Uinta Academy (Wellsville, Utah)

Licensing and inspections

Licensed as: Uinta Academy RTC LLC - Achievement; Uinta Academy RTC LLC - Adult; Uinta Academy RTC LLC - ADULT NORTH; Uinta Academy RTC LLC - East; Uinta Academy RTC LLC- West
License category: Residential Treatment
Licensed capacity: 16
License expires: 08/31/2027
Licensing action: Licensed
Phone on file: 4352452600
Licensed addresses: 3550 S Highway 23, Wellsville, UT, 84339; 3869 S Highway 23, Wellsville, UT, 84339; 3560 S Highway 23, Wellsville, UT, 84339; 3746 S 4800 W, Wellsville, UT, 84339; 3875 S Highway 23, Wellsville, UT, 84339

49 inspection reports on file, newest 25 shown. Search all Utah reports

AP investigation: Adopted kids confined in private for-profit facilities AP News | Apr 28, 2026 | expose
This Associated Press investigation uncovers a "shadow orphanage system" where adopted children are disproportionately placed in for-profit residential treatment facilities. These institutions often market themselves to families by misusing the diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder to justify expensive and unregulated "tough-love" programs. Rather than finding support, many children experience systemic abuse, isolation, and neglect in environments focused on profit margins. The report emphasizes that these institutional settings often cause more harm than healing, failing the vulnerable children they were meant to protect.
Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised ‘forever homes’ instead confined in for-profit institutions The Associated Press | Jan 17, 2026 | expose
The article investigates the 'troubled teen industry', a network of for-profit residential treatment centers, wilderness programs, and boarding schools, and its impact on adopted children. Many adopted children are sent to these facilities, where they often experience physical restraint, abuse, and neglect. The industry is largely unregulated, and facilities often prioritize profits over the well-being of the children in their care.

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