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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.

Something Was Wrong

*Content Warning: distressing themes, violent abuse of a child, step-parent abuse, domestic violence, abduction, kidnapping, childhood abuse, emotional violence, physical abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and institutional child abuse (‘troubled teen industry’).

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*Sources 

Keeping “cult” out of the Case, culteducation.com/group/1274-straight-inc/19713-keeping-cult-out-of-the-case.html

Kubler, Katherine, creator and director. The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping. Netflix, 2024 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31183637/ 

Melee Keeps Spotlight on Hard Life at Academy (Published 2005), www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/nyregion/melee-keeps-spotlight-on-hard-life-at-academy.html

Mater, C. Jamie. “The Troubled Teen Industry and Its Effects: An Oral History.” Inquiry Journal, 1 Apr. 2022, www.unh.edu/inquiryjournal/blog/2022/04/troubled-teen-industry-its-effects-oral-history

O’Brien, Tim. Keeping “cult” out of the Case, Cult Education Institute, 7 July 2003, culteducation.com/group/1274-straight-inc/19713-keeping-cult-out-of-the-case.html

S24 Ep16: Attack Therapy

*Content Warning: distressing themes, self-harm, suicidal ideation, substance use disorder, child sexual abuse, child abuse, verbal abuse, mental abuse, physical violence, cultic abuse, suicidal ideation, grooming, torture and death.

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*Sources 

Dungan et al v. the Academy at Ivy Ridge et al 7:2006CV00908 | US District Court for the Northern District of New York | Justia, dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nyndce/7:2006cv00908/64507

Kubler, Katherine, creator and director. The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping. Netflix, 2024 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31183637/ 

Melee Keeps Spotlight on Hard Life at Academy (Published 2005), www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/nyregion/melee-keeps-spotlight-on-hard-life-at-academy.html

Rutherford, Diane. “Nys Saw Serious Problems at Ivy Ridge in 2006, Says Letter Obtained by 7 News.” Https://Www.Wwnytv.Com, 12 Mar. 2024, www.wwnytv.com/2024/03/12/nys-saw-serious-problems-ivy-ridge-2006-says-letter-obtained-by-7-news/

S24 Ep15: Source of Hope

*Content warning: disturbing abuse of children, disability abuse, emotional and physical violence involving children, murder, death, suicide, neglect, kidnapping, abduction, isolation, torture, distressing topics. 

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*Sources 

"Accused killer John Free’s death was a suicide, say officials." 7 News, WWNY, March 18, 2025, https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/03/18 

Aldrete, Isabella, "Audit: Seven care facilities for children fail state standards." The Nevada Independent, September 20, 2024, https://thenevadaindependent.com/article 

Anderson, Kayla, "New teen treatment center opens in Hawthorne." Mineral County Independent-News, December 13, 2022, https://mcindependentnews.com/2022/12/ 

Aurora Center for Healing. Alignable, n.d., https://www.alignable.com/hawthorne-nv 

Dunn, Kenneth, "Nevada health officials suspend Aurora Center license in Hawthorne." KRNV, May 9 2025, https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-health 

“FULL INTERVIEW with a former Academy at Ivy Ridge Worker.” YouTube, uploaded by 7News | WWNY | Watertown, May 2, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch

Hofmann, Will, "Asheville Academy violated NC law, will face fines after child suicides report says." Asheville Citizen Times, June 18, 2025, https://www.yahoo.com/news 

Jones, Andrew R., "Asheville Academy Gives Up Its License Following Two Suicides in May." Asheville.com, June 10, 2025, https://www.asheville.com/news/2025/06 

Kenton, Luke, "Ex Ivy Ridge students say John Free sent ‘threatening’ messages weeks before the dorm parent was charged with murder." The U.S. Sun, May 23 2024 https://www.the-sun.com/news 

Kudisch, Jordan, "Asheville Academy faces $45,000 in fines after state investigation into child safety violations." Spectrum Local News, Jun. 18, 2025, https://spectrumlocalnews 

Legislature, OR. “ORS 419a.245 – Use of Restraints during Transport.” OregonLaws, oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_419a.245. Accessed 23 Sept. 2025. 

