Meg Appelgate

The Troubled Teen Industry @unsilenced_now #breakingcodesilence #unsilenced #childabuse #youth youtu.be/t_Mo_Y25Pok

@ElizCPhillips @ShawnRyan762 Thank you for your support!

This one will be another must-watch. Thank you @ShawnRyan762 and @megappelgate for bringing this information to the public so survivors’ stories are heard. Time for a reckoning in the troubled teen industry. Parents pay attention 👀

Thank you for your support!

@karmaGFY @ShawnRyan762 Oh wow, thank you for doing that work! Exposing them is so crucial!

@ShawnRyan762 @megappelgate Thanks Shawn. It’s so prevalent in these facilities. Local governments support and fund these horrible facilities. They help the CEOs and management. I did investigations at these facilities - two big ones in PA. It’s unbelievable.

Official preview with my next guest, Meg Appelgate. @megappelgate

@that1gurl2025 @ShawnRyan762 Yeah there are MANY in Utah

@ShawnRyan762 @megappelgate Utah had a program similar to this. May still have it. Idk. Ship the teens off to a wilderness behavioral camp.

@Emmy101263 @ShawnRyan762 It is!! I see you survivor

@ShawnRyan762 @megappelgate Is this on the troubled teen industry?! I went to CEDU Rocky Mountain Acadamy 1998-2000. Would love to talk

@Algorithmknows @ShawnRyan762 Oh wow, yeah I bet there is a lot of similarities!

@ShawnRyan762 @megappelgate At the start of that, I thought she was talking about my experience in Marine Corps boot camp. #SrmperFi!

@TSaravanos123 @ShawnRyan762 I see you survivor

@ShawnRyan762 @megappelgate I went to academy of ivy ridge and it was the worst experience of my life

Super honored to be featured on @ShawnRyan762 last month!

The proprietors of a now-shuttered Southwest Missouri boarding school are facing a new lawsuit by a former student alleging trafficking across several states, coerced labor, isolation and sexualized punishment while she was underage. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2026/04/08/law…

Well, would you look at that...I got my account back! 🙌 Now if @Meta would only give me my account back they stole for no reason, that'd be lovely...20 years of memories vanished. #metasucks #facebooksupport #help

I notice a surprising lack of coverage into the tragic and very preventable death of Biruk Silvers. He was an innocent teen who spent his last months in an abusive Troubled Teen Industry "treatment program". They recklessly placed him on Lexapro against his parents wishes knowing it increases risk of suicide in the first few months. Worse of all, they could see his warning signs of suicide for months and did nothing. Shut down the facility, ban SSRI prescription to minors and increase safety standards for future facilities. #JusticeForBirukSilvers

@wolfiecomedy @unsilenced_now @ParisHilton I see you survivor 🫶🏼

@unsilenced_now @ParisHilton @megappelgate I went to discovery academy and this doesn’t surprise me

This is Biruk Silvers. He was sent to #DiscoveryRanch for help. Instead, he lost his life. Here's what we know: 🔹 Staff allegedly knew about dangerous games like “Space Monkey” but allowed them to continue. 🔹 His parents voiced concerns, but intervention came too late. 🔹 Biruk’s medication was recently changed, possibly impacting his mental and physical state. Biruk deserved a safe space to heal. It’s time to hold the #TroubledTeenIndustry accountable. Share his story. Demand accountability. #JusticeForBiruk @ParisHilton @megappelgate

@unsilenced_now @ParisHilton My heart breaks for this poor boy and his family!

Thank you @NancyGrace for having me on #crimestories to spread awareness about this poor 12-year-old who died at #trailscarolina

@Frog521987 @NancyGrace @crimeonlinenews Yes it is very similar! All part of same Troubled Teen Industry!

@NancyGrace @crimeonlinenews I just listened to this today. Reminds me of this. Inspired by actual events. mylifetime.com/movies/cruel-i…

#CrimeStories with Nancy Grace: Boy, 12, Dead After Just 24 Hours at Wilderness Boot Camp, Found Without Pants crimeonline.com/2024/03/08/cri… via @crimeonlinenews

@NancyGrace @crimeonlinenews Thank you for having me on! We will find justice for CJH!

We are thrilled that SB483 has passed through the California Senate! #ShineOnMax

disabilityscoop.com/2024/02/01/fda… The Food and Drug Administration indicated that it will put forth a proposed rule to prohibit so-called electrical stimulation devices though it’s unclear when. The devices send electrical shocks through electrodes attached to the skin in order to condition people not to engage in self-injurious or aggressive behaviors. #StopTheShock

@WillDobud @unsilenced_now So great to meet with you!

It was wonderful to connect with @megappelgate from @unsilenced_now this week. They do incredible work and everyone should follow along and advocate for justice for the survivors of institutional abuse….and worse, it came under the disguise of #therapy. #RevengeOfTheClients