Facility profile Idaho
Mountain Home Academy
Formerly Three Springs of Mountain Home (until 2010)
Also known as Sequel TSI of Idaho, Sequel Three Springs School
Mountain Home Academy was a juvenile justice RTC in Mountain Home, Idaho, operated by Sequel TSI. It operated from 2010 to 2021.
About Mountain Home Academy
Mountain Home Academy was founded in 2001 as Three Springs of Mountain Home and passed to Sequel when Sequel took over Three Springs, Inc. on January 2, 2010; Sequel announced in June 2021 that it was shutting the 60-bed program down, and it was not among the programs sold to Vivant.source 1, source 2, source 3
Timeline
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2009
Sequel TSI: Acquired Three Springs, Inc. (TSI) of Huntsville, Alabama
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Mountain Home Academy at the time.
Sequel TSI: Acquired Three Springs, Inc. (TSI) of Huntsville, Alabama December 30, 2009
Sequel announced its acquisition of the privately held Three Springs, Inc. The announcement said the combined companies would operate 22 programs across the country. The Three Springs programs later carried the Sequel TSI name.
2010
Sequel Youth and Family Services began running it
It ran the program until 2021.
Renamed Mountain Home Academy
It had been Three Springs of Mountain Home.
Opened in Mountain Home, Idaho
2017
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Mountain Home Academy at the time.
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners September 1, 2017
Altamont Capital Partners announced a majority equity investment in Sequel through a holding company, SYFS Parent; terms were not disclosed. At the time Sequel ran 44 programs in 19 states, and APM Reports counted 35 residential treatment centers in 16 states. CEO John Stupak stayed on and co-founder Jay Ripley remained board chairman. Altamont's portfolio page lists the investment as active and says SYFS Parent later acquired Rebecca & Aaron Schools (2017) and Pine Cone Therapies (2020).
2021
Vivant Behavioral Health: Founded by Sequel co-founder Jay Ripley and bought most of Sequel's remaining centers
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Mountain Home Academy at the time.
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.
Closed
As Three Springs of Mountain Home
Nothing on record is dated to these years yet.
As Mountain Home Academy
News coverage
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fake shell of a company that John Ripley (Founder) used to buy out Sequel
Sequel Youth & Family Services, a former chain of residential treatment centers, has closed or sold most of its facilities following repeated allegations of staff misconduct, sexual misconduct, and safety violations. The company’s operations were scrutinized after a 2020 incident in which a 16‑year‑old boy died after being restrained by staff. In response, Sequel has transferred many centers to new ownership under Vivant Behavioral Healthcare and other entities while settling lawsuits with affected families.
Staff
Administration
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Kelly Stone
Executive Director (2015–2017)
Elsewhere in the industry
- Lexington Academy Executive Director (2013–2016)
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Ownership
- Sequel Youth and Family Services
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