Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-teen Industry Cons Parents And Hurts Kids - Hardcover

Szalavitz, Maia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594489106 ISBN 13: 9781594489105

Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2006

Synopsis

An investigative exposé of the brutal conditions in treatment programs designed for troubled teens traces the industry's history from 1960s rehabilitation systems to the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs today, citing scaremonger tactics used by top programs as well as the survival stories of young people who were abused by them. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Maia Szalavitz is the coauthor, with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., of Recovery Options: The Complete Guide and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, New York, O: The Oprah Magazine, Salon, New Scientist, and the Village Voice, among other publications. A former producer for Charlie Rose and researcher for Bill Moyers, Szalavitz is a senior fellow at stats.org, a media watchdog group that investigates the coverage of science and statistics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594489106
• ISBN 13: 9781594489105
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320