I went to a camp last year where I was physically harmed and received little help. AMA

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FYI: The harm I received was not from any staff member, only from mainly a single bunkmate.

I am not sure if I should post the name of the camp so ill simply describe it. This is a camp that is advertised for neurodivergent adolescence which from my experience being there from July 18th to sometime around middle of august last year was very unprofessional. The camp is an outdoor camp within Vermont with no internet access besides for staff members which promoted outdoor activities.

The camp was not professional at all, the counselors (besides for senior staff members as far as I know) were, at least for my bunk, simply college students with no background in how to take care of neurodivergent kids from what I could tell. There was only one person which had a background in taking care of children, and she was a still a student. The counselors in my bunk in particular were really bad at handling conflicts. When I was injured and hurt multiple times in my stay nothing really happened to the kid, apparently to my parents which they lied to, the kid was supposed to be taken out of my bunk but never was.

I will answer all questions as long as they won’t reveal my identity.

Also, my goal with this post is to simply share my experience and hopefully give a good example of what this camp is like, not to ruin the camps reputation.

Comments

  1. Impossible-Ad-6257 Avatar

    I am so sorry this happened to you!

    How were you physically harmed and how was it handled by your parents after camp ended?

  2. Cold_Investment6223 Avatar

    I’m really sorry to hear this.
    I know you’re using this AMA to walk through your emotionally processing of this, but I highly suggest you report this to your parents and the camp + authorities as soon as possible.

    You or Someone could get seriously injured with this kind of oversight, and I’ve been there before myself in a situation like this- and when something bad did happen later on to someone else, I regretted not reaching out for help when I could have. That was 15 years ago for me.

  3. MeyerholdsGh0st Avatar

    What did they do to you??

  4. MeyerholdsGh0st Avatar

    What did they do to you??

  5. PURKITTY Avatar

    How much did your parents pay to send you? How many weeks long was the camp?

  6. petitecrivain Avatar

    Was it staff or other students who mistreated you?