To explore media opportunities or speak with Media Relations for Wellspring, please contact:
Kristen Hayes, Corporate Communications Director, CRC Health Group
Phone: 949.589.1765
Email: khayes@crchealth.com
Wellspring In the News
Thanks to the success of Wellspring students and alumni, Wellspring Academies has been recognized by media outlets and peer-reviewed medical journals as the leading non-surgical programs for weight loss.
We invite you to explore a sample of Wellspring media highlights through the links below. Additional National & International Coverage and Local & Regional Coverage follow.
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Today Show—For obese kids, does the discrimination begin at home?—Oct 6, 2010 A recent study is suggesting that one of the greatest impediments faced by obese children may be the treatment they are subjected to by their own parents. |
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People - Half Their Size - January 11, 2010 Features 17-year old Lauren Daley's amazing 100 pound weight loss at Wellspring Academies |
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Good Morning America—16 Year Old Loses 200 Pounds—June 11, 2009 Interview with Clinical Director and Academies student about Wellspring Plan and student success. |
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The Vancouver Province—Teens Learn to Battle Bulge—September 28, 2008 |
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| Baltimore Sun - Thin School - July 10, 2008 Profile of Wellspring Academy alumnus Zachary Aaronson’s weight loss success. |
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Obesity Management—Immersion Program Perspective—February 2009 Discussion of Wellspring’s immersion model and primary care physicians’ agreement that children should be required to attend such a program before committing to surgery. |
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People—I’m Sick of Being Big—June 22, 2009 The story of Georgia Davis and her year of amazing success at Wellspring Academies. |
National and International Coverage of Wellspring Academies
Inspiration From the Girls of Too Fat For 15 - March 11, 2011
'Too Fat for 15': Morbid Obesity and Teens - March 4, 2011
Buzz Magazine - Fat School Helped Us in a Big Way - January 2011 (pdf)
Today's Diet & Nutrition – Helping Teens with Weight Loss Goals - October 7, 2010 (pdf)
Toronto Sun - Summer Gains - August 25, 2009
The Sun – The Weigh Team – April 14, 2009 (pdf)
The Sun – Georgia Loses 12 Stone – April 13, 2009 (pdf)
GMTV (Britain’s leading morning show) – Profile of Wellspring Academy student – November 19, 2008
Globe & Mail – Weight Training – September 13, 2008 (pdf)
The Sun – Britain’s Fattest Teen – August 1, 2008 (pdf)
The Sun – I’ve Lost 84 lbs – November 18, 2008 (pdf)
The Sun – Student Loses 84 lbs. in 10 weeks – November 17, 2008
Ladies Home Journal – The Struggle to be Slim – April, 2008 (pdf)
Obesity Management – Treatment and Innovation – December, 2007 (pdf)
Medscape – Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO – July 23, 2007 (pdf)
Clinical Endocrinology News - Boarding School for Obese Teens Shows Promise - January 1, 2007 (pdf)
The Washington Post - Lean Plate Club - September 19, 2006
Maclean's - Inside the World’s First Boarding School for Fat Teens - July 13, 2006 (pdf)
Teen People - Healthy Living - May, 2006 (pdf)
ANDERSON COOPER 360 Transcript - December 28 , 2005 (pdf)
Dateline NBC - Fighting to Lose - August 19, 2005 (pdf)
ADA_Weight_Management_Newsletter - Fall , 2005 (pdf)
Elle Girl - October 2005 (pdf)
CNN - Anderson Cooper 360 - June 7, 2005 (pdf)
Local and Regional Coverage of Wellspring Academies
Weight Loss Academy Helps Begin New, Healthy Lives - KSEE 24 NBC Fresno
Herald Mail - Meet Tanisha from "Too Fat for Fifteen" - Oct 05, 2010
Raleigh News & Observer - Local teen shares her weight-loss struggle - Aug 9, 2010
The State Journal-Register - TV series recounts Athens youth's weight struggle - Aug 9, 2010
Honolulu Star - Not So Spooky Halloween Snacks - Oct 28, 2009
Today's Dietitian - Commercial Appeal - September 8, 2009
Patriot-News - How can I build a better BROWN BAG LUNCH? - September 2, 2009 (pdf)
eMaxHealth - Is Summer Time for Weight Loss or Gain? - July 7, 2009
KGO 7 ABC affiliate in San Francisco – May 26, 2009
Times Record – Healthy Holidays – Nov 2008
News 8 San Diego – Students Lose at School – July 31, 2008 (pdf)
Winston-Salem Journal – Beating Obesity May 2008
KFSN-30 TV - May 2008 >> Wellspring Series in the Asheville Citizen-Times – April 2008
KOMO-TV 4 ABC Affiliate in Seattle - April 2008 >>
New York Daily News – Weight Loss Boarding School – March 23, 2008 (pdf)
Connection Newspapers story on Wellspring Academy of California alumna - March 6, 2008 (pdf)
Wilmington Star-News - Meet the incredible shrinking teenager - May 1, 2007 (pdf)
WFMY Channel 2 News - Losing Means Winning At NC School - April 23, 2007 (pdf)
The Poly Post – New curriculum instates weight loss – November 20, 2007 (pdf)
WFMY Channel 2 News – A School For Losers - February 12, 2007 (pdf)
Asheville Citizen Times – Weight-loss school for youth opens in Brevard - February 1, 2007 (pdf)
Dayton Daily News - 3 lesser-known weight tips - December 27, 2006 (pdf)
First Coast News - Boarding School Changing Lives - November 29, 2006 (pdf)
Wellspring (formerly Academy of the Sierras) series in the Sacramento Bee – October 2006 (pdf)
The Transylvania Times - Academy Aims To Get Overweight Teens Back In Shape - July, 2006 (pdf)
Crain's Chicago Business - A local psychologist finds his business niche - May 6, 2006 (pdf)
Sunday Mirror - April 23, 2006 (pdf)
Struggling Teens Visit Report - April 19, 2006 (pdf)
Arizona Republic - Childhood obesity: Then & now - March 7, 2006 (pdf)
Southwest Florida News-Press - Intense program helps Naples teen - February 7, 2006 (pdf)
Southwest Florida News-Press - Academy explores root of weight problems - February 7, 2006 (pdf)
NBC 7 News Boston, Healthcast - January 6, 2006 (pdf)
San Bernardino Sun - November 1, 2005 (pdf)
Yuba City Appeal-Democrat - August 27, 2005 (pdf)
Susan Siravo - NBC11 - Central Valley Boarding School Helps Kids Lose Weight
