So they dont have credentials of any kind. I was in group 4 with thane for all of 2006. My intake was a little different. I personally witnessed abuse on multiple occasions in isolation and some, though not all, of the daily living staff were insufferable. The brother of Robert Litchfield, Narvin appears to have gotten his start with WWASP in 1998 when he opened Carolina Springs Academy, functioning as both owner and Administrator. Homeowner agrees to comply with all applicable . I was there from 03-04 in group 7. I remember the cock roaches in the kitchen, I remember seeing cock roaches crawl over the food when I worked in the kitchen. He was then ordered by the state of South Carolina to stay away from CSA until the case resolved, which wasnt completed until 2007. Justin, you were in my group. I have a few friends on FB from back then but would love to check in with some of my other sisters. There has been talk about re-naming it, and the YFI website has gone black. I needed the same thing & was told they dont have them. If you want anything to go away, dont buy it. n. Hey Mike! I always thought I was ungrateful and felt guilty for being unloyal to my parents. My parents would write back saying Im glad you are doing so amazing and having so much fun.. fuck narvin lichfeild and every one of these Wwasp people. Get in contact with me. Should be a good screen play lol. Wayne Winder became Director of Majestic Ranch in 2001. Please get back with me. I fortunately was only there 6 months before I learned I was able to leave via juvenile probationary period ended but was told I had to stay untill program completion. They convinced us they were lieing and just wanted to come home. Whats up Drew?! That cabin had a husband and wife living there, the wifes name was Pookie, I cant remember the husbands name. Jade Robinson The problem with this premise is that these schools have been shut down for 10-20 years depending on the school and most of us have decades between our time at the program and our current lives. I almost never go out in public anymore and if I could voluntarily go to prison for the rest of my just to avoid the pressures of reality I would be more than willing too. Paul Arslanian is Co-Owner of Eagle Ranch Academy in St. George, Utah, which he founded with his brother Dave. It was by far the craziest experience of my life. It was by far the craziest experience of my life. Ben Trane was the Director of Midwest Academy and facilitator for Midwest Academys seminars. I would have killed myself. Some staff may have started their own corrupt program, but most of the staff were just normal people making a living. I remember you. Learn how your comment data is processed. I was at academy at Ivy ridge 20+ years ago and still have dreams about that place. I went there as a child, ages 12-14 in 2007. I think the experience at CC did irreparable damage. Im a union electrician I have two beautiful kids and a loving wife. Id fuck his wife tho lol she was hot. Crazy, never thought Id see your name pop up dont know how I got down this trail of memories but hope youre doing well man. Narvin Lichfield I only got to level 3 after 14 months. Doug I was in your group when you got there I think I was level 3 at the time? Maysam I think the place is shutdown now right? I attended it and there were about 16 of us there. I told off Ron Garrett every group meeting I could. I was in ISO all day everyday Craig attacked me in group my slamming me to the floor for talking out of turn.. Sam umi wooped on me case Adkins did the same so did Chris Tony Dallas all of those cowards, Hey what years were you there? However I was and am extremely smart and manipulated them as they tried to do the same to me. Do you remember Willy Modisett? Just food for thought. Jade Robinson was part of a staff team directly responsible for transferring kids from CBS toHigh Impact, a brutal boot camp co-owned by Dace Goulding. Justin remember me? Cameron Pullan had way more to do with the program. You were 19 and still there if I recall correctly. I was there 2003 2004. I wish I wouldve find this site years ago. "In September of 2004 I was sent to Cross Creek Manor (CCM) Utah- One of the therapeutic boarding schools that were operated by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (WWASP). It was closed in 1996 by Mexican authorities and the Roaches were arrested on charges of illegally detaining children and depriving them of their rights, and running an unlicensed and unsainitary facility. I cant say I didnt learn from it, but I can say it wasnt necessary. Sounds like your doing great. Later, Robert Lichfield incorporated the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASP) and programs operating under the Cross Creek Manor model would be referred to as "WWASP programs" by Miguel Rodriguez was the Co-Owner and Director of High Impact. Keep going. Serving as