Nguyen, Jenny, et al. “Understanding Well-Being in Adult Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry: The Roles of Moral Injury and Meaning-Making.” RANGE: Undergraduate Research Journal (2025), University of Utah, 1 July 2025, uen.pressbooks.pub/range26i1/chapter/jnguyen/

Rutherford, Diane, "Former Ivy Ridge worker denies sexual assault accusation, admits to mistakes." 7 News, WWNY, May 1, 2024, https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/05/01

Rutherford, Diane, "Grand jury indicts former Ivy Ridge worker on murder charges." 7 News, WWNY, January 6, 2025, https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/01/06/grand-jury 

Salamone, Olivia, "Former Ivy Ridge dorm parent John Free charged with murder weeks after detailing harrowing abuse academy victims faced." The U.S. Sun, May 22 2024,https://www.the-sun.com/news/11442849/ivy-ridge-dorm-parent-murder-arrest-john-free/ 

Salter, Jim. “Rules Sought for ‘gooning,’ Taking Troubled Kids to Care.” Youth Today, 30 Sept. 2022, youthtoday.org/2022/09/rules-sought-for-gooning-taking-troubled-kids-to-care/

S24 Ep14: Horror Movie

*Content warning: substance use disorder, death, distressing and mature topics, drug use, institutional child abuse, emotional, physical and sexual violence of adolescents, childhood abuse, grooming. 

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*Sources 

"Academy at Ivy Ridge Withdraws From World Wide Association of Specialty Programs & Schools." PRNewswire, January 1, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185503

Bruening, Lexi, "District Attorney: dozens of Ivy Ridge abuse complaints pour in after documentary." 7 News, WWNY, March 11, 2024 https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/03/11/district-attorney-dozens-ivy-ridge

Chomik, Alexandra, "TORTURE CHAMBER What was the Academy at Ivy Ridge?" The U.S. Sun, Mar 6 2024

https://www.the-sun.com/tv/10592100/what-was-academy-at-ivy-ridge 

Editor, Letter to the. “Letter to the Editor: Bob Lichfield Offers Rebuttal to Allegations in Netflix Documentary.” St. George News, 27 Mar. 2024, www.stgeorgeutah.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-opinion/letter-to-the-editor-bob-lichfield-offers-rebuttal-to-allegations-in-netflix-documentary/article_c6e27554-f37b-555a-b4be-2c31f617c546.html.

"Former Academy at Ivy Ridge students meet in Ogdensburg, rally outside city hall" 7 News, WWNY, April 27, 2024 https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/04/27/former-academy-ivy-ridge

Hill, Michael, "Netflix docuseries on abuse allegations at New York boarding school prompts fresh investigation." InfoTelNews, April 03, 2024 https://infotel.ca/newsitem/us-boarding-academy-abuse-claims 

Kenton, Luke, "'ABUSER UNMASKED' Amy Ritchie is named as the Ivy Ridge ‘predator’ by four alleged victims who claim sexual abuse & sick grooming cycle." The Sun UK, March 23, 2024

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26880799/academy-ivy-ridge-abuser-amy-ritchie

“Key to His Schools’ Success? It’s God, Founder Says.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2003, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-na-toughbar13-story.html

Kubler, Katherine, creator and director. The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping. Netflix, 2024 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31183637/ 

Mitchell, Max, "IDirector: Ivy Ridge to close until fall" Watertown Daily Times, MARCH 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160530232325

“Riot at Cult School Finally Helped Close It after Abused Students Fought Back.” The US Sun, The US Sun, 28 Mar. 2024, www.the-sun.com/news/10623840/academy-ivy-ridge-riot-cult-school-closed-abuse-netflix/. 

