How does that help these kids? In fact, in legal corporate documents and filings, his name is second only to WWASP itself in number of appearances. I was in ISO all day everyday Craig attacked me in group my slamming me to the floor for talking out of turn.. Sam umi wooped on me case Adkins did the same so did Chris Tony Dallas all of those cowards, Hey what years were you there? Please be kind and respectful of others,. At some point he was working in a public school, but currently Goulding reports to be coaching LittleLeaguein St. George Utah. Up to this day, I still cannot adapt to society. My therapist wasnt too bad, but I remember Garth and how most were scared of him. The more and more I see now how much more crazy that place has made me since leaving. I went to Distant Drums. And things did not change when he opened Midwest. Long time no see Its Jeff Stahr group 3 with Adam Thomson, Doogie, Austin, Mike Hayes, Eli, Josh Brey and Causus and the rest of them. Started with Parker in 7 and moved to 10 with brent? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I was in parkers group too. Fuck Ron Garrett and all the staff that enjoyed bullying people there. For everyones sack lets thank our parents for avoiding another teen suicide statistic. #troubledteensfightback. My worst experience there was when I was restrained because I didnt sit down when they told me too. Lichfield has no background in Child Psychology, his former job being a staff member at Provo Canyon Boys school which was shut downdue to abuse, neglect and mistreatment of children. He was a tiny dude but extremely strong thats why there was three huge ass dudes restraining him every time. Dab life kids. I know damn well theres no storage back there! Officials also found 100 of 193 students did not have the required immigration papers. Again, I apologize for anyone I hurt. Im wondering why the royal gorge Academy is referred to as a school stiill? Cross Creek Programs, UT (Cross Creek Center for Boys and Cross Creek Manor) Darrington Academy, GA Help My Teen, UT (Believed to promote and market WWASP/WWASPS/Robert Lichfield . If you are lucky enough to still be alive after long term abuse. He next appears in the WWASP saga in 1996, when he bought and opened Spring Creek Academy along with his brother Chaffin and Dan Peart. CRAZY kid!!!! With doug Morse comment. Ron Garret deserves to endure the horrible things hes done to his victims. Jeff was my counselor fuck that guy. Because I had been in there for so long and heard every tape a million times and actually paid close attention to them and usually read the books from the library later, I could fill out the sheets without listening to the tape and would have the rest of the time to write poems, which I was really into at the time. They quickly learned crying on the phone got them in trouble. Rumor then were he married his wife when she was 17 and she was a former student at the program. There have been several. FILE UPLOADS LIMITED TO 30MB IN TOTAL SIZE AND MUST BE OF TYPE DOC, DOCX, JPEG, JPG, PDF, OR PNG. What is your# ? He was asked to enroll his son into a new WWASP program, High Impact, on a short-term basis while they worked out the details of his transfer to Cross Creek. Hes been in trouble and jail since he came home. If any of u remember me. They all sat around a table afterwards and wrote statement of facts to match up against mine. I was there from oct. 16th 2002 to June 24th 2004 in group 5 with Craig Hanson as well. was anybody there from may 2012-october 2012? Raise awareness of the true nature of WWASP Programs, to advocate for those still being held in Troubled Teen programs, and to provide validation and support to survivors of WWASP programs. Getting restrained, dude that part sucked. Robby, Tony, Justin, Sam, and Jean all attacked me. The kidnapping resulted in two full on adult fist fights between me (a 16yr old) and grown men. [3], In 2006, a lawsuit was filed against Cross Creek and other defendants, alleging widespread physical and psychological abuse of the teenagers sent into their programs.[4]. [1] Pretty sure I was in group 5 with a tall counselor (he went to BYU) and a family rep who seemed to always be crying (his wife worked there and they had a son who attended the school years prior). As much as I hated that place, I dont hold any resentments towards it. Brian Parker was my therapist unfortunately, craig was ok cause he would let you get away with shit. Finlinson sat on my back screaming. Litchfield was arrested and charged with abuse and violations of international law. With a bad record, My adoptive mom sent me to cross creek programs boys side in August 2009 and was taken out in August 2011. Id like to catch up with you. Hey blake, werent you my staff buddy? Nick didnt need this place no one needed this lots of graduates from cross creek are or have since been to prison. Chaffin Pullan is the current administrator. If you were an experienced professional, I would think not. Randall Hinton was something of a jack-of-all-trades for WWASP. Dave Miller, my man, miss you bud. He seems have first gotten involved in WWASP in 1992, as the Director of Majestic Ranch. He next appears in the WWASP saga in 1996, when he bought and opened Spring Creek Academy along with his brother Cameron and Dan Peart. Please get back with me. craig hanson is a liar, deceiver, and that place is the most dishonest place ever. Narvin Lichfield I was one of the girls who unfortunately spent days on end in isolation and was restrained several times. He was in Craigs group and was there 2006-2008. And it seemed live every time I checked on someone, they ended up being either dead or in prison. Before WWASP he ran a gas station convenience store after dropping out of college. He currently