Stop institutional child abuse

“Meg is a zealous and tenacious advocate for those powerless children who have been placed, without equal protection or due process protections, into the for-profit institutions of the troubled teen industry. She has been essential in obtaining information and witnesses in troubled teen industry cases. She has truly proven for all to see - it is the industry that is troubled.”

"One of the many things that makes Meg Appelgate and the volunteers at Unsilenced so effective and special is that they have come out of the Troubled Teen Industry. They share common experiences, traumas, and memories that both bond and motivate them to help others and find a better solution."

"The volunteer and collaborative nature of Unsilenced is allowing survivors to regain their voices and senses of agency that many people often forfeited to survive and comply with that programs they were forced to participate in as adolescents and teens. Collectively, the organization's work continues to communicate to survivors and other troubled youth that we believe you."

"In many countries, the way mental health care is provided is changing drastically. It is now well known that outpatient programs and community-based treatments are more efficient, less traumatizing, and less expensive that inpatient treatment. It doesn't seem appropriate, or ethical, to keep funding residential treatment programs when so many of them are facing allegations of abuse. Through their advocacy, policy, advisory, education, and research, Unsilenced is dedicated to the social change needed."

"In the next three years, Unsilenced will continue to expose the Trouble Teen Industry's exploitation of children and families that commodifies childhood trauma and family dysfunction. Unsilenced will change laws and practices that have allowed this exploitation to persist, will support survivors of institutional abuse, and will promote ethical and effective alternatives. It will not longer be a successful business strategy to hurt children.