Rutherford, Diane, "NYS saw serious problems at Ivy Ridge in 2006, says letter obtained by 7 News." 7 News, WWNY, Mar. 12, 2024 https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/03/12/nys-saw-serious-problems-ivy-ridge

Semple, Kirk, "Melee Keeps Spotlight on Hard Life at Academy." The New York Times, June 8, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/nyregion

NewsNation. “Teens' Alleged New York Boarding School Sexual Abuser Identified: Report | Banfield.” YouTube, 22 Apr. 2024 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_oKRuKXdAQ. 

“UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, BRUCE DUNGAN, et al., Plaintiffs v. THE ACADEMY AT IVY RIDGE, et al., Defendants.” April 22, 2008 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nynd

Warner, Greg, "Riot at Ivy Ridge School for Troubled Teens." NCPR, May 19, 2005 https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story

Winters, David, "Ivy Ridge, home sold for $2.8m." Watertown Daily Times, APRIL 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20140130123642

7 News. "Former Academy at Ivy Ridge Students Meet in Ogdensburg, Rally Outside City Hall." YouTube, 27 Apr. 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRNMUgnUkNw

S24 Ep13: How Profoundly Sorry I Am

*Content warning: body-image abuse, disordered eating, distressing topics, suicidal ideation, institutional child abuse, childhood trauma, therapeutic abuse, grooming, abduction, self-harm, emotional and physical violence, isolation, Substance Use Disorder, sexual assault. 

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*Sources 

Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness

https://blueridgewilderness.com/ 

“Carlbrook: Unable to ‘pull out of nosedive.’” Sova Now, December 14, 2015

https://www.sovanow.com/articles/carlbrook_unable_to_pull_out_of_nosedive/ 

"The Carlbrook School”, Struggling Teens.com, October 27, 2003

https://strugglingteens.com/archives/2003/11/carlbrook1103vr.html 

“Carlbrook School files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.” Sova Now, February 18, 2016 https://www.sovanow.com/articles/carlbrook_school

"Dan McDougal." Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness

https://blueridgewilderness.com/who-we-are/our-team/dan-mcdougal

Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness, Our Story

https://blueridgewilderness.com/who-we-are/our-story 

“Evoke Entrada.” Breaking Code Silence 

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/evoke-entrada/

Gilpin, Elizabeth. Stolen: A Memoir. July 20, 2021 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55898103-stolen 

"Introducing Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness." Struggling Teens.com, July 27, 2016

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/BlueRidgeTherapeuticWilderness

“Missing Person / NamUs #MP13098.” National Missing and Unidentified Persons System

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP13098 

"Our Story: From Vision to Transformational Community." Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness

https://blueridgewilderness.com/who-we-are/our-story 

Rensin, Emmet, “I went into the woods a teenage drug addict and came out sober. Was it worth it?” Vox, July 7, 2016

https://www.vox.com/2016/7/7/12081150/wilderness-therapy 

“Second Nature Uintas.” Breaking Code Silence

https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/second-nature-uintas/ 

“Seen N' Heard (October 2001).” Struggling Teens.com, October 1, 2001

https://web.archive.org/web/20170502063301/http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/p

Staff reports, "Carlbrook School closes; students asked to be out by Sunday." YourGV, October 28, 2020

https://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/carlbrook-school-closes 

"Wilderness Therapy Works: Why Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness is an Industry Leader in Student Care." Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness, February 8, 2024

https://blueridgewilderness.com/blog/wilderness-therapy-works-why-blue-ridge-therapeutic-wilderness-is-an-industry-leader-in-student-care

"Woodbury Reports Visits Carlbrook School." Struggling Teens.com, May 29, 2014

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_CarlbrookSchoolBN_140529.shtml

S24 Ep12: Someone Who Believes Me

*Content Warning: childhood abuse, violent abuse of children, child sex abuse, grooming, psychological and physical violence, body-image abuse, cultic abuse, body dysmorphia, disordered eating. 