Administrator, directly under Ken Kay,Ron Garrett was the face of cruelty in Cross Creek Manor/ Center. He served as Admissions Director until at least 2011. You are not alone. POH was billed as facility for 18-22 year-olds, but there are multiple reports of children under 18 being held there. I know she played by their rules to get by, but I could always see it in her eyes. Dave Salmi (Karr Farnsworth grandson) is an obnoxious ruthless prick and I hope he isnt still working in the Troubled Teen Industry but if he was I would not be surprised in the least. Im here for all of you and want to hear your stories and hopefully some of you recognize me. I re connected with Norbert Lofe, and Kevin Thomas who both live close by. WWASP PRESS RELEASE ON UTAH LAWSUITS (In November, 1998, two lawsuits were filed in the State of Utah against Cross Creek Manor, Teen Help and the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs. Steve and Glenda Roach are from St. George, Utah, where they both worked as police officers. Even after I turned 18 they supported me and I was the main reason for starting an 18yr old program. He resigned as Director in 2002 while serving a one year, probation-likepre-trial diversion. Cross Creek Center | 1000 places You don't want to be as a teenager, Sinead McCarthy: How I Survived a Brainwashing Facility. Cross Creek Programs: Abuse and Torment CCM Survivor Statement - Angelique In May of 1993 I was sent to a girls home called Cross Creek Manor (CCM) in southern Utah where I lived for four and a half months. All is well on this end but still suffer from countless nightmares and have trust issues with the human race lol. Will, Lou, David, Brett hope you guys are all doing well! In 2012 Vaifanua was reported to the St. George school district superintendentwith a long list of allegedhuman rights abuses committed by him and urging the Board to have Mr. Vaifanua banned from working with young children. The elder Kay started as a night staffat Brightway Adolescent Hospital, in St. George Utah. None of this is due to cross creek I will never see how this helped my life. In December 2003 I was kidnapped by the mountain men. Dan Peart Karr Farnsworth have served many roles for WWASP in the many years he has been involved in WWASP. That place fucked kids up even more than ever helped. I was old enough at the time of my incarceration to realize it was a scam to get our parents money, and to bilk the insurance companies. Reading through this thread and seeing so many familiar names really brings me back, justin, Colin, I knew lots of these guys, one day we all need to meet back up and exchange stories, wish all of you the best, I know first hand how hard it can be adjusting to life outside after going through such a traumatic event, God bless! Even though I didnt like any of the group members and refused to work the program, I was almost always the center of attention so to wake up one day only to realize that Im the last member of group 5 still in the program made me feel like I had been left behind only to be forgotten. Anonymous, 2007 I feel like because of those tapes I have a pretty grounded base of philosophy and literature, and while I majored in Sociology with a business minor in college, I feel like I have a better grasp of those subjects from reading every single book I could when I was off staff buddy and from the tape room than my friends who majored in those fields. I know my parents spent a lot of money and were only trying to help me. Im now 25. It took me almost 3/4 year to battle my way out of their. That do these same things and have the same policies I almost wonder if its still the same. Look inward. He currently lives in Evanston, Wyoming, but that is only a short drive to Randolph, so he may still be currently involved with the school, now known as Old West Academy. Hey fellow survivors of that shit hole.. IDK if you remember me or not but I also was at CC from June 04 till Dec 04 where because of my behavior was punished by being sent to Red Cliff Accent, which might I add was the BEST punishment EVER compared to that place. I am Willy Modisetts mom. I was also in K group with Parker and Jean. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Again, I dont know your credentials but feel free to share them. This place tries to get you to say you hate your parents and your life is terrible, which is only true caus youre in the place. He was murdered in 2009. I got there in 97. Everything is still there, just laying around abandoned. I always called bullshit and was against the program it was bullshit. The med counter is still there with the nurse sign still right above it. In 2003, Dundee Ranch was shut down by Costa Rican Child welfare authorities due to allegations that children were being held against their will (illegal in Costa Rica) and were being abused. He was there for 18 months 2006-2008. Pretty sure I was in group 5 with a tall counselor (he went to BYU) and a family rep who seemed to always be crying (his wife worked there and they had a son who attended the school years prior). 