Episode 7: NATSAP

Emma goes undercover at a conference for members of NATSAP, the preeminent trade organization for troubled teen industry programs and directors, to discover the culture of those at the head of the machine.

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Credits

Gooned is researched, reported, and edited by Emma Lehman. Original music for the show was created by Olivia Springberg. Victoria Shifflett mastered the show. Episode artwork was created by Sam Doe. Sarah Lukowski and Avery Erskine copyedited and consulted on the show. 

Sources and Further Reading

The Troubled Teen Industry and Its Effects - An Oral History, Jamie Mater

Selected Cases of Death, Abuse, and Deceptive Marketing, Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director Forensic Audits and Special Investigations

Cases Of Child Neglect And Abuse At Private Residential Treatment Facilities, 2007

Salem couple sues school over son's suicide

“Jump and don’t look back”—three-story suicide is latest in Utah’s troubled teen industry

Leaked Audio Brings More Attention To Utah’s ’Troubled Teen Industry'

NATSAP and the TTI - Unsilenced

Transcripts available at goonedpodcast.com

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