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*Sources 

“About: Why We Do What We Do.” Turning Winds

https://www.turningwinds.com/about-why-we-do-what-we-do/ 

Tompkins, Lucy, "Fox Guards Henhouse" in Montana Programs for Troubled Teens." Montana Department of Labor & Industry, January 22, 2019 

https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/2019/Minutes/House/Exhibits/buh68a08.pdf 

Titone, Julie, "Importing Troubled Teenagers Behavior Camps Become Big Business In Region." The Spokesman Review, June 2, 1996

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jun/02/importing-troubled-teenagers

“Residential Treatment Centers for Teens from Idaho, located in Montana.” Turning Winds

https://www.turningwinds.com/idaho/ 

“Seen N' Heard (July 2000).” Strugglingteens.com, July 1, 2000

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/SnHJul00_000701.shtml 

Kinnaird, Keith, "Settlement possible in Turning Winds lawsuit." Bonner County Daily Bee, March 1, 2008 

https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2008/mar/01/

“State closes youth treatment center.” The Lewis Tribune, February 25, 2002

https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/state-closes-youth-treatment-cente

“Turning Winds New Perspectives.” Strugglingteens.com, April 23, 2004

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/TurningWindsNP_040423.shtml 

“Welcome to Glacier Mountain Academy.” Glacier Mountain Academy

http://web.archive.org/web/20030731014815/http://www.aboutglaciermtn.com/

S24 Ep11: One More Thing To Be Scared Of

S24 Ep10: My Own Mother Wasn't Going to Save Me

*Content Warning: Institutional child abuse ‘troubled teen industry’ (TTI), childhood abuse, upsetting topics, suicidal ideation, crime. 

*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources 

*Learn more about Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, MD:

Website - hartselleandassociates.com/ 

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/stephanie-hartselle-md-79215419/

Instagram - instagram.com/stephaniehartsellemd/ 

Facebook - facebook.com/stephaniehartsellemd/ 

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*Sources:

Aacap. Facts for Families. www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families

Accessing Essentials. www.cerealfordinner.org/access/mental-health-care.

Hartselle, M.D., Stephanie, et al. “Media Representation of Boys.” Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, July 2025, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1056499325000525.

“NATSAP Outcomes &Amp; Evaluation Report - National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.” National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, 13 Mar. 2025, natsap.org/natsap-outcomes-evaluation-report.

Stop Abuse in Residential Treatment for Troubled Teens | ASTART for Teens. astartforteens.org/home.

Robert Friedman, Ph.D. “A START: Warnings for Parents Considering a Residential Placement for Their Child or Adolescent.” A START, 2005, astartforteens.org/assets/files/ASTART-Facts-and-Warning-Signs.pdf.

The Alliance for the Safe, Therapeutic and Appropriate use of Residential Treatment (ASTART) “Stop Abuse in Residential Treatment for Troubled Teens” | ASTART for Teens, astartforteens.org/

S24 Ep9: Adolescent Mental Health with Dr. Stephanie Hartselle, MD

*Content warning: distressing topics, suicidal ideation, disability abuse, religious and cultic abuse, sexual abuse and rape of a child, physical violence of children, institutional child abuse, childhood trauma, attack therapy, therapeutic abuse, grooming. 

