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It was crushing to them, and frustrating for me.

I had more than one devastated patient who, other than not knowing these laws and engaging in a relationship or action that violated them, had never done anything “wrong” in their lives and never intended wrong in the situation that occurred. It has always been apparent to me that the teens I saw in therapy (and their parents) had no understanding of laws governing adolescent sexual relationships-or that there were any laws at all, outside of the better-known prohibition against adults exploiting minors. Were there any professional or personal experiences that motivated you to write Going Underground?īoth professional and personal experiences inspired this story. A Conversation with for Susan Vaught on Going Underground Q: In your novel Trigger, your experiences working with teens in your capacity as a practicing psychiatrist inspired and informed the story.