| | Diamond Ranch Academy is located in Hurricane, UT and is confirmedly an abusive behavior modification program. To read online survivor statements visit: www.heal-online.org/diamond.htm or http://groups.myspace.com/DRA. They use a level system of reward and punishment and hold mock-trials and provide mock-imprisonment for children with “attitude, behavioral, or personality disorders.” They use irrational tactics such as fear and abuse of power to convince children to act “appropriately” in any given social or family situation. It is a very dangerous game these people are playing. The drugs that are prescribed for ADHD cause violent psychotic behavior in 6% of the children taking them. Before submitting your child to torture, perhaps a healthy family environment, proper diet, and family therapy are in order.
Please pull your child from DRA if he/she is currently there. If not, please do not send your child to a boot camp or residential treatment program. The industry is dangerous, unregulated, and often deadly for children. Should you decide to send your child to a program against our recommendations, please make sure the program is within convenient driving distance for you so you can monitor your child's welfare in person on at least a weekly basis from day one to insure your child's welfare. Also, please do not send your child to any program that matches any of the warning signs at www.heal-online.org/warn.htm or http://www.isaccorp.org/warningsigns.asp.
It is your responsibility to insure your child's safety. Should you knowingly place your child in harm's way, your child can sue you as a co-defendant along side the abusive program. You may also be found liable for criminal as well as civil charges. It is recommended that you invest your money in college tuition and family counseling instead of paying frauds to abuse your child.
Sincerely,
Angela |