Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY)

Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY) We are a member-driven advocacy group, led by those with direct experience in residential care as youth and our allies.

Survivor and Allies Rapid Mobilization Protestor Map:
http://www.batchgeo.com/map/036274c0a4e6f96f3e2a21ecf7e73d56

To be added to our Survivor and Allies Map please complete our Rapid Mobilization Protester Registration Form:
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06/16/2026

A 13-year-old repeatedly told his mother and therapist that he feared being hurt at Provo Canyon School. His mother says staff told her not to worry. Then an assault left him hospitalized.

05/05/2026
04/28/2026

We are thrilled to finally announce that THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT will be available on VOD/Digital MAY 5th! With more opportunities to follow.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb-AWPiWMJY

A haunting examination of the controversial Troubled Teen Industry told through three families' journeys as they shed light on the devastating impacts of institutional abuse and fight to hold perpetrators accountable.

04/19/2026
The Troubled Teen Industry and Its Effects: An Oral History
10/15/2025

The Troubled Teen Industry and Its Effects: An Oral History

Inspired by a lack of research on the harmful effects of the troubled teen industry, Jamie documented stories of residents in a treatment program.

10/15/2025

One former student called the school’s founder, Jeannie Courtney, “the all-powerful cult leader — God.”

Netflix’s Wayward, an eerie and unsettling eight-part limited series that posits that the industrial complex built aroun...
09/25/2025

Netflix’s Wayward, an eerie and unsettling eight-part limited series that posits that the industrial complex built around “fixing” troubled kids, of all genders, might be even more broken than the kids themselves.

Martin and Sarah Gadon play a couple arriving in a small Vermont town that's home to a cultish boarding school in this eight-parter.

09/19/2025

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450 Lexington Avenue, Unit 1319
New York, NY
10163

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