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: https://megappelgate.com/my-story/

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

Meg Appelgate’s memoir, Becoming UNSILENCED: Surviving and Fighting the Troubled Teen Industry: https://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

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25225793/

Breaking Code Silence

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/

Chrysalis, InnerChange

https://innerchange.com/programs/chrysalis/

Chrysalis School, Unsilenced

https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/montana/chrysalis-school/

Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business

https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires

Highland Park teen's death leads parents to call for change in troubled teen industry, NBC 5 Chicago

https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/highland-park-teen

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health and Development in Young Children.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8882933

Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced

https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/idaho/intermountain-hospital/

Meg’s Testimony – Chrysalis School and Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced

https://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

https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2025/05/17/parents-sue-utahs-discovery-ranch/

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

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9635069/

Residential Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business

https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires

Taylor Goodridge TikTok, Meg Appelgate

https://www.tiktok.com/@megappelgate/video/

A therapeutic boarding school for adolescent and teen girls in Montana, Embark Behavioral Health

https://www.embarkbh.com/locations/montana/chrysalis-residential-treatment-center/

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