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Malene started to write about The Guidance Center to survive the abuse. It has become a library of accountability, and raw honesty about what this type of abuse does to people.

Updates on The Guidance Center
Is The Guidance Center finally cracking?
It Was Never About Win or Lose; How Is The Guidance Center Doing?

Malene’s Stories
Overview – What Happened (please note, this article is featured on Mad In America)
The Night They Almost Killed Me
9/17/2026 – How I Am Doing, and Future Plans
The End of Trust
Two Kinds of Trust
Civil Rights in Mental Health Settings
How Common are HIPAA violations at The Guidance Center?

Accountability
Exposing the Monopoly
Who Is Mary Jo Gregory, RN?
Money and Power
The Silence of Teresa Bertsch, MD
Nurse Hansard AKA Manas Tried to Intimidate Me In To Silence
The Lawyer: James Kaucher of Gust Law

Curated Open Letters
Open Letter to The Guidance Center Leadership
Open Letter to Dr. Bertsch, Dr. Perez and Dr. Berkley (so many titles, so little substance!)
Open Letter to Kim Alexander – (What do you get when you put lipstick on a pig? You get a pig, and I am not sure who is fooled.)

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