1999. Read More . I still cant believe I was stuck in that place. Your name sounds familiar, Rob, when were you at CC and what group were you in? I remember Brian too. I remember that day they told me if I left I would most likely die. Colin Im glad your alive. Robert Lichfield Hi Daria! Dont know how causer I know girls that were there for over 2 years and on a lower level. I went to that school. Such as the Coronvirus Pandemic. It seems like you still dont know what to think. reember when I was there in 2007and 08.. always seemed as the staff were at war, or just screwing a student, or 3 or 4, or arranging for the fight Not jail for DUI straight convicted felons of violent and extreme crimes. As Administrator of the boys side of CBS, Finlinson was responsible for running a brutal program that systematically abused, deprived and tormented children. Pullan served as owner and administrator of the facility until 2009, when he closed the school and sold the property. A story of teen sex abuse & mind control in teen prisons Anon, 1993 Award. Another graduate claimed that male staff members performed rape re-enactment on girls who have been sexually abused, stating that other students were instructed to yell insults at the victim during the re-enactment. There have been several. Schools get money when they have sports programs that compete, so I have a feeling I wasnt the only one getting leveled up fast for those purposes. I also remember them trying to convert me to Mormonism on our graduation trip to Salt Lake City. I was at CC from 2002 2004. started off with douchebag parker in group 7. The former Cross Creek Manor is up for sale: 591 N State St La Verkin, UT 84745 I am planning on writing a screenplay about my 11 months at CC and my 4 months at CASA. I can remember working in the kitchen and being told to make the worst possible meal for those in the isolation room, or 30 second showers, or the horrible tape room that would drive anyone insane. That man and place have caused some issues in my world that idk if Ill ever get over and I am almost 30 now. With a bad record, My adoptive mom sent me to cross creek programs boys side in August 2009 and was taken out in August 2011. But even at 17, I knew this place was wrong. This whole organization is so twisted I have wanted to go look these pathetic cowards face to face for years now. I was only in Casa By the Sea for under 6 months when I was 16. I did half my time in solitary confinement the hole on tile floor 8 hours a day and the other half of the day tapesI developed a bad hemmoroid from all the hours sitting on tile floor. On page 4 of :www.fornits.com/WWASP/office_phone_list_4-20-07.pdf. When I was at Cross Creek, he was one of the good guys. Is there a Cross Creek charter school in Michigan? Maybe he can help them enter another dimension until their sentence is up. I was there from February 2002 until March of 2003; group 8 w/ John Rhodes. World Wide Association of Specialty Programs, https://web.archive.org/web/20110129202501/http://crosscreekprogram.com/, World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, "Here's What Survivors of a 'Troubled Teen' Program Say Went On Inside", Troubled Teen Programs - 25 Plaintiffs Join in Lawsuit Against WWASPS, Cross Creek Manor, Robert Lichfield, and Associates More Expected to Join In, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cross_Creek_Programs&oldid=1136818799, Therapeutic boarding schools in the United States, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Articles with dead external links from October 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 09:02. I have to respond differently from most of you above. How are you? Ive been clean for a few years now. Dude I remember Dallas, tall ass muscular intimidating mf. Paul Ansalanian In the classic nepotistic fashion that a hallmark of WWASP, in 2010 his father appointed him the owner and Administrator of the Teen Mentor facility in Costa Rica. when it was made. I was a inmate at cross creek academy from 2000-2002. He and his wife were house parents and I later lived with them. Ran by the Herman Fountain in lucedale, mississippi. But something inside of me still aches. Just ask Justin. Nick didnt need this place no one needed this lots of graduates from cross creek are or have since been to prison. I can remember seeing jay Kay and Randall Hinton at Tranquility Bay, they broke bones. After two years at Brightway he moved to the Cross Creek in 1995, working there for one year. i knew Brian when he ran Paradise Cove, debatably the worst WWASP program of a. Yet always ran past the time because he never wanted to get off the phone. Its crazy to think that those SN boxes are still there, just