*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: 

somethingwaswrong.com/resources 

*SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork: 

The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart

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*Sources 

Armentak, Maria, "Acadia Healthcare to Buy CRC Health Group in $1.18B Deal." The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2014 https://tinyurl.com/4za5wve3 

Announcing Sedona Sky Academy, "Announcing Sedona Sky Academy." Strugglingteens.com, April 16, 2014

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_SedonaSkyAcademyBN

Arizona Corporation Commission https://www.azcc.gov/ 

“Ashley’s Copper Canyon Academy Testimony”, Unsilenced, 2010-2011 https://www.unsilenced.org/ashleys-testimony-copper-canyon-academy-2010-2011/

Hobbins, Mark, "Aspen Education Group Announces Acquisition of

Copper Canyon Academy in Arizona." Strugglingteens.com, November 6, 2002 

https://strugglingteens.com/news/aspenacquirescoppercanyon

"Aspen Sold to CRC." Los Angeles Business Journal, September 28, 2006 

https://labusinessjournal.com/news/aspen-sold-to-crc/ 

“Auldern Academy.” Strugglingteens.com, March 29, 2010 

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/AuldernAcademy

“Bates v. Sequel Youth and Family Services LLC et al, No. 2:2023cv01063 - Document 25 (N.D. Ala. 2024).” Justia U.S. Law, July 5, 2024

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts

“COPPER CANYON ACADEMY.” NPI https://tinyurl.com/nhfzc9sn 

“Copper Canyon Academy – Sedona Sky Academy.” Unsilenced

https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/arizona/copper-canyon-academy-sedona-sky-academy/

“Cottonwood Man Found Guilty by Jury of Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor” https://tinyurl.com/yc2zw2ha 

CRC Health Group, "CRC Health Group to be Acquired by Acadia Healthcare." PR Newswire, October 29, 2014 https://tinyurl.com/z6htn57d 

Craft, Will, "Embattled Sequel closes three more facilities." APM Reports, February 10, 2021 https://www.apmreports.org/story/2021/02/10/embattled-sequel-closes-three-more-facilities

EmotiCare

https://www.emoticare.com/about 

Fox Graham, Christopher, “Ex-teacher sentenced to 50 years for sex crimes, embezzlement and fleeing before trial.” Journal AZ, September 12, 2023

https://journalaz.com/2023/09/12/ex-teacher-sentenced-to-50-years-for-sex-crimes-embezzlement-and-fleeing-before-trial/

“Former Arizona teacher sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor.” KTAR News, September 7, 2023

https://tinyurl.com/5n7a69yv 

Reagan, Kevin, “Former Arizona teacher who fled to Ireland sentenced to prison for exploiting minor.” ABC12 News, September 6, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/yc6h4ttc 

Pitcher, Autumn, “Former Lakeside Academy workers sentenced to probation for teen's restraint death.” News Channel 3, December 19, 2023

https://wwmt.com/news/local/lakeside-academy

LAKE MONTEZUMA RTC, LLC, NPI https://tinyurl.com/4nkr9kut 

O'Grady, Eileen, "The Kids Are Not Alright: How Private Equity Profits Off of Behavioral Health Services for Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth", Private Equity Stakeholder Project, February, 2022

https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/

Julie Sheppard & Leadership Team, "Sedona Sky Academy Exciting Leadership Announcement." Mental Health Awareness.com https://tinyurl.com/nda6j688 

SEDONA SKY OPCO LLC, NPI https://tinyurl.com/mrfha8j2 

Gilbert, Curtis, “Sequel confronts more abuse allegations amid concerns about its finances.” APM Reports, May 21, 2021 https://tinyurl.com/42bx6p2a 

Three Springs Acquired By Sequel Youth And Family Services, "Three Springs Acquired By Sequel Youth And Family Services." Strugglingteens.com, January 2, 2010

https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_SequelYouthFamilyBN_010210.shtml

"Staff list for the Three Springs "Family" of Programs/Services." Heal-Online.org 

https://www.heal-online.org/threestaff.html

Gilbert, Curtis, "Under scrutiny, company that claimed to help troubled youth closes many operations and sells others." APM Reports, April 26, 2022 https://tinyurl.com/rnehtr5u

S24 Ep8: You Are Not Alone

S24 Ep7: For-Profit Money-Grabbing Bullshit Places

*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

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Follow Tiffany Reese:

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*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

S24 Ep6: An Accountability Letter

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