by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Investigative Series
Investigative Series TTI vs. Congregate Care: Understanding the Difference By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics One of the most important distinctions in child welfare policy is one of the least understood: the difference between the Troubled Teen...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series Coercive Control: How TTI Programs Keep Children Compliant By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics The Troubled Teen Industry does not primarily maintain control through physical force, though physical force is documented and...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series What the Research Actually Says About TTI Programs By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics The Troubled Teen Industry has operated for decades on a simple premise: that intensive, residential intervention can change adolescent...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Investigative Series
Investigative Series TTI vs. Juvenile Detention: Two Systems, One Pipeline By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics When a teenager ends up in front of a judge, they are often presented with what looks like a choice: juvenile detention or a residential...
by ICAPA Network | Mar 18, 2026 | Education
Investigative Series Complex PTSD and TTI Survivors: Understanding Institutional Trauma By Chelsea Filer · ICAPA Network · Investigative Topics When a child leaves a Troubled Teen Industry program, the institution is behind them. The trauma is not. Researchers and...
