When did we get lost in protecting America’s most vulnerable youth to an industry that puts profits over their welfare? Why is it ok to take our foster care children, sentence them as troubled youth prisoners, and strip almost all their rights away?
Vice News reports on the perils of the Troubled Teen industry on one of the most notorious offenders, Sequel Youth And Family Services. Vice News not only reports on the historical violations and underreporting abuse, but also notes the death of a young person who was murdered by being restrained in 2020. And Vice is not alone reporting on the maltreatment to children. Networks such as NBC have called Sequel: a profitable ‘death trap’ , raking in millions while simultaneously being accused of abusing children.
Each year thousands of vulnerable youth and children are signed over to private and residential programs lacking a safe environment. These institutions often resemble an internment camp and are often hidden from the public. Vice News is one of the latest reports exposing the money and politics that have deceived the public and why we need to reform the troubled teen industry’s profiteering over the safety of our young people.
How many more alumni of programs like Sequel speaking out will it take for people to believe them? Do we wait for the next death like Cornelius Frederick? And when will youth rights be taken seriously? Vice news report on Sequel is troubling that prompts us why profits should never be an excuse to exploit and abuse our children and young people.
