Youth Care Treatment Center

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I am 26 and have a beautiful daughter, a well paying job that I'm passionate about and a great outlook on life. While there were aspects of Youth Care Incorporated that were useful for me my overall experience was traumatizing. In February Of 2001 my parents where at there wits end and talked to an educational consultant. I was skipping school, running away, and in and out of hospitals. YCI was recommended and 'escorts' soon came to my house in the middle of the night and made sure I made it to Utah. I was at this facility for 2.5 years. The treatment team "didn't feel comfortable" graduating me. In the summer of 2003 the treatment team told my parents "there was nothing more they could do for me." Meanwhile I developed a very hopeless and pessimistic attitude towards my future and my life. Phone calls where monitored and staff would hang the phone up for me if I wanted to talk to my parents about anything negative having to do with YCI. I roomed with skinheads and violent kids among other troubled youth. One of my most vivid memories was a scandal involving one of my friends and a staff member who allegedly made him walk naked in front of him at least a couple times. The police where never involved but my friend had to meet at least once with 'lawyers.' Who these lawyers where I can only guess. I developed unhealthy eating habits that I still have today at this place and a life long resentment. I do not recommend this place to anyone. I have gone through years of ongoing family counseling with my parents to get to a point where we can communicate effectively and lovingly again. When someone asks me how my high school experience was, I don't have much to say, because I felt like I was in jail.
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