tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post5951627121609599325..comments2024-03-21T13:38:52.948+01:00Comments on Tales from the black school: JYA survivor, mother - about Julian Youth AcademyGitteHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13182907413970200718noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-34557339996811692882024-02-03T13:58:17.663+01:002024-02-03T13:58:17.663+01:00Of course there are 2 sides to the story, but does...Of course there are 2 sides to the story, but does the desperation that our parents felt make what happened to us there ok? Or make what they are doing to young hearts ok? NO, it does not. As a parent YOU step up and YOU do what’s right for your child, you don’t give up on them and give them to some stranger (BLINDLY) to do what they want with them, and just trust their every word. LISTEN TO YOUR CHILD! I am also a survivor of JYA, barely. I ran away from there at 14 months with 2 other girls when I was dropped several levels and saw no end in sight, we spent 3 days surviving in the woods running from them, and then broke into a home to get ourselves sent to juvenile hall just so we wouldn’t have to go back to that hell. I’m 31 years old now and a mother of a teenager. And I realize that I’m still, to this very day dealing with the emotional trauma of what that place did to me. I forgive my parents and I can even understand that my parents did what they did out of love, or at least what was love to them, but yet again, it doesn’t change the damage inflicted by that place. I am a true and firm believer in my amazing God now. And I think that’s what disgusts me the most, is that these people do this all in the name of God! It’s so very wrong! And if they would ever let the truth be spoken on their sight no parent would ever send their child there. But they don’t, they keep it hidden because they know they’re wrong doings. Satan is behind that place and that is just the truth. I hope and pray to God that they get shut down for GOOD one day and no child ever has to endure the emotional pain of that being a huge portion of their upbringing. Thank you for the girls who shared. I actually went there with ani, a previous commenter. And I have a feeling that almost every girl who ever went there would say the same thing we all have. Thank you for listening. <br />-Ceara Gehrke JYAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848613448672019498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-16447475570004853552022-11-23T03:23:26.983+01:002022-11-23T03:23:26.983+01:00Don't miss the place at all but the girls! The...Don't miss the place at all but the girls! The place is a joke and honestly causes more harm than good.Kristy Mayfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680029256830785767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-14120721011976364392021-06-01T03:05:14.853+02:002021-06-01T03:05:14.853+02:00All I know is a single Mom who tried every type of...All I know is a single Mom who tried every type of counciling, tough luve, taking all important things away from my yonldaughter including her door ... she was still putting herself in dangerous situations at 13 years old and her respose t0 me when busted sneaking out in the middle of the night with a group of boys to go to a park and get drunk was "if you let me go out too parties when I wanted I wouldn't have to do this". <br />she was a cheerleader in high school which was the world to her and was the ONLY thing keeping her from making even worse decisions and her coaches let me know she will not make the sqouad for the following year as they were done with her antics I knew that without this I would loose her forever and Lord only knew what would happen to her. All I knew when I enrolled her was I was going to loose her in a bad way ,,, either by drugs and possible overdose or hanging out with a group of boys and be date raped or worse. As far as I was concerned and my worst fears my only visits with her would be at her grave site. I was NOT willing to let that happen and I was desparate to keep her alive. The bottom line is YOU GIRLS put us parents in this desparrate situation so don't you think you should look in the mirrow and take some responsibility in the decisions we were forced to make to save your lives??? Do you really think it was easy for me to let go of my daughter for an extended period of time to save her life? As a parent I too suffered in this deciions because I was a dedicated Mommy to my girl and had to live in an empty big home by myself and was dying to have my little girl back. It is time for you to see BOTH SIDES of this story<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348166597190131678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-58889782448279096132019-06-13T13:50:15.177+02:002019-06-13T13:50:15.177+02:00Thank you for having the courage to get this place...Thank you for having the courage to get this place closed for good. Hopefully, staff will get jail time for their crimes against children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081551685635264934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-72071018399568421102019-04-06T20:14:02.824+02:002019-04-06T20:14:02.824+02:00I'm about to try to take them down. I have som...I'm about to try to take them down. I have some serious ammo. I'm going to call the California state Attorney General's office to see who I need to contact to file an official complaint. I will be posting the contact information everywhere there are survivors. