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The Elissas : Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia is Samantha Leach's memoir.
The book is an indictment of modern girlhood and our culture’s obsession with quick-fix psychological pseudoscience.
Leach sat down with Vanity Fair to discuss writing through grief and the contours of the troubled-teen industry.
There’s been a big spike in teenage sadness, particularly amongst girls and queer youth, over the last 10 years .
The book reminded me of the recent statistics about how teenage girls are facing a mental health crisis.
I think about the troubled-teen industry as being negligent at best, and abusive at worst.
Elissa, Alyssa , and Alissa both died from infections at therapeutic boarding schools.
The girls were sent to boarding schools by wealthy families who sent their kids.
Elissa: "I feel so fortunate to tell the story because I feel so horrible they're horrible they’re not here here".
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