Facility profile Montana

Turning Winds Academic Institute

Open Troy, Montana

Turning Winds Academic Institute is a residential treatment center in Troy, Montana. It has operated since 2002.

About Turning Winds Academic Institute

Its address was 31733 S Fork Yaak Rd, Troy, MT 59935 (official address, not the program's location).source It cost $3,995 per month in 2005; about $8,500 per month in 2019.source Stays lasted 12 to 18 months average.source It suspected spin-off of the CEDU schools.source

It was a member of NIPSA (National Independent Private Schools Association).source It joined NATSAP in 2005.source

Federal funding

Federal money this program received, as government records, congressional reports and news coverage show it.

TRICARE (health insurance for military families)

  • Its website says TRICARE East has approved it. source

Incidents on record

  1. July 2015 Injury

    On July 9, 2015 an ambulance was called for a 17-year-old girl who jumped from an eight-foot balcony in an attempt to harm herself and was taken to hospital with back and leg injuries.source

  2. Reported December 2025 Abuse

    Survivors report overuse of solitary confinement, attack therapy, punitive and excessive punishments, emotional and physical abuse, food deprivation and sleep deprivation.source

News coverage

  • Missoulian Jan 23, 2019 Expose

    12 years, 58 complaints, no sanctions at Montana residential programs

    Essential reporting

    The Missoulian found 58 complaints in 12 years against Montana's private youth programs and no sanctions from a board made up mostly of industry representatives.

    Over a 12-year period, private residential programs for youth in Montana accumulated 58 complaints without facing any significant sanctions from the state regulatory board. The oversight body, primarily composed of industry representatives, maintained closed records and dismissed complaints regarding uncertified staff, facility safety violations, and operational noncompliance.

Staff

Administration

  • Jacob Francom

    Former Program Director (2009)source

Notable staff

Documents

Documents on file (12)
Woodbury Reports Mentions (4)

Wiki entries

Materials and links

Survivor posts and discussion

Reference and research

Other links

Record updated . Generated from the Kids Over Profits facility database. Suggest a correction