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure they answer for what they have done. A portion of my story is posted on their google page "river view christian acedemy." MeganPadillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524599431371874458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-10462327623473889902018-04-14T06:28:47.493+02:002018-04-14T06:28:47.493+02:00Got out of that program a year ago, waking up was ...Got out of that program a year ago, waking up was the nightmare.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734645698918237875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-62237065091735383402018-04-02T06:56:37.817+02:002018-04-02T06:56:37.817+02:00Thank you very much for speaking out. Thank you very much for speaking out. Ketty Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014848492804188327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-34682088695413830182016-09-02T05:28:48.138+02:002016-09-02T05:28:48.138+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893859309156170401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-24538264113380742602016-09-02T05:19:25.809+02:002016-09-02T05:19:25.809+02:00Hate the facility but miss the girls ❤Hate the facility but miss the girls ❤Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893859309156170401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-41369194023803264602016-09-02T05:17:40.638+02:002016-09-02T05:17:40.638+02:00You said it exactly how it was. Thanks for speakin...You said it exactly how it was. Thanks for speaking up. -Ani SanchezAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893859309156170401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-63866133984916790762016-04-11T22:15:18.857+02:002016-04-11T22:15:18.857+02:00Wow! I was the 3rd student of JYA when it first op...Wow! I was the 3rd student of JYA when it first opened. I have forgotten almost all the details of my 11 months there, that is until I read this. I cried through the whole thing. Thank you for sharing your story. Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553268086634149805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-3487353504792251312016-04-11T22:13:09.994+02:002016-04-11T22:13:09.994+02:00Wow! I was the 3rd student of JYA when it first op...Wow! I was the 3rd student of JYA when it first opened. I have forgotten almost all the details of my 11 months there, that is until I read this. I cried through the whole thing. Thank you for sharing your story. Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553268086634149805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-52763081544338047722016-02-23T19:28:03.238+01:002016-02-23T19:28:03.238+01:00I am so sorry you had to go through all of these h...I am so sorry you had to go through all of these horrible experiences. I really hope God helps you to rebuild yourself, to forgive and to fight against all these institutions with your testimony.<br />Tons of blessings!Surfeando el mundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914316792219771442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-73779571150377389362016-02-23T19:26:03.428+01:002016-02-23T19:26:03.428+01:00Probably you were abused too but aren't able t... Probably you were abused too but aren't able to cope with it. It is the only explanation to your mean comment.Surfeando el mundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914316792219771442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-62503881394746072712014-10-08T13:12:29.259+02:002014-10-08T13:12:29.259+02:00The mother might see it as a kind of good investme...The mother might see it as a kind of good investment but what about the price? Will the former student be able to be good parents? A baby boy died on the campus due to neglect by a graduate of the program and later employee at the program.<br /><br />Who are the role models the teenagers have to look at while they are at the program? Apparently based on the actions of the employee not good ones. The program should have been closed long ago.GitteHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13182907413970200718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-39483409815995072242014-09-17T14:00:12.604+02:002014-09-17T14:00:12.604+02:00Check it out:
You were so out of control that your...Check it out:<br />You were so out of control that your parents paid good money to send you to a program that would snap you out of it. Apparently, it worked because you are taking college level classes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226147877842642339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605961329669167895.post-28020542056791282272014-05-23T06:03:42.129+02:002014-05-23T06:03:42.129+02:00I am the original author of this article. I just w...I am the original author of this article. I just want to say thank you for sharing my story and continuing to provide support for this cause. As you may know there is an extremely controversial case at this time regarding JYA and a staff member by the name of Jessica Bradshaw. Just for another reference. Prayers and thoughts are continually with the girls and boys of JYA and other programs claiming to help but that only hurt. Especially the ones who have caused so many deaths due to negligence and lack of regulation. Thank you again.Pandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177160008637386168noreply@blogger.com