Molly Dickin had only been at an all-girls boarding school in Arizona for a few monthswhen she and two other girls climbed over a barbed-wire fence and ran off into the desert. It was around 8 p.m. in ...

The only thing more chilling than Wayward is the fact that it is based on reality. Following its release on Sept. 25, the eight-part Netflix series quickly rose to the streaming platform's Top 10. The ...

When you’re a teenager, every emotion feels extreme and profound. In Mae Martin’s new series “Wayward,” this idea is literalized to thrilling effect. Martin, who created and stars in the show, serves ...

Dear Abby: My 19-year-old niece didn’t finish high school and has been in and out of rehab for years. She’s about to leave a residential program and is looking for a place to live. Her parents have ...

A startling and fascinating new book looks at “schools” for troubled teens which, if the author's narrative is accurate, seem to be designed to destroy people’s self-actualization (their freedom to ...

There is so much going on for kids as they enter adolescence, starting at age ten or 11 and persisting for the next several years. Their bodies, brains, and place in the world are changing ...