Facility profile Utah

La Europa Academy

Open Murray, Utah

La Europa Academy is a residential treatment center in Murray, Utah, operated by CERTS Group. It has operated since 2005.

About La Europa Academy

It cost upwards of $10,000 per month.source It reduced safety period to 72 hours; new level 1/2 eligibility path after two weeks with wilderness therapist recommendation; added therapist phone contact; wilderness-experience reports for school credit.source It was affiliated with CERTS programs Kolob Canyon RTC and Mountain Springs Preparatory Academy.source Stays lasted 9 to 12 months.source

Its address was 1121 Vine St, Murray, UT 84121.source Students participated in fundraising for Intermountain Therapy Animals.source It charged a $650 non-refundable application fee; $11,450 at admission (one month's tuition $9,950 plus $1,500 trust account).source

It joined NATSAP in 2005.source It was accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS).source It uses Positive Control Systems methods, like Eagle Ranch Academy and WWASPS.source

Survivor testimony

What people who lived or worked here say happened. Survivors' own words are published with their permission; forum accounts are what was posted publicly and are reported as claims, not findings.

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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.

20052016201820052018

  1. 2005

    1. Opened

      Opened in Murray, Utah

  2. 2016

    1. IncidentNovember 28, 2016

      Investigation

      A DCFS email dated 11/28/2016 concerns alleged inappropriate touching by male staff at La Europa Academy.

      Investigation November 28, 2016

      source

  3. 2018

    1. Incident2018–2019

      Sexual abuse

      A survivor who attended in 2018-2019 alleges sexual assault was ignored and at least one staff member hired was a sexual predator.

      Sexual abuse 2018–2019

      source

Incidents on record

  1. November 28, 2016 Investigation

    A DCFS email dated 11/28/2016 concerns alleged inappropriate touching by male staff at La Europa Academy.source

  2. 2018–2019 Sexual abuse

    A survivor who attended in 2018-2019 alleges sexual assault was ignored and at least one staff member hired was a sexual predator.source

  3. Abuse

    Survivors allege emotional abuse, solitary confinement and isolation, attack therapy and forced manual labor at La Europa Academy.source

  4. Abuse

    Survivors allege emotional abuse, solitary confinement, attack therapy and forced labor, and that parents are told complaints are manipulation; the program is reported understaffed.source

  5. Abuse

    Survivors report residents are forced into attack-therapy 'Accountability Groups' in which residents and staff berate one resident.source

  6. Death

    A survivor review alleges a child died because of La Europa Academy; no details given.source

  7. Restraint

    A survivor reports a resident was placed in a dangerous hold and said she could not breathe.source

  8. Sexual abuse

    A survivor told HEAL's podcast (episode 50) that she had a sexual relationship with a staff member who quit; she said the program told her it would have fired him had he not quit.source

News coverage

  • FOX 13 Utah Sep 26, 2017 Arrest

    Utah County therapist arrested for alleged sexual abuse of underage girl

    A licensed marriage and family therapist employed at a youth treatment facility was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse, rape, and forcible sodomy involving a 16-year-old resident. Law enforcement executed a search warrant and recovered corroborating evidence following a report made by the survivor to a subsequent therapist.

Videos

The HEAL Report: Episode 50: La Europa Academy Exposed! Watch on YouTube

Staff

Administration

Notable staff

Licensing and inspections

Licensed as
CERTS dba La Europa Academy (RT)
License category
Residential Treatment
Licensed capacity
36
License expires
02/28/2027
Licensing action
Licensed
Phone on file
8012689300
Licensed address
1135 E Vine St, Murray, UT, 84121

29 inspection reports on file. Search all Utah reports

The newest 25 reports, by date: 4 findings in 4 reports
  1. Jul 29, 2026 2nd Unannounced
  2. Apr 28, 2026 Unannounced, Annual Inspection
  3. Apr 22, 2026 Investigation Inspection
  4. Jan 29, 2026 Announced, Annual Inspection
  5. Dec 1, 2025 Investigation Inspection, Non On-Site Inspection (1 finding)
    1 finding

    • Out of compliance, investigation inspection, non on-site inspection : R501-19-3(3)(a)-(j) Supervision and ratio requirements

      The licensee is out of compliance with R501-19-3(3)(a) by failing to provide supervision that meets supervision and ratio requirements. On 6/30/2025, a staff member left a student in a car for 10 minutes while the staff went into a store with other clients. This is a repeat noncompliance as noted on 2/26/2024 & 9/30/2025.

  6. Nov 25, 2025 3rd Unannounced
  7. Sep 30, 2025 Investigation Inspection
  8. Aug 6, 2025 2nd Unannounced
  9. Apr 29, 2025 Unannounced, Annual Inspection (1 finding)
    1 finding

    • Out of compliance, unannounced, annual inspection : R501-1-8(1)(a)-(i) Facility and safety requirements

      The licensee was out of compliance with rule R501-1-8(1)(f) by not having paper towels in one of the upstairs student bathrooms. During the walk through inspection, the licensor observed one of the upstairs student bathrooms was not equipped with paper towels. This is a repeat non compliance as cited on 09/21/2023 and 05/08/2023.

  10. Feb 25, 2025 Investigation Inspection
  11. Jan 21, 2025 Non On-Site Inspection
  12. Jan 14, 2025 Announced, Annual Inspection (1 finding)
    1 finding

    • Out of compliance, announced, annual inspection : R501-1-13(5)(a)-(b) Private placement reporting

      The provider was out of compliance with this rule by not completing the congregate care private placement report for the months of August or September 2024. In reviewing the private placement report, the licensor observed the program had not submitted their report for August or September 2024. This is a repeat non-compliance.

  13. Jan 6, 2025 Investigation Inspection
  14. Dec 10, 2024 3rd Unannounced
  15. Oct 4, 2024 Follow-Up Inspection
  16. Aug 16, 2024 2nd Unannounced
  17. Jun 26, 2024 Investigation Inspection
  18. Apr 18, 2024 Unannounced, Annual Inspection
  19. Feb 26, 2024 Focus Inspection (1 finding)
    1 finding

    • Out of compliance, focus inspection : R501-19-3(3)(a)-(j) Supervision and ratio requirements

      The provider is out of compliance with this rule by failing to provide client checks within 15 minutes. During client interviews and in review of surveillance video, the licensor was told and observed that a client was in a bathroom and not checked by staff for 21 minutes. The client self harmed while in the bathroom.

  20. Jan 25, 2024 Non On-Site Inspection
  21. Jan 23, 2024 Investigation Inspection
  22. Jan 11, 2024 Announced, Annual Inspection
  23. Dec 28, 2023 2nd Unannounced
  24. Dec 19, 2023 Investigation Inspection
  25. Sep 21, 2023 Non On-Site Inspection

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Ownership

  • CERTS

Documents

Documents on file (8)
Woodbury Reports Mentions (7)

From the Unsilenced archive

214 documents about La Europa Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their folders: CERTS dba La Europa Academy (RT), La Europa Academy.

Documents (213)
DHHS Reports (1)

From SCIAD NET

3 documents about La Europa Academy that Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. SCIAD NET keeps them on Google Drive, where they open.

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Reference and research

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