behind that wall. Personally, my experience wasnt all that bad. Chaffin Pullan is the current administrator. Im not sure if I ever will be. I was there 02/03, I had Thane as a therapist. Leave any and all comments. So cool to see you on here. Defendants Cross Creek Manor, LLC, Cross Creek Center for Boys, LLC (Cross Creek Defendants) and Karr Farnsworth (Farnsworth) move to join in the WWASP Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and the WWASP Defendants' Motion for a More Definite Statement. Cassie, And my son was beat up daily while staff watched and did nothing. It was WWASP that designed and supplied the Policy and Procedure Manual to its member schools, listing the responsibilities of its member schools,including Spring Creek, and it was Lichfield who formed the network of entities responsible for the operation of the school. Non-academic records are not available, as far as we know. Robby, Tony, Justin, Sam, and Jean all attacked me. Anyone remember Dallas? HOT HOME. I went along with the program and left those tendencies in the CDC. Mr Robby, Mr Dallas, Mr Tony, Mr Justin, Mr Brandon and Sam the one ton of fun. how dare them! What was his position in Morava Academy? Dallas was a fucking pricky I hated him. Cross creek manor is now an adoption facility, go figure. I was in Parkers group with you. Not even the worst thing a child can do give the parent or guardian the right to send their child to one of these facilities. I was at TB and Cross Creek. I spent 16 months in cross creek, what a waste. God this place was the worst I still partially hate my parents for it. some of the staff were cool but the others were horrible.. it always seemed like the staff were at war. The gymnasium and dining hall are completely closed off but I was able to take some pictures and video through the glass of the dining hall. Many former staff members of Cross Creek have gone on to start their own programs modeled by the WWASP system, many of which have been investigated and closed due to evidence of child abuse. Like a lot of you, I had problems sleeping for many years, and only into my later twenties did I start to really deal with everything. Cross creek manor has changed hands but that place needs to be burned down, i hope it does. Wet successful in my current life and have a flourishing social life, so no one knows what Ive been through. If you think you were not mistreated then you are an idiot. Its 2021 and I know of a school here in indianapolis. Just wanted to give some more info about Bob and Narvin. I miss u buddy. On every count of abuse against the students in their care, each one of these people should be held accountable for the crimes they havecommittedand facilitated on a grand scale. These guys are like hiding Nazi SS rats, just follow the smell, and the exterminate. Hi my name is Joey and I was a student at Cross Creek in 2002 2003. I never saw any physical abuse, but there was a lot of mental abuse (direct and indirect). Goodwin would not agree and insisted his son be sent to Cross Creek in LaVerkin, Utah. I also see what they tried to do in seminars, but people interpret it as brain washing. Mi name is paul morrison I was also in greig hansens group five but spent most of mi time in the isolation unit on mi stumic in the cold hungry. Do you have any information on the US Youth ServicesNon-Profit, Inc. in Lecompte Louisiana? Nick Lema was probably 1 of the three kids I met there who really needed cross creek. Worksheets for months. You couldnt speak to anyone, but staff and you could only speak about 5 specific things. So he must be. Im the asianlol. Id literally blocked out much of the details of this horrible place, and reading these stories have helped me remember, and my sense of outrage is renewed. The only thing I thank cross creek for is taking me out of a horrible environment, essentially in my case it saved me from jail and I graduated high school in a place I couldnt do drugs or break the law. I got sent to Dundee ranch when I was 13 and almost died of malaria and they didnt tell my parents. Thank you for getting this website going! It has been on my mind a lot recently. Right on the side of the road. I was Homeless for over a year. I had to stay there for 6 1/2 months. please email me. Any who hope all of you are alive and well. Home; Service. For everyones sack lets thank our parents for avoiding another teen suicide statistic. They got their start in the TTI owning an all-girls program called Sunrise Beach in Cancun, Mexico. Usually pitting upper levels against lower levels, he not only encouraged the violent ways of the program but he was also responsible for the abuse placed upon the whole facility in enacting code red, forcing all students to sit in stress positions, walk in circles and remain on complete code silence for weeks at a time. The program was originally located in the former location of