lives inSahaurita, Arizona and works at a Arivaca Boys Ranch, an equine program for teen boys. He lost his original one. My brother, Jason Ma got his diploma from casa by the sea, by any chance is there a way to get him another copy of it? Do you remember me? Robert Lichfield Before opening that program he served as a football coach for several college and professional teams, including Weber State and Utah State. He apparently got the job due to his relation to Brian Vaifanua, namely, brother-in-law. He would flip out for no reason at all, and was a danger to himself and others. One girl was raped by an employee. Ginton was arrested on chrages of child abuse by authorities in 2007 and the school was shut down in 2008. I only know of one that is currently ongoing, against Midwest Academy. Another graduate claimed that male staff members performed rape re-enactment on girls who have been sexually abused, stating that other students were instructed to yell insults at the victim during the re-enactment. They led everyone including myself believe that is where i went. Cross Creek Manor, a girls program in Utah, was the earliest program, founded in 1987. As an experienced professional, you should understand how badly an adversarial environment affects the therapist-client relationship. Melissa. I am wondering if it is affiliated with the WWASP. It was cereal for breakfast; I ended up wearing it. hope your doing well. I was sent to SUWS wilderness survival school in Idaho before I was sent to Casa by the sea, are they affiliated? I hope that asshole is dead. Elizabeths story, 1995 I wish I had a better memory for this stuff. Schools get money when they have sports programs that compete, so I have a feeling I wasnt the only one getting leveled up fast for those purposes. I was also at cross Creek and Ron Garret 100% abused kids. I was at TB and Cross Creek. I was in iso for 3 months and boy did he get off on it. reember when I was there in 2007and 08.. always seemed as the staff were at war, or just screwing a student, or 3 or 4, or arranging for the fight A lot of these abuse allegations are just total bullshit and I hope they know they what a positive impact they had not only on my life but the lives of many others. So they dont have credentials of any kind. Dallas was a fucking pricky I hated him. I fortunately was one of the few lucky ones who figured out how to get in and out of that place fast. I was old enough at the time of my incarceration to realize it was a scam to get our parents money, and to bilk the insurance companies. I am submitting prior to living in the community. I was in CC from 2003-2005, such an insane experience I cant even explain, only the kids who were there will ever understand. That dick head ex Mexican army guy who always said this is not burger king, you cannot have it your way. He resigned as Director in 2002 while serving a one year, probation-likepre-trial diversion. From August 4th 2013 August 16th 2014. Facts are facts. Wayne Winder He has been in trouble and incarcerated since. I re connected with Norbert Lofe my best friend at cross creek and Kevin Thomas who is now one of my best ground they both also live close by. I pray for the victims and their families every night before I go to bed. I cant say I didnt learn from it, but I can say it wasnt necessary. HORIZON ACADEMY HAIKU Sunrise Beach, Mexico | 1000 places You don't want to be as a teenager. Wish I wouldve found it earlier. Owner of Casa By The Sea and co-owner of High Impact. Talk about the fox guarding the hen house! The description of Ron Garrott is spot on. Im 32 now and I still get the occasional nightmare of being there. The Roaches were arrested and charged, but escaped the country and have never faced trial. Wrong Therapist, I was there from 90 through 92..I still have trust issues to this day. I Graduated from tranquility bay and am trying to get my transcripts. Royal George Academyit (m there) April 2007 To 2008 Call it either a prison with a nicer outfit or a Gladiator School (Prison). 1,688 Sq. professional community association management services Owner of Cross Creek Programs (Cross Creek Manor/ Cross Creek Center) and Owner of Teen Help, the marketing arm of WWASP. And the wheels on the bus go round and round. I was in group five and six with craig. Yet always ran past the time because he never wanted to get off the phone. I spent 04-06 at cross creek. Luckily I was there in 8 months some people was lucky like me served a minimum of 6 to 10 months other kids was there forever for fucking years no opposite sex no communication with females I got in trouble given tapes in tape room which is a cruel agonizing room where u listen to the monotone tapes and just rotn basically just because I had relations with a girl there I took the blame for her cause she was close to graduating the program. Hope all is well with you man. I used to spend most of my time in a yellow shirt. I was at cross creek in group 5 with Craig Hanson from 2002 to 2004, it Was horrible. He definitely helped ease my time there. He was an evil, disguisting animal that deserves decades in prison for the abuse he not only allowed but promoted and got off on. Ive got so many issues from this place that I still need to work out. Miguel Rodriguez Trane was insistentthat under histutelageMidwest has changed, yet he continued to run the school in the same style, including hiring unqualified employees, maintaining a program that systematically abused children and refusing them the right to call theauthoritiesfor help if they felt they were being abused. 