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The troubled teen industry (also known as TTI) is a broad range of youth residential programs aimed at struggling teenagers. The term encompasses various facilities and programs, including youth residential treatment centers, wilderness programs, boot camps, and therapeutic boarding schools.

Unsilenced is a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping institutional child abuse by empowering self-advocates to promote lasting social change. The Unsilenced Activism Network was built as a community-powered extension of the organization to help further the impact we can attain by allowing the community to assist in the organization's efforts.

This website has multiple sources of information: survivor stories, newspaper articles covering Straight Inc., documents from the Ronald Reagan and George Bush Presidential Libraries about Straight, documents on investigations, and original Straight program documents.

On this page you will find words and terms used withing the Troubled Teen Industry.

This is a self-guided workbook aimed to take you through skills based on three areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and sensory needs.

Stop human trafficking. Even the most minor acts can have a transformative impact in the fight against human trafficking. Through our 24/7 UA Hotline, Training & Learning Center, and community-driven programs, we've established a comprehensive approach to tackling human trafficking head-on. Explore our initiatives and learn how each one contributes to our larger mission.

Florida has local task forces and coalitions that encompass every one of Florida's 67 Counties. Find your local task force below and reach out to learn when they meet so you can attend to learn more about what your community is doing to help combat this heinous crime. Through community-driven programs, we've established a comprehensive approach to tackling human trafficking head-on. Explore our initiatives and learn how each one contributes to our larger mission.