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{{Quote|They did a lot to help me, I made lots of friends, I learned how to do stuff I never knew how to do before...|A young [[Daniel]] in the news report, describing his time at the Center}}[[File:Tennyson-Center-Campus1.jpg|thumb|284x284px|The Center in 2012]] | {{Quote|They did a lot to help me, I made lots of friends, I learned how to do stuff I never knew how to do before...|A young [[Daniel]] in the news report, describing his time at the Center}}[[File:Tennyson-Center-Campus1.jpg|thumb|284x284px|The Center in 2012]] | ||
'''The Tennyson Center for Children''', commonly referred to as just the Tennyson Center, is a healthcare facility in [[wikipedia:Denver|Denver, Colorado]] that | '''The Tennyson Center for Children''', commonly referred to as just the Tennyson Center, is a healthcare facility in [[wikipedia:Denver|Denver, Colorado]] that formerly specialized in serving neglected, abused, and traumatized children. Daniel lived at the facility for 1 1/2 years and attended their programs for 3 after suffering neglect by his mother. He would stop living at Tennyson after his grandma got word of his situation, and subsequently moved to Denver from California in order to become his guardian. | ||
[[Flexburger]] has stated that, according to Daniel, the Tennyson Center was "really good for him" and that he liked it a lot.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/139sc49/comment/jj419qs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Daniel has said that he took "basic" classes there such as "third grade math, fourth grade science, like, the normal..."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17ohwi7/danny_speaks_about_what_classes_he_took_at_the/</ref> | [[Flexburger]] has stated that, according to Daniel, the Tennyson Center was "really good for him" and that he liked it a lot.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/139sc49/comment/jj419qs/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Daniel has said that he took "basic" classes there such as "third grade math, fourth grade science, like, the normal..."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/17ohwi7/danny_speaks_about_what_classes_he_took_at_the/</ref> | ||
As of 2021, the Tennyson Center closed its residential program after an extreme amount of surrounding controversy after multiple drug overdoses and runaways, sexual misconduct scandals, and the death of one of their patients.<ref>https://coloradosun.com/2021/03/23/tennyson-center-residential-program/</ref> This has extreme implications as to what happened to Daniel in the Center and, knowing that Daniel may have been abused in the background, makes the following news report about the Tennyson Center extremely ominous and uncomfortable. | |||
==Video== | ==Video== | ||
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== Fan Videos == | == Fan Videos == | ||
As the Tennyson Center and accompanying news video were one of the only looks into young Daniel's life, they have become the subject of many memorable fan videos and edits, mostly on TikTok. These mostly revolve around how bad Daniel's life has become, in contrast to his youthful optimism displayed in the video. Some "[[Enablers|fans]]" have also stated that the American mental health system had failed Daniel and, had he received proper treatment, could have had a much better life.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/10ptlfb/the_system_has_not_failed_anyone_no_one_or_thing/</ref> | As the Tennyson Center and accompanying news video were one of the only looks into young Daniel's life, they have become the subject of many memorable fan videos and edits, mostly on TikTok. These mostly revolve around how bad Daniel's life has become, in contrast to his youthful optimism displayed in the video. Some "[[Enablers|fans]]" have also stated that the American mental health system had failed Daniel and, had he received proper treatment, could have had a much better life.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/10ptlfb/the_system_has_not_failed_anyone_no_one_or_thing/</ref> | ||
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