I can name at least 3 other people in the same situation but ill keep their names off the post cause I havent seen them on here. Lol I was in Craig Hansens group 5 with him. He was so vicious around me. Survivors describe High Impact as a boot camp incorporating a multitude of unreasonable restrictions, excessive exercise and a constant barrage of verbal, and physical attacks. I was in ur group with Jeff. Now if staff were not using force for reasonable situations, then that is abuse. Hmmm. 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. I am wondering if it is affiliated with the WWASP. So phones call after that were very silent. I was 17 and had my 18th birthday behind that white shitty fence. I was there in 1999.i was 17 and had my 18th birthday behind that white fence. I was in group 6 with Craig Hanson as my therapist. I was at CCM for six months in 1994. Jade Robinson is supposedly gone, but his wife still worked there a couple of weeks ago. Shit dan wuddup I remember we were roommates for quite a while til you were pulled i think right? You left soon as you turned 18. Cameron Pullan had way more to do with the program. He found a journal i kept and put me on suicide watch for 2 months, he didnt like me because i hated sports and didnt like him. In 2001, he left CBS in order to move to New York and open the Academy at Ivy Ridge. I am Willy Modisetts mom. You were a troubled teen , and so were most of your companions. Farnsworth met Litchfield when both worked at Provo Canyon Schools. I am submitting prior to living in the community. He served as Director of Brightway until it was shut down in 1998. I did not have any issue with 90% of the staff. 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. The only good thing that came out of that place is that I am still clean (9 years later). I had to do it twice. Then, in 1999, he took an ownership interest in the Cross Creek Programs, where he still serves as Administrator. I was in group with Corey Padilla, I even kicked it woth him in Santa Barbara after we got out. Pullan was also invloved in Camas Ranch, an apparent attempt to remake a portion of the facility into an 18+ program, which also failed. Narvin Lichfield has had a long and checkered history with WWASP. 2 Baths. I have tried contacting years ago with no response. I didnt find out until later how bad the manipulation was, my parents would never have sent me out to Jamaica or somewhere, told them repeatedly that would never be an option. Before WWASP he ran a gas station convenience store after dropping out of college. I was in Combat weather and I would be remiss if I let this go. POH was billed as facility for 18-22 year-olds, but there are multiple reports of children under 18 being held there. Please be kind and respectful of others,. Wood v. World Wide Assn. of Specialty Programs Schools You mother fuckers will pay. Owner of Cross Creek Programs (Cross Creek Manor/ Cross Creek Center) and Owner of Teen Help, the marketing arm of WWASP. And they lied to parents all the time. There is no way to get transcripts from them. $475,000. Yo i went into cross creek in 2004 and i was in group 7 with Mr. Parker then Group 4 with Mr. Thane. Brian Vaifanua Eating a pop tart taking little rat bites so I could make it last all movie. Guess what, I was told once I left I would never make it. I need it for college. Robby, Tony, Justin, Sam, and Jean all attacked me. Where you at these days? He was also served with 3 summonses regarding bad checks written on CSAs closed checking account totaling about $2,000. Ive been trying to find him and cant seem to. Anyone remember the kid that went on hunger strike and had a tube up his nose? What up yall. They have been evicted from the Cross Creek property in La Verkin and are moving to the old Diamond Ranch property in Hurricane next weekend. I figured it was a shut-down RTC or an abandoned, ratty hotel but I never got any answers because none of the staff seemed to know. WWASPS stated that it was an umbrella organization of independent institutions for education and treatment of troubled teenagers. That facility becomes your world. I was small, still have a chip in my hip from the abuse, I struggled for years after I left from the abuse. Sounds like your doing great. Any information at all please!! I was there 1999. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The gymnasium and dining hall are completely closed off but I was able to take some pictures and video through the glass of the dining hall. Reading through this thread and seeing so many familiar names really brings me back, justin, Colin, I knew lots of these guys, one day we all need to meet back up and exchange stories, wish all of you the best, I know first hand how hard it can be adjusting to life outside after going through such a traumatic event, God bless! It is a DEFACTO prison. Homeowner Association Management Company Phoenix I wish I wouldve find this site years ago. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Oh I didnt graduate after the little scuffle in the cafeteria with Preston and Raphael and a come clean done by a group mate I was too much of a liability to the state of Utah because I was now 18. You were 19 and still there if I recall correctly. WWASP Survivors is run by a dedicated group of concerned alumni of WWASP-affiliated programs. Although I will admit that I did grow quite close with them after 2 years of tough program time, it brings me chills and tears to re-live and truely assess the mental torture that I went through at this facility. I was there from May 21 2001 to August 16 2002 in parkers group with Mary. Take care everyone. To all you out there who shared that experience, youre not alone. let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I still cant believe I was stuck in that place. Firstworked for Paradise Cove in Samoa. Hey blake, werent you my staff buddy? Fucking trash, yet no one believes or cares. And if it did then it is