In Part 3 of our ongoing investigation into the Troubled Teen Industry, Behind the Filter brings you the testimonies of survivors Isabella and Haven . Together, they pull back the curtain on Central Indiana Teen Challenge (CITC)—now operating as Refuge Girls Academy in Lebanon, Indiana—a facility facing serious accusations of abuse, trafficking, and forced labor from 35 women in an expanded federal lawsuit filed by Cohen Malad, LLP.

In this episode, Isabella and Haven detail the shocking reality behind CITC’s faith-based facade that includes isolation, solitary confinement, medical trauma, food deprivation, forced child labor and more. We also explore the painful aftermath—from educational neglect to the deep rifts created between parents and their children. Isabella and her mother Kim share their  ...