Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Wayne State University
Heather E. Mooney is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI specializing in inequality studies and qualitative methods. She is currently writing her dissertation about adults who were former “troubled teens” discussing their experiences and perceived impact of attending a therapeutic boarding school anywhere from four to twenty years ago. Since 2010 Ms. Mooney has taught a variety of undergraduate courses in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology at Eastern Michigan University.
Why it's unclear whether private programs for 'troubled teens' are working
Jan 28, 2020 08:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
I first became interested in what Ive learned is called the troubled teen industry more than 20 years ago, when my parents sent me away to a program they thought would help me finish high school. At that point I was...
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