In this guest post for The Second Wound, Amanda Simmons and Chelsea Maldonado trace 50 years of documented abuse within the Troubled Teen Industry, from 1970s Senate testimony to today's push for federal reform, drawing on their own experiences as survivors of institutional child abuse.

In Part Two of this two-part series, attorney Amanda Simmons returns to the Truth & Consequences podcast to share her own story surviving the troubled teen industry, offering firsthand insight into the abusive behavior modification tactics used in under-regulated youth treatment facilities.

Attorney Amanda Simmons joined researcher Chelsea Maldonado on the Truth & Consequences podcast to share their personal experiences navigating the troubled teen industry, shedding light on the abuses within residential youth treatment programs and the growing movement for reform.