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Troubled Teen Treatment Facility Becomes Lucrative Business
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42:17 - 48:42 (06:25)

Joe and Dr. Davidson initially started a treatment facility to help troubled teens with addiction, but the success of the business came from recruiting wealthy families to send their kids and paying $1200 per month for treatment. Koh Tao is described as a paradise island.

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The island of Koh Tao, located off the coast of Thailand, has been the site of dozens of unexplained tourist deaths in the past two decades, leading to allegations of corruption and cover-ups in the local police force.
42:17 - 44:33 (02:16)
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Koh Tao
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The island of Koh Tao, located off the coast of Thailand, has been the site of dozens of unexplained tourist deaths in the past two decades, leading to allegations of corruption and cover-ups in the local police force.

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Troubled Teen Treatment Facility Becomes Lucrative Business
Episode
Part One: Elan School: The Worst 'Troubled Teen' Facility
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The founders of a mental health startup, including a psychiatrist named Dr. Davidson and a man named David Goldberg, began the business with the strategic use of referrals from the hospital where Davidson worked.
44:35 - 46:03 (01:28)
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Mental Health
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The founders of a mental health startup, including a psychiatrist named Dr. Davidson and a man named David Goldberg, began the business with the strategic use of referrals from the hospital where Davidson worked.

Chapter
Troubled Teen Treatment Facility Becomes Lucrative Business
Episode
Part One: Elan School: The Worst 'Troubled Teen' Facility
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
Joe Richie and his wife became partners in their business, the Alon School, by selling stocks that the latter inherited from her grandmother.
46:03 - 46:58 (00:54)
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Business
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Joe Richie and his wife became partners in their business, the Alon School, by selling stocks that the latter inherited from her grandmother. Initially, their focus on business was genuine until it evolved into a desire for making money.

Chapter
Troubled Teen Treatment Facility Becomes Lucrative Business
Episode
Part One: Elan School: The Worst 'Troubled Teen' Facility
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
Joe and Dr. Davidson started drawing in wealthy troubled teens and convincing their parents to pay for treatments at their facility, making a large profit from charging $1200 a month in 1970s money.
46:59 - 48:42 (01:43)
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Troubled teens
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Joe and Dr. Davidson started drawing in wealthy troubled teens and convincing their parents to pay for treatments at their facility, making a large profit from charging $1200 a month in 1970s money.

Chapter
Troubled Teen Treatment Facility Becomes Lucrative Business
Episode
Part One: Elan School: The Worst 'Troubled Teen' Facility
Podcast
Behind the Bastards