W.W.A.S.P.S.: focus on Cross Creek in Utah

The opinions expressed below are the opinions of those who gave them.  The evidence that I have found suggests to me strongly that any parent or guardian with a child or teen who is acting up or acting out ought to do their own research and consider carefully all options.


Videos specific to Cross Creek in Utah:
 Cross Creek W.W.A.S.P.S. facility parts 1, 2, 3








Xandir O'Cando was sent to Cross Creek because she was attracted to other girls.  She was told almost right away that she was not allowed to talk about her same gender attractions.  She is an activist in the bdsm community in San Francisco today.






If you don't like rap, skip this next vid.  It is an anti-W.W.A.S.P.S. song.  The Long Con By: HADES (Hungry Artists Don't Ever Stop)  @hadestheunscene   Song against Child Behavioral Modification Torture Camps.







Maia Szalavitz, investigative reporter, makes several interesting points in her testimony.  The confrontation/humiliation used in encounter-attack therapy of the 70s has been shown to be harmful to 9% of the participants in the groups.  It was considered unethical to continue with doing research about this because 9% of the adults were psychologically harmed in the groups.

Now today, confrontation and humiliation are used in encounter-attack "therapy" in W.W.A.S.P.S. facilities and in their seminars.  What is being offered is neither medically sound nor true "therapy."  Isolating a kid from the world smacks of cultism rather than of effective healing.  The only control being taught is thought control.

She also says that testimonials exposing the abuse inside these programs are often followed by testimonials talking about how these programs were the old things that worked to help the troubled teens in attendance.  Desperate parents hear "tough," "tough love," "discipline," and possibly even the word "time out."  They hear about changes in teen behavior and tune out on words like "sleep deprivation," and "meal deprivation."  They may not understand that kids have died from "face down" restraints.  These abusive practices within the troubled teen troubled industry are the problem.

The troubled teen troubled industry is also the problem.  Maia Szalavitz points out that studies show that teens do better with treatment at home than they do in these facilities which seek to alter behavior via mind control.








Again, the opinions expressed are those of the people who gave them.  Before signing up any child or teen for residential treatment/boarding/therapy/behavior modification/other, a responsible parent would want to visit the facilities being considered beforehand, spending several hours a day over several days at each one.  Any contracts should be reviewed by an attorney before signing.

radical sapphoq says: Quite frankly, I do not allow my dog to board at a kennel sight unseen.  Why would a parent be willing to trust strangers with the care of a child or teen without thoroughly investigating the pros and cons of each option under consideration?