Amanda Graves

Review of True North Wilderness Program

My parents sent me to this facility when I was 16....

My parents sent me to this facility when I was 16. They starved us all for the first 48 hours to cleanse our bodies from the past , and wouldn t let us drink water or eat any food for 48 hours, and after that, we had to catch everything we ate ourselves, or we didn t get food. They wouldn t let us call our parents. They wouldn t let us shower for 10 days minimum, sometimes longer. If someone said they were suicidal, they wouldn t do anything. Staff is condescending, unkind, and bullying.
This place traumatized me and ruined my relationship with my parents. It s been a bit and I ve processed a lot of abuse with my counselor, but I still refuse to even speak to my parents after this.
All this program taught me was to lie about my mental health or risk getting sent away.
Please don t send your child here.