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I'm not sure what game design you wanna take from there, but the interface looks terrible.

Person that should be buried != dead

Basically, contacting people who know about those Troubled Teen facilities is your best bet in this. Alternatively, look around in literature about stories and documentaries related to the topic. I wish I had any recommendations, but my literary knowledge is mostly on the whimsical side.

EDIT: By the way, not knowing much about mechanics design ain't much of a problem - games like Gone Home and The Stanley Parable are almost devoid of any gameplay elements, yet they're still critically acclaimed. Still, it is quite a challenge to convey a story through a game, since most other media lack interactivity.

Automatic/Idle games aren't popular because they're so well-designed, but rather because the effort to play them is so minimal that you can play them pretty much any time, including during playing a legitimately challenging game.

It's also much more likely for a skilled player to enjoy an easy game than it is for an unskilled player to enjoy a difficult one.

Also, I cannot symphatize with people who hate it when players prefer not to be overly challenged. It's this mentality why communities around difficult games are so unbearable.

You need a different tile set for it. Otherwise, do a parallax map with a space background.