Facility profile Kansas
Riverside Academy
Riverside Academy was a program in Wichita, Kansas, operated by Sequel TSI. It operated from 2007 to 2019.
About Riverside Academy
Riverside Academy was founded in 2007 and became a Sequel program in 2011 (Sequel's 2017 SEC proxy); Sequel closed it in 2019.source 1, source 2
Timeline
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2007
Opened in Wichita, Kansas
2011
Sequel Youth and Family Services began running it
It ran the program until 2019.
2017
Sequel TSI: Sold a majority stake to Altamont Capital Partners
Sequel Youth and Family Services ran Riverside 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).
2019
Closed
2020
Investigation Details Patterns of Abuse at Sequel Youth Facilities
OPB: APM Reports and OPB traced a pattern of violence, sexual assault and improper restraint across Sequel's facilities for foster children in more than 40 states.
Investigation Details Patterns of Abuse at Sequel Youth Facilities September 28, 2020
An investigation by APM Reports and OPB found that Sequel, a for-profit company operating youth facilities for foster children across more than 40 states, engaged in patterns of physical violence, sexual assault, and improper restraints while prioritizing expansion and low costs.
News coverage
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Investigation Details Patterns of Abuse at Sequel Youth Facilities
APM Reports and OPB traced a pattern of violence, sexual assault and improper restraint across Sequel's facilities for foster children in more than 40 states.
An investigation by APM Reports and OPB found that Sequel, a for-profit company operating youth facilities for foster children across more than 40 states, engaged in patterns of physical violence, sexual assault, and improper restraints while prioritizing expansion and low costs. The company's Riverside Academy facility in Wichita, Kansas, closed following reports of systemic abuse, leaving behind evidence of structural institutional failures documented in investigative findings.
Staff
Administration
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Clayton Carr
Executive Director (2016–2017)
Elsewhere in the industry
- Lakeside Academy of Kansas Executive Director (2016)
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Ownership
- Sequel Youth and Family Services
Documents
From the Unsilenced archive
3 documents about Riverside Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Riverside Academy.
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Materials and links
External links
Survivor posts and discussion
Staff listing or directory
- Brittany Karibo - teacher/counselor - Riverside Academy | LinkedIn
- Stephanie burchett - teacher counselor - Riverside academy | LinkedIn
Reference and research
From SCIAD NET.