The practices used by the Troubled Teen Industry are akin to those used in cults to indoctrinate and control individuals.

“It's a cult. They took a page out of the”

The industry relies on behavior modification practices that strip children of autonomy and often act as a pipeline for further confinement.

“their job was to strip away all my autonomy. They thought that Meg has an issue with control. Let's make sure Meg knows that she doesn't control anything in her life. Let's take away all of her ability to make decisions and make it up to chance.”

Troubled teen programs are inherently bad due to their lack of oversight and reliance on abusive, cult-like practices rather than effective rehabilitation.

“So, it's like literally there's no point whatsoever. It's profits over people, per usual.”