Resources
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Finding support and information is a crucial step toward healing and advocacy. This is a curated archive for survivors, families, and advocates.
Advocacy & Community
Survivor-led organizations focused on community support and ending institutional abuse.
Legal & Human Rights
Fighting labor trafficking and civil rights violations within the industry.
Immediate Support
Crisis resources and professional finders for trauma-informed care and immediate help.
Recommended Reading
In the Hands of A**holes: Healing your Trauma from the Troubled Teen Industry
Workbook by Dr. Jeannie M. Hofstetter Psy.D. – A specialized tool for processing institutional abuse.
PurchaseTTI, Memoirs & Reports
- "Help at Any Cost" Maia Szalavitz
- "Jesus Land: A Memoir" Julia Scheeres
- "Stolen Innocence" Elissa Wall
- "A Stolen Life: A Memoir" Jaycee Dugard
- "Trapped in Paradise: A Memoir" Cindy Art
- "To Use This Word Would Be Absurd" Mark M. Chatfield
- "I'm Gay! I'm Gay! I'm Gay!" Sarah Golightley
- "Fountain of Youth" (Dissertation) Andrew Gordon Brown
- Expert Report: Spring Ridge Academy Dr. John Hunter
Cults & Coercion
- "Thought Reform & Psychology of Totalism" Robert Lifton
- "Cults in Our Midst" Margaret Singer
- "The Rape of the Mind" Joost Meerloo
- "Bounded Choice" Janja Lalich
- "Obedience to Authority" Stanley Milgram
- "Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism" Amanda Montell
- "Terror, Love and Brainwashing" Alexandra Stein
- "Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control" Kathleen Taylor
- "The True Believer" Eric Hoffer
- "The Guru Papers" Kramer & Alstad
Recovery & Psychology
- "Take Back Your Life" Janja Lalich & M. Tobias
- "The Betrayal Bond" Patrick Carnes
- "Freedom of Mind" Steven Hassan
- "Leaving the Fold" Marlene Winnell
- "In Sheep's Clothing" George Simon
- "Emotional Blackmail" Susan Forward
- "Recovery from Cults" Michael Langone
- "The Authoritarian Specter" Robert Altemeyer
- "Toxic Faith" Arterburn & Felton