definitely gone). I was in group 3 with thane 06 through 08 ~Zach. I know exactly which guys used to lay on you cause they did me to. Whats up Jeff ball, Ryan hall, who was the upper level dude who played guitar? Owners & Staff of WWASP/ Youth Foundation Inc - WWASP Survivors The kidnapping resulted in two full on adult fist fights between me (a 16yr old) and grown men. I remember you. Wow. Red River was its own kind of hell. Rons personalperversionof therapyoften includedinappropriatesexual conversations and telling girls who were rape victims that they need to take responsibility for what happened to them as well as forcing victims of child abuse to admit they deserved the abuse they suffered. I remember Craig too and the kids in his group were always fucked up and acted stupid ass shit. If it wasnt for people like Colin, my group members, my friends. I do know that the girl side was a lot more strict and they were very anal about following the rules. Do you have any information on the US Youth ServicesNon-Profit, Inc. in Lecompte Louisiana? In 1998, they opened Morava Academy near Brce, Czech Republic with J. Ralph Atkin, with Glenda functioning as Director and Steve as Security Director. Jay Kay was eventually given the job as Director at Tranquility Bay, where he served until the facility closed in January 2009. "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). Quick. Personally, my experience wasnt all that bad. Stop looking for others to solve problems. He was also a trustee of WWASP. you want to make a movie. Hey fellow survivors of that shit hole.. IDK if you remember me or not but I also was at CC from June 04 till Dec 04 where because of my behavior was punished by being sent to Red Cliff Accent, which might I add was the BEST punishment EVER compared to that place. Shit still haunts me to the day the things i saw go on there. Pullan served as owner and administrator of the facility until 2009, when he closed the school and sold the property. Although . They wanted me to assure them I was not going to bring any of the detention center tendencies to their facility. As Administrator at Casa by the Sea, Luke Hallows has been reported to have participated in, ordered, endorsed, excused and covered up multiple incidents of abuse. Read More . I dont remember if thats what they called it. Trane was found guilty of all charges and faces up to 9 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. Wet successful in my current life and have a flourishing social life, so no one knows what Ive been through. Whitney, did you have a younger brother there too? For over 20yrs I found myself in and out of prison. Bill, I have to disagree with you on all of this. I attended Cross Creek from 2006-2008. He put me on staff buddy my very first Ron meeting because he said I was not being honest about why I was there and that I had to be a terrible child for my parents to send me away to this program. miller.mDOTdaveATgmail.com, I will be getting access to the inside of the property that Cross Creek was located on. It was previously named the Red River Academy. LMAO rick you must be one of these Mormons child molesters exstramist that thinks is ok and so you would probably be right at home there but but this wont be silenced no one should have to go threw or live what these child abusing and molesting half men feel what they have to do. Dab life kids. I question your credentials as a professional if you mean to insituate that a large group of 2000 or so *adults* are not moving on but somehow still maintain we are lying. [2] The school ("Cross Creek Academy") was educationally accredited through the Northwest Accreditation Commission. I dont remember what group i was in, but I had Brian Hansen. Cross Creek Academy and Browning Academy have been used as names for the academic program. Fuck cross creek and if you enjoyed your time as a slave there then fuck you too. Hannah, I also attended CCM but I left in 2003. I was here in 2010-2011, i never really saw abuse. After that, she sent me to another program less than a week later. This place was hell! I denied a chance to send fags to high impact and was beat for it. Please leave your feedback here. Im very sorry to anyone who had to live through this program. Cross Creek Manor was the Lichfield's first WWASP facility to open and is widely considered the "hub" of the WWASP conglomerate. He was then ordered by the state of South Carolina to stay away from CSA until the case resolved, which wasnt completed until 2007. He was awful. I can remember working in the kitchen and being told to make the worst possible meal for those in the isolation room, or 30 second showers, or the horrible tape room that would drive anyone insane. No more hallways and stained floors. Cameron even taught me to drive! I checked to see if the door was locked, and when I noticed it wasnt, I quietly went in and closed the door behind me. I also went to red river/ USYouth Services. As Administrator of both the girls and boys side of Casa By the Sea, Robinson was in charge during the time period of several reported cases of abuse and maltreatment of the students of CBS including violentrestraints, rape and other forms of sexual abuse. im just trying to get a hold of anybody i connected with while i was there i remember going through the discovery seminar and they would make us roll up towels cover them in tape and beat carpeted walls while everyone was screaming and i remember being so tired but they would get mad when we would stop and start yelling at us to do it harder and let out our anger i remember being so mentally and physically exhausted i was here for more than 2 years and when my bishop, yes i said bishop not my parents came and rescued me and refused to pay for me to stay longer my parents finally let me come home and i was never able recovery mentally and adjust back into regular society because i have such severe anxiety attacks that affect me till this day cause of this place.