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Élan School was an abusive behavior modification program and therapeutic boarding school in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, US. It was a full member of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) and was considered to be a part of the troubled teen industry .
Jan 12, 2022 · First opened in 1970 and shut down in 2011, the Élan School was the "last resort" for parents of teens with behavioral problems — and allegedly a site of systemic abuse. For some, the idyllic woods of Poland, Maine led to hell. There, the infamous Élan School promised to rehabilitate troubled teens. But many of its alumni claim that the ...
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Apr 9, 2023 · This is where the Élan School in Poland, Maine comes in. Operating from 1970 all the way to 2011, it promised to rehabilitate children through the most extreme measures possible. More of a cult and sanitorium than a boarding school, its children suffered group beatings, guilt-based "therapy," brainwashing, and worse.
Élan School was founded as a drug treatment program in 1970, pairing controversial confrontational attack therapies with education, all in the wooded setting of Poland, Maine. It’s founders, Joe Ricci and Dr. Gerald Davidson, promised rehabilitation, reform, and a future for many children of wealthy and well-known parents.
Elan School was founded in 1970 by psychiatrist Gerald Davidson, investor David Goldberg, and college drop-out Joseph Ricci. Joseph Ricci was a former heroin addict and former resident of Daytop Village – a direct Synanon spin-off program.
In today's episode, we’ll be exploring the history of the Elan School, a private coeducational boarding and general academic school for adolescents in 8th through 12th grade with emotional,...
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Jun 8, 2020 · Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:33 Joe Ricci: The Evil Within 09:32 "Behavioural Therapy" 12:18 The Birth of "Élan" 15:56 Legalised Kidnapping 18:17 The Devil's Academy: Life inside Élan School...
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