MY MISSION IS SIMPLE

Stop institutional child abuse

THE SYSTEMIC PROBLEM

Each year, thousands of children are misdiagnosed and sent to residential facilities that mistreat and abuse

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MEG'S STORY

I'm a survivor of the troubled teen industry

Like many children sent to residential programs each year, I was placed in the “care” of a facility I didn’t need. I survived, and now I campaign to ensure future children don’t go through what I had to.

MY WORK

Driving social change

A nonprofit organization that aims to stop institutional child abuse by empowering self-advocates to create lasting social change.

Using my lived experiences, I advocate for policy change that will increase industry oversight, regulation, reporting, and accountability.

Through Unsilenced, my team and I work to raise significant donations to fund policy change, survivor initiatives, and much more.

A trusted expert for industry insights and commentary to local and national broadcasters like ABC, NBC, and Fox News.

As an expert on the Troubled Teen Industry, I provide valuable insight as a guest on industry, cult, and business podcasts.

Taking my expertise on the road, I give keynote speeches and present on panels to educate key stakeholders in communities.

I provide industry insights and commentary to local and national publications like USA Today, NBC News, and many more.

I provide expert testimony to court cases and public Senate hearings to champion justice for survivors and drive policy change.

Through Unsilenced, I work with organizations to drive awareness and change within the Troubled Teen Industry.

DRIVING SOCIAL AWARENESS

Leveraging social platforms to reach more parents and survivors

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Meg Appelgate book Becoming Unsilenced

OUT NOW

Becoming Unsilenced: Surviving & Fighting The Troubled Teen Industry

Read Meg Appelgate’s own experience of two abusive residential facilities and her resilience that led to founding Unsilenced, a nonprofit combating institutional child abuse and empowering survivors.

THE IMPACT

Unsilenced is exposing the injustice, educating parents and decision makers, supporting survivors, and protecting future children from pain

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