Cross Creek Manor (a notoriously abusive and now-closed WWASP program) at 150 N State St, La Verkin, UT 84745. So phones call after that were very silent. And they lied to parents all the time. I know what was meant to be done, but they went about it the wrong way. Robinson is the current owner and director of Horizon Academy, which was originally opened in the Amargosa Valley Nevada however is now re-opened on the Cross Creek Manor/ Cross Creek Center property, in La Verkin Utah (Owned by WWASP head, Robert Lichfield) and currently renamedYouth Foundation Inc./ Youth Foundation Success Academy. I know that I was drugged up with massive antidepressants and sedatives, which I still have abuse issues with. dont take my post down this time like really have some accountability for what you did.I dont know how many time you had big guys toss me on the floor as staff was yelling at me telling me to have accountability as they lay across my back as I am just trying to get air which is really hard to do with three guys laying on your back with all of them putting all there weight on me they made me pass out more times then I can count in there S.N room which was smaller then a jail cell with no bed just enough room for them to lay you out and crush you it your turn to have some accountability. When did they close down? Shit still haunts me to the day the things i saw go on there. }wasp pseminars I cant say how I actualy would like to make justice of what they have done to her,someone pleaase help us get invbolved in any and all litigation that is available to her ,she is and was a great kid and never deserved such alienation and dibilitating treatment she was just a confused little girl????? Hey blake, werent you my staff buddy? They restrained me and brought me across borders. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Latest we have heard, you can contact Browning Academy (being run by Ken Kay) in Utah and he will send school transcripts/records for $50. Originally, he worked at Casa by The Sea with his wife, Allie Hernandez. When they took her from me, I thought that I was going through Hell, but I was nowhere near La Virken, Utah. This will probably be scrubbed as legally actionable but its true. Looking back now Im ashamed that I became a pawn of the program and contributed in prolonging anyones stay. A backpack and the cross creek uniform still on my back. They have been evicted from the Cross Creek property in La Verkin and are moving to the old Diamond Ranch property in Hurricane next weekend. Oh I didnt graduate after the little scuffle in the cafeteria with Preston and Raphael and a come clean done by a group mate I was too much of a liability to the state of Utah and was sent to camas ranch an affiliate of spring creek in Montana. Justin Silverman????? Dkcedrake@yahoo.com. Lichfield has no background in Child Psychology, his former job being a staff member at Provo Canyon Boys school which was shut downdue to abuse, neglect and mistreatment of children. Only for that, I thank my parents, not the program itself. This site is my way of seeking to prevent future children from having to suffer as I did. That is very comforting, and will make it easier to heal. Conditions at High Impact were said to be deplorable by the Mexican and American authorities that raided and shut down the compound in 2002. The Sociology textbook was modern and really interesting. Hey blake, werent you my staff buddy? Talk about the fox guarding the hen house! Forced us to sit in front of a wall for 8 hours a day, listen to mindless tapes for 5 hrs a day, and much more. Learn how your comment data is processed. He was from Texas. Water only and rice and beans diet. He first staed working for WWASP as a tech at Brightway in 1992. Fucking trash, yet no one believes or cares. Hey guys, I know its been years since you commented or even were in this hell hole lol but I remember most of you here. From Florida.. especially my best friend in the joint: Beau funk. Love this site, it is so nice to be amongst friends. Again, theres a sign on the door saying storage. The explanation of Ron Garret is 100% true. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Some of the programs have added a therapeutic component in addition to the typical highly structured program. He apparently the served as a Trustee for the company. He is just a greedy pig I will never be the same. Before he rejoined, though, he made this statement: These people are basically a bunch of untrained people who work for this organization. My god I hope you arent actually a mental health professional. Cross Creek Center for boys was later added in the late 1990s. I got pulled and never graduated, thank god! Backupposted@gmail.com. This is drake Shafer. After CBS was closed in 2004 Goulding along with an old High School buddy Rich Darrington, opened another program called Darrington Academy in Blue