2 wonderful people who made a very positive impact on my life. It made me very sad because i felt I had been abandoned again. july 2004 to april 28, 2006. my 18th bday. That place is a hell hole and it needs to be shutdown and all of the staff their know that. There was only 6 staff in that program that I didnt trust. Thats me lol. That is very comforting, and will make it easier to heal. Later, Robert Lichfield incorporated the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASP) and programs operating under the Cross Creek Manor model would be referred to as "WWASP programs" by survivors. (Or Whatever You Believe In!). I even tried to run once. Cross Creek Programs was founded in 1988 by Robert Lichfield and Brent Facer, originally only for girls. His license to teach was subsequently suspended by the state of Nevada in relation to his pending charges in Georgia. They took me to wilderness treatment. I am a relatively smart, strong person; but Id be a fool of I didnt think that this experience hasnt damaged me in the long term. It was crazy walking up those stairs and remembering all the memories and remembering the last time I walked down them was when I got out-2 hours before my 18th birthday. Hey guys!!! LDS Church members must have the honesty to speak out against these atrocities or they will be repeated elsewhere. During his tenures at both Casa and Ivy Ridge, Jason was known for his harsh, strict, disciplinarian style. Bill Boyles you really should delete his post. dkcedrake@yahoo.com. Backupposted@gmail.com. I am not a little boy anymore. The only thing I thank cross creek for is taking me out of a horrible environment, essentially in my case it saved me from jail and I graduated high school in a place I couldnt do drugs or break the law. Your name sounds familiar. On top of that, they stole your parents money by lying to them and brainwashing them into believing that you needed to be fixed and the program would fix you. I post this on Youth Foundation Inc facebook page I was told to post it here hope it helps I was at cross creek for 15 months June 2 07 to September 3 08 what I talk about happen to me two to three times a week for as little as not sitting when asked not hurting myself or anyone else just not sitting down and mind you this went down in fount of two higher level kids watch by the way I tried to get all that paperwork that was written down by the two staff and the upper level which they would not let me see than or get now which I called them asking for them which they said they would not let me see them They used to make us swear to secrecy and wed fight each other in the laundry rooms just for fun or some other staff .. Staff has sexual relationships with another same sex staff member, one of which infidelity with another make staff member) the relationship ended in a suicide attempt.. One such program, Horizon Academy, owned by Jade Robinson, former administrator of Casa By the Sea, shares the Cross Creek facility and has been reported to have bought them out effectively merging the two programs. Jay Kay George Tofaeono how dare them! I recall being at Brightway, and staying at CCM at level 3. That place fucked kids up even more than ever helped. I was in your group for about 2 months before I luckily got pulled out. They convinced us they were lieing and just wanted to come home. Right on the side of the road. They restrained me and brought me across borders. I can go into detail about everything I experienced, as I have a remarkable memory. your name looks familiar.. Ron Garrett is now the Softball Director for the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George Utah. The Cross Creek Programs, often referred to Cross Creek Manor for the girls program and Cross Creek Center for the boys program were (and still is)operated by the controversial World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (and Schools) WWASP(S). He and his wife were house parents and I later lived with them. I know my parents spent a lot of money and were only trying to help me. Many of the staff had dreams to get rich and own nice cars and big houses. The Food was the most disgusting food Ive ever ate. When she finally was released I am so unbelievably honored that it did not completely ruin the woman I loved. d canadian piece of shit. We could be leading these kids to long-term problems that we dont have a clue about because were not going about it in the proper way. I remember Cory Padilla. Im so hyped someone is writing a screen play I have always been told from others that cross creek sounds like something from a twisted movie. Required fields are marked *. Fuck cross creek and if you enjoyed your time as a slave there then fuck you too. I was in group 4 with thane for all of 2006. Tony was the big blond hair fat guy right? I remember some of your guys names. I would have killed myself. So please, anything I can do to help, please let me know. I hate that man with a passion! @ cross creek from 04-06 horrible experience they condition your brain so drastically when i got out in the real worl i could not function in public or be comfortable around people for years i would get horrible panic attacks and though i have gotten to be much better i still get those panic attack type feelings from time to time anything you want to help for this site let me know! Robinson is the current owner and director of Horizon Academy, which was originally opened in the Amargosa Valley Nevada however is now re-opened on the Cross Creek Manor/ Cross Creek Center property, in La Verkin Utah (Owned by WWASP head, Robert Lichfield) and currently renamedYouth Foundation Inc./ Youth Foundation Success Academy. Ken Kay I denied a chance to send fags to high impact and was beat for it. Ive wanted to do something to shut these places down since I was 17, and Id love to help of I can. It took me almost 3/4 year to battle my way out of their. I remember you Nick we used to be in the same group together. If