Editing Anti-cult movement (section)

=== Family-members of adherents ===

Some opposition to cults (and to some NRMs) started with family-members of cult-adherents who had problems with the sudden changes in character, lifestyle and future plans of their young adult children who had joined NRMs. [[Ted Patrick]], widely known as "the father of [[deprogramming]]," exemplifies members of this group. The former [[Cult Awareness Network]] (old CAN) grew out of a [[grassroots]]-movement by parents of cult-members.<ref name=":1">J. Gordon Melton. "Anti-cultists in the United States: An Historical Perspective." In ''New Religious Movements: Changes and Responses'', edited by Jamie Cresswell and Bryan Wilson, 213–233. London and New York: Routledge, 1999. 216.</ref> The [[American Family Foundation]] ({{As of|2007|alt= today}} the [[International Cultic Studies Association]]) originated from a father whose daughter had joined a high-control group, and other parents concerned about young adult offspring populated the American Family Foundation's membership.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Langone |first1=Michael D. |title=1979–2019: The Changing Population of ICSA |journal=ICSA Today |date=2019 |volume=10 |issue=1 |url=https://www.icsahome.com/articles/1979-2019-the-changing-population-of-icsa |publisher=[[International Cultic Studies Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307165540/https://www.icsahome.com/articles/1979-2019-the-changing-population-of-icsa|archive-date=7 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>