanthas-testimony-new-leaf-academy-now-embark-behavioral-health-2007-2009/  Trails Carolina, Unsilenced https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/north-carolina/trails-carolina/  'Where the hell am I?': Former campers describe harsh introduction to Trails Carolina, NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trails-carolina-wilderness-camp-death-rcna139942    Where does Trails Carolina stand 1 year since the death of 12-year-old boy at North Carolina troubled teen camp? https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/where-does-trails-carolina-stand-1-year-since-the-death-of-12-year-old-boy-at-north-carolina-troubled-teen-camp/

*Content warning: self-harm, childhood abuse, institutional child abuse, suicidal ideation, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence against adolescence, disability abuse, abduction, kidnapping, stressful themes, substance use disorder, medical abuse and neglect, gang rape, imprisonment. In Episode 3, survivor Malia bravely recounts her time at Second Nature Entrada, a “wilderness therapy program” her parents placed her in 2009. Her heartbreakingly powerful testimony sheds light on the emotional toll and lasting impact of an industry that often operates without oversight.

*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. In Episode 2, you'll hear from survivor-turned-advocate Meg Applegate, who spent three and a half years in two residential programs during the early 2000s. After confronting the lasting impact of her experiences, Meg transformed her trauma into action, sharing her story in her memoir Becoming UNSILENCED and founding the national nonprofit Unsilenced, a leading voice in the fight for reform. In this episode, Meg opens up about her path from survival to advocacy.

Season 24 of Something Was Wrong shares the harrowing truths of institutional child abuse through powerful interviews with survivors of wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, and other institutions around the world. These firsthand accounts expose an alarming pattern of abuse, neglect, and trauma disguised as treatment, alongside testimony from parents who entrusted these programs with their children. With expert insights from leading voices in the children’s rights advocacy space and adolescent mental health, Season 24 explores how programs have operated in the shadows for decades and why their harmful practices continue today.

Season 24 of Something Was Wrong shares the harrowing truths of Institutional Child Abuse (often called the ‘troubled teen industry’) through powerful interviews with survivors of wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, and other institutions around the world. These firsthand accounts expose an alarming pattern of abuse, neglect, and trauma disguised as treatment, alongside testimony from parents who entrusted these programs with their children. With expert insights from leading voices in the children’s rights advocacy space and adolescent mental health, Season 24 explores how programs have operated in the shadows for decades and why their harmful practices continue today.

Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, religious abuse, and cultic abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Something Was Wrong Season 21, Jubilee’s story, Part 1: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-14-jubilee-bethel-school-of-supernatural-ministry/ Something Was Wrong Season 21,  Jubilee’s story, Part 2: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-24-jubilee-signs-amp-wonders/ Something Was Wrong Season 21,  Jubilee’s story, Part 3: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-34-jubilee-words-of-knowledge/ Something Was Wrong Season 21 Episode 4: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-44-jubilee-dead-raiser/ Healed-ish Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jubilee-dawns/ Jubilee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns Jubilee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns/ Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men https://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/0425191656 The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong:Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcastTikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow What Came Next:Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643IG: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast Follow Tiffany Reese:Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo

*Content Warning: child abuse, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, bullying, harassment, suicidal ideation, suicide, and murder. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources John Callas is a writer, director, and producer with an extensive list of projects including his six novels, the television show Bobby's World, and much more. His career began in the mid-seventies, and offered John a creative outlet after a very tumultuous childhood. From losing his father at a young age to surviving highly abusive school environments, He joins us today to share all that came next for him after publicly disclosing his difficult childhood, and releasing a memoir that was fifty years-in-the-making. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply appreciative of John's time, energy, and creativity in curating healing. John’s Filmography & Website johncallas.com John’s Amazon Author Page www.amazon.com/stores/John-Callas/author When The Rain Stops by John Callas amzn.to/3NsEhQj John’s IMDB m.imdb.com/name/nm0130327 John’s Amazon Author Page www.amazon.com/John-Callas/e/B004U7GSZA What Came Next podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo

Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, religious abuse, and cultic abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Something Was Wrong Season 21, Jubilee’s story, Part 1: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-14-jubilee-bethel-school-of-supernatural-ministry/ Something Was Wrong Season 21,  Jubilee’s story, Part 2: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-24-jubilee-signs-amp-wonders/ Something Was Wrong Season 21,  Jubilee’s story, Part 3: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-34-jubilee-words-of-knowledge/ Something Was Wrong Season 21 Episode 4: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-44-jubilee-dead-raiser/ Healed-ish Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jubilee-dawns/ Jubilee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns Jubilee on Instagram: https:...