anybody, especially those I was there with, need someone to talk to, please get in touch. But wouldnt let them go home either. I remember Thane, but I wasnt in your group. No wonder he was NOT helpful about the complaints against these Utah facilities. I went to cross creek in 2006 but got kicked out and sent to Distant Drums. I suggest that you remove his comment, Bill. You must have been a good little slave, and i bet you got off to belittling your peers when they gave you upper level status. When did they close down? The staff will restrained and thrown in in isolation if u get out of line. These kids were nerds never used drugs or fought came to cross creek got reprogrammed and meanwhile heard the stories of others and lived a fight or flight life for years couldnt handle real life. Farnsworth met Litchfield when both worked at Provo Canyon Schools. "In September of 2004 I was sent to Cross Creek Manor (CCM) Utah- One of the therapeutic boarding schools that were operated by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (WWASP). Some staff may have started their own corrupt program, but most of the staff were just normal people making a living. You were a troubled teen , and so were most of your companions. Anonymous, 2007 Stop looking for others to solve problems. quiet guy, refused to talk. All you do is look within. This place tries to get you to say you hate your parents and your life is terrible, which is only true caus youre in the place. They also threw mine out. World Wide Association of Specialty Programs, https://web.archive.org/web/20110129202501/http://crosscreekprogram.com/, World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, "Here's What Survivors of a 'Troubled Teen' Program Say Went On Inside", Troubled Teen Programs - 25 Plaintiffs Join in Lawsuit Against WWASPS, Cross Creek Manor, Robert Lichfield, and Associates More Expected to Join In, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cross_Creek_Programs&oldid=1136818799, Therapeutic boarding schools in the United States, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Articles with dead external links from October 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 09:02. Look inward. I dont remember if thats what they called it. Will, Lou, David, Brett hope you guys are all doing well! Hinton appears to have left WWASP. I learned a lot about myself there, that i never want to be locked up again, i love my freedom. Do you remember Willy Modisett? Your email address will not be published. No more hallways and stained floors. Ricky Teixeira. Cory Padilla, maybe you remember him. Hinton also appears to have spent 3 years working for Teen Help, the marketing arm of WWASP. I also learned integrity, and accountability there, and to be honest, they had some good people there that nourished me with love. In the classic nepotistic fashion that a hallmark of WWASP, in 2010 his father appointed him the owner and Administrator of the Teen Mentor facility in Costa Rica. Lol ya thats why I am currently finishing a bio engr major and am on the way to medical school. Its there. Again, I dont know your credentials but feel free to share them. This place sucked. Narvin vowed to reopen, but backed off that claim when he was arrested by authorities in South Carolina in 2011 after he was pulled over and determined to have been driving on a suspended license and without insurance. Dave Salmi (Karr Farnsworth grandson) is an obnoxious ruthless prick and I hope he isnt still working in the Troubled Teen Industry but if he was I would not be surprised in the least. Karr Farnsworth have served many roles for WWASP in the many years he has been involved in WWASP. God this place was the worst I still partially hate my parents for it. Anybody else there at the same time? Ben Trane Randall Hinton Any information at all please!! [2], The school ("Cross Creek Academy") was educationally accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission.[1]. I then had to spend another year in high school. Hey guys, I know its been years since you commented or even were in this hell hole lol but I remember most of you here. 5+ days) sitting in structure and brutal attack therapy sessions that he appropriately named after himself. Sunrise beach absolutely was WWASP. Although . In 2002, he was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting one girl, assaulting one boy, and threatening to kill another. Morava Academy was raided by Czech police and shut dow after allegations of child abuse and illegelly detaining minors. Fuck that place. I have tried to find ANY info online about this camp but its as if it never existed but trust me it did. Ron Garrett is a horrible human being. He served as WWASP president until 1998, when he was replaced by Ken Kay. It took many years for my parents and I to resolve our differences and i lost out on a lot of things children shouldnt have to miss. Nick didnt need this place no one needed this lots of graduates from cross creek are or have since been to prison. When I went in I only read shit like Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Cross Creek Manor was the Lichfield's first WWASP facility to open and is widely considered the "hub" of the WWASP conglomerate. Randall was ever to have been announced as arriving, everyone was on their best behavior and the talks with Randall.. Dude was weird and scary.. made it look like he was A Sheep on the outside while hes a wolf on inside.. idk what else to put . I can100% agree with everything said in these posts. I want to know was there or is there a lawsuit against them and who do i need to contact please. Casa by the Sea was also shut down in 2004 citing issues with CBS operating an illegitimate pharmacy.

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