Facility profile Montana
Petty Creek Ranch
Petty Creek Ranch is a catholic residential treatment center in Alberton, Montana. It has operated since 2018.
About Petty Creek Ranch
Its address was 161 Petty Creek Rd., Alberton, MT 59820.source
Incidents on record
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Incident
A Missoulian article reported co-founder Jason Lavigne was fighting a protection order sought by his former girlfriend, who alleged stalking, threats and physical violence.source
News coverage
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Investigation Reveals Recurrent Ownership and Oversight Concerns Across Montana Youth Residential Programs
The Missoulian mapped the owners and administrators who moved between Montana programs, several of them with past license revocations or criminal charges.
An investigative report examines the network of owners and administrators operating private residential youth programs in Montana, highlighting instances where individuals with histories of regulatory violations, licensing revocations, or criminal charges established or worked at multiple facilities. The report details multiple civil lawsuits against facilities including Reflections Academy, alleging failures to protect students from staff misconduct and inadequate state regulatory oversight.
Staff
Administration
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Amanda Morso
Administratorsource
Notable staff
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Michael Morso
Founder, Owner, and Executive Directorsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Triangle Cross Boys Ranch Former Staff
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Jason Lavigne
Co-Founder and Co-Directorsource
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Julie Fleck
Social Workersource
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Megan Bailey
Social Workersource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Provo Canyon School Education, 2022
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Sam Ore
Social Workersource
Documents
From the Unsilenced archive
22 documents about Petty Creek Ranch that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Petty Creek Ranch.
- 1982_02_16___Royal_Teton_ranch_seeks_apology_from_Missoula_assessor.pdf
- 2019_01_20___The_fox_guarding_the_henhouse___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_20___The_fox_guarding_the_henhouse___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Isolation__punishment__and_cuddling___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Isolation__punishment__and_cuddling___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Isolation__punishment_and_cuddling___Part_3_.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Students_describe_isolation__punishment___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Students_describe_isolation__punishment___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Program_often_family_affairs___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Program_often_family_affairs___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Tangled_web_of_owners__administrators__programs_.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Tangled_web_of_owners__administrators__programs___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Tangled_web_of_owners__administrators__programs___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Teen_programs_have_tangled_web_of_owners_staff___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Teen_programs_have_tangled_web_of_owners_staff___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_03_15___New_program_under_investigation_Part_1.pdf
- 2019_03_15___New_program_under_investigation_Part_2.pdf
- 2019_03_15___New_troubled_teen_program_under_investigation_Part_1.pdf
- 2019_03_15___New_troubled_teen_program_under_investigation_Part_2.pdf
- 2019_03_15___Teen_program_investigated_for_false_licensing_claim.pdf
- Additional Links for Petty Creek Ranch.xlsx
- application2018.pdf
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