Facility profile Arizona
Casa Grande Academy
Also known as Casa Grande Youth Treatment Center
Casa Grande Academy is a residential treatment center in Casa Grande, Arizona, operated by Vivant Behavioral Health. It has operated since 2020.
About Casa Grande Academy
Casa Grande Academy has been run by Vivant Behavioral Healthcare since 2021, after Sequel Youth and Family Services.source
Also drawn on: Senate Finance Committee, Warehouses of Neglect, 2024.
Timeline
From the records: who ran it and the deals that moved it, its names, and the deaths, incidents, inspection findings, lawsuits and news stories on file. Point at an event, or tap "More about this", for the details.
2020
Sequel Youth and Family Services began running it
It ran the program until 2021.
Opened in Casa Grande, Arizona
2021
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Sequel Youth and Family Services and Vivant Behavioral Health ran Casa Grande Academy on either side of the deal.
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Jay Ripley, one of Sequel's three founders, founded Vivant Behavioral Healthcare in 2021. Sequel sold most of its centers that had not closed to Vivant, which now controls most former Sequel treatment centers still open.
Vivant Behavioral Healthcare took it over from Sequel Youth and Family Services (see the deal above)
- Vivant Behavioral Healthcare
- Sequel Youth and Family Services
Federal funding
Federal money this program received, as government records, congressional reports and news coverage show it.
Medicaid and federal child welfare funds
- 2022-2024: Named in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's June 2024 staff report "Warehouses of Neglect" (pp. 90, 99, 103), which covers youth residential treatment placements "funded through the Medicaid program and the Social Security Act's child welfare provisions" (p. 3). The report says half of Vivant's facilities rely on public dollars, Medicaid and CHIP, for more than 75 percent of their revenue (p. 23). source
News coverage
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IN-DEPTH: Lawsuit filed against Casa Grande Academy
A lawsuit was filed against the behavioral health facility Casa Grande Academy on behalf of a former resident, alleging that a staff member engaged in an inappropriate relationship and sexual misconduct with him. The complaint states that the facility failed to properly supervise, train, or provide clinical oversight to staff despite prior warnings and red flags. State inspection reports noted that administrators failed to document required clinical oversight for behavioral health technicians, resulting in numerous state complaints and fines.
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Casa Grande Academy Resume Admissions
Arizona Complete Health announced that admissions to Casa Grande Academy, previously suspended in June 2022, have been reinstated effective immediately. The notice provides the facility’s address and contact information.
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Casa Grande Academy Temporary Suspension of Admissions
Arizona Complete Health issued a notice regarding the immediate temporary suspension of admissions at Casa Grande Academy, located in Casa Grande, Arizona. The health plan stated that a subsequent notice will be provided when admissions are reinstated.
Staff
Administration
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Michael Henderson
Elsewhere in the industry
- Sequel Youth and Family Services CEO Torii Behavioral Health
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Acquisitions
- Vivant Behavioral Healthcare
Ownership
- Sequel Youth and Family Services
Documents
Research that mentions this program
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