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The troubled teen industry (TTI) is a multi-billion-dollar network of private, largely unregulated residential facilities. These programs market themselves as rehabilitation centers for adolescents struggling with mental health, behavioral issues, or sub-abuse, but they face widespread allegations of systemic abuse and human rights violations. These programs claim to rehabilitate and teach troubled teenagers through various practices. Troubled teen facilities are privately run, and the troubled teen industry constitutes a multi-billion dollar industry. They accept young people who are considered to have struggles with learning disabilities, emotional regulation, mental illness, and sub-abuse. Young people may be labeled as "troubled teens", delinquents, or other language on their websites and other advertising materials. Sometimes, these therapies are used as a punishment for contravening family expectations. For example, one person was placed in a troubled teen program because her mother found her choice in boyfriends unacceptable. The troubled teen industry has encountered many scandals due to C.A. institutional corruption, and passings, and is highly controversial. Many critics of these facilities point to a lack of local, state, and federal laws in the United States and elsewhere governing them. Some countries and territories, such as Bermuda, have been known to send teenagers to programs located in the United States. #troubledteenindustry #camp #disturbing #wildernesstherapy