Ridge Georgia. craig hanson is a liar, deceiver, and that place is the most dishonest place ever. I still have dreams where im trapped there not knowing when im gonna be able to leave. Youd have to sleep with lights on, shower with the door cracked open, and listen to educational video tapes all night. If you want to talk more, feel free to send me an email at sporter8989@gmail.com Ive been trying to find him and cant seem to. The most evil man Ive ever met. He eventually quit, but rejoined WWASP as Vice-President in March 2000. We made it, they didnt. I got lost down this rabbit hole, and Im seeing some familiar names pop up. She was there for 9 months. I was there 2002-2003, was in group 4 with Thane. Waddup Colin! With doug Morse comment. Randall Hinton was something of a jack-of-all-trades for WWASP. Raise awareness of the true nature of WWASP Programs, to advocate for those still being held in Troubled Teen programs, and to provide validation and support to survivors of WWASP programs. He then served as Assitant Director for Spring Creek in 1996, then took a job in the same role for Tranquility Bayi 1997. I remember you. His license to teach was subsequently suspended by the state of Nevada in relation to his pending charges in Georgia. Dan Peart is Robert Browning Litchfields brother-in-law. Suffered Ron Garrotts abuse too. J. Ralph Atkin is the owner of Skywest Airlines, Eurosky Airlines, and Jet Acquisitions Group. Hinton also appears to have spent 3 years working for Teen Help, the marketing arm of WWASP. Peace and Love, In 1998, he became majority owner of Morava Academy, which was shut down later that year. Most drank the unKookaid and wre the teachers pet favoritism. Last I talked to you you were in the Navy stations in Sacramento. Brian Parker was my therapist unfortunately, craig was ok cause he would let you get away with shit. Cross Creek Manor was the Lichfield's first WWASP facility to open and is widely considered the "hub" of the WWASP conglomerate. Having said that, there were a lot of kids who didnt and they paid the price. I know exactly which guys used to lay on you cause they did me to. He was asked to enroll his son into a new WWASP program, High Impact, on a short-term basis while they worked out the details of his transfer to Cross Creek. Tanner, I think we were in the same Discovery seminar, Its scary places like that exist. I think my subconscious has pushed it all down. The tape rooms were the only part that kept me sane. You sound like the typical idiot who would believe that it helped you in some way. I witnessed a lot of horrible things but I kept my composure and wits untill I learned that I was able to be released by 18 via court order but was told I had to stay regardless untill completion.. Eating a pop tart taking little rat bites so I could make it last all movie. WWASP Survivors is run by a dedicated group of concerned alumni of WWASP-affiliated programs. You must have been a good little slave, and i bet you got off to belittling your peers when they gave you upper level status. For over 20yrs I found myself in and out of prison. Jade Robinson is supposedly gone, but his wife still worked there a couple of weeks ago. He has admitted to pepper spraying students repeatedly. No regrets. I denied a chance to send fags to high impact and was beat for it. Winder was ordered to not be alone with children in the school while he was facing charges, and the school was ordered to have two staff members present at all times with children. He was awful. Im 36 now, and I dont think Ive ever gotten over the trauma of being kidnapped and locked up against my will at that tender age. Ken Kay In May 2009 and charged with battery on two students at the school. I never got Child abuse but who knows what went on there. Im now a father. If I wasnt a kid back then I would have known better to sue their asses off! you want to hear about my story of this place back when they was called cross creek programs must of had to change names for the fact torture to children got out.what happen to me i was restrained by three big 250- 350 + pounds guys and they would take me down hard then lay a cross my back one on my upper back one on the lower part of my back and one a cross my legs and they would lay on me intell i was choking and more then not they would wait intell i passed out.one time i passed out i woke up from passing out with them still on top of me.i still have back issues to this day . I need it for college. Brian Vaifanua owned and ran one of the most notorious WWASP programs, Paradise Cove in Samoa, a facility where children were subject to miserable conditions, denied proper food and medical care and systematically tortured, assaulted, neglectedand broken. Its hard to grasp the fact that we were all there. Owner of Casa By The Sea and co-owner of High Impact.

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