Cults are high-control environments (HCE) that use, mind control, coercion, abuse and other types of abuses of power to victimize its “members” for a higher “purpose”. These spaces can range from small such as family groups to masses such as larger religious institutions. Leaders often present as charismatic, charming, and often use “love bombing” tactics to entice newcomers.

Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion:

https://www.lalichcenter.org/what-is-a-cult/

Freedom of Mind Resource Center:

https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/

Characteristics of Cults

https://internationalculticstudies.org/icsa-classics/characteristics-associated-with-cultic-groups/

BITE Model of Authoritarian Control TM:

https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model-pdf-download/

Support for survivors, family, and friends

https://internationalculticstudies.org/resources-for-survivors-families-friends/

Troubled Teen Industry

• Survivors of Bob Meehan and The Insight Program

• The Group Documentary

• Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion

Christian Fundamentalism/Evangelicalism

Narcissism

Political

Signs of Safety planning for practitioners

Reading List for Licensed Professionals

Understanding Cults the Official Workbook

Religious Trauma Training

If you know of a group you would like to expose please visit Freedom of Mind

The following are groups that are actively still operating despite being publicly exposed and reported over the years.

The Insight Program for “enthusiastic sobriety”. This program is marketed towards teens and young adults for substance abuse treatment. Bob Meehan is the founder of following programs, now deceased and run by Bob’s son in law Clint Stonebraker; The Insight Program, The Cornerstone Program, The Pathway Program, The Crossroads Program, and Palmer Drug Abuse Program. Clint is also currently overseeing unlicensed mental health support (utilizing Bob Meehan’s version of the 12 steps) to teens in Catholic churches under the name FullCircle.

• Survivors of Bob Meehan and The Insight Program

• The Group Documentary

• 60 Minutes Bob Meehan

• Bob Meehan Exposed on ABC

• Exposed ABC 2

• Bob Meehan Trainings

12 Tribes

https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/people-the-twelve-tribes-cult/umc.cmc.3r86wmtm18qf52skk5f88y3ya?showId=umc.cmc.3y4zycfsgp45qvivb96l0wb3s

https://open.spotify.com/show/2CG58YDV7p8vamvYq7WhgK

• Exposing locations:Asheville, NC location - Gladheart Farm

  Yellow Deli locations in and near NC: Hiddenite, NC , Chattanooga, TN,Savannah, GA location

Local to Asheville:

Helpmate Hotline (828) 254-0516

https://helpmateonline.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233
https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/

Love is Respect
National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline
(866) 331-9474
https://www.loveisrespect.org/

ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 422-4453
https://www.childhelp.org/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-8255
https://988lifeline.org/

Rape, Abuse, and Incest

National Network (RAINN)
(800) 656-4673
https://www.rainn.org/

Safety Planning

There are many types of safety plans

• What is a safety plan?

• How Do I make one?