Why it`s unclear whether private programs for `troubled teens` are working
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

I first became interested in what I`ve learned is called the `troubled teen industry` more than 20 years ago, when my parents sent me away to a program they thought would help me finish high school. At that point I was skipping a lot of school and running away. Simply put, I was seeking emancipation, community and safety-albeit in a headstrong way.