Embark Behavioral Health

Programs it has run

14 on record, open ones first.

• CALO Programs Lake Ozark, Missouri | 2007-present | Open
• Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School Eureka, Montana | 1998-present | Open
• Embark at Flathead Valley Marion, Montana | Open
• Embark at Hobble Creek Springville, Utah | Open
• Embark at San Martin San Martin, California | 2022-present | Open
• Embark at The Forge Benton, Tennessee | Open
• Embark at The Poconos White Haven, Pennsylvania | Open
• Embark Behavioral Health RTC Klamath Falls, Oregon | Open
• First Light Wilderness Therapy Dahlonega, Georgia | 2020-present | Open
• Fulshear Treatment to Transition Needville, Texas | Open
• New Haven RTC Saratoga Springs, Utah | 1995-present | Open
• Deschutes Wilderness Therapy Bend, Oregon | 2012-2024 | Closed
• Lake House Academy Flat Rock, North Carolina | 2010-2024 | Closed
• New Vision Wilderness Therapy Medford, Wisconsin | 2007 | Closed

People

The people the network map ties to the company, with their other jobs in the industry.

• Rob Gent

  founder & chief clinical officer

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • CALO Programs clinical director

• Alex Stavros

  CEO

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • InnerChange

• Dustin Tibbitts

  division president

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • InnerChange President, President and Chief Clinical Officer (2010-2012)
  • New Haven Executive Director (2008-2009)
  • NATSAP government relations committee co-chair
  • New Haven RTC executive director
  • Oasis Academy

• Steve Sawyer

  outdoor programs chief clinical consultant

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Vista at Dimple Dell Canyon Clinical Director (2009)
  • New Vision Wilderness Therapy Clinical Director (2008-2013)
  • Lad Lake Therapeutic Line Staff (1996)
  • Deschutes Wilderness Therapy cofounder
  • First Light Wilderness Therapy cofounder
  • Developmental Trauma Training Institute founder
  • New Vision Wilderness

• Thomas Ahern

  chief marketing officer

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • CRC Health Group regional sales manager
  • CALO Programs senior VP business dev

• Jared Nabors

  Academic Coordinator . Soulegria Program Director (2021-2023)

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Lava Heights Academy (2013-2019) Academic Supervisor (2019-2021)
  • Lakeside Academy (2013-2019) Academic Supervisor (2019-2021)
  • Vivant Behavioral Healthcare Program Director

• Mary Jo DeGrandi

  former Senior Director of Clinical Partnerships, now an educational consultant

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Academy at Swift River Admissions Director (2013)
  • First Light Wilderness Therapy former Senior Director of Professional Relations, now an educational consultant
  • Bromley Brook School former Coordinator of Special Therapeutic Programs, now an educational consultant

News coverage

• 'Welcome to hell': Kids allege physical, sexual abuse at Missouri treatment center St. Louis Public Radio | Jun 3, 2026 | lawsuit About one of its programs

  Former students of Calo, a youth residential treatment center in Missouri, have filed lawsuits alleging physical and emotional abuse by staff. The allegations include physical restraints, denial of medical treatment, and sexual assaults by fellow students. The facility has denied all claims of abuse and neglect.

• Takeaways from inside a teen treatment center for adoptees, funded by taxpayers: runaways, assaults KCTV5 | May 29, 2026 | expose About one of its programs

  An investigation into Calo Programs, a residential treatment center in Missouri, found allegations of abuse, neglect, and lack of oversight despite being funded by taxpayer dollars. The facility has been subject to numerous calls to law enforcement, including reports of assaults, runaways, and injuries. Former employees and parents have raised concerns about the center's operations, training, and transparency.

• Takeaways from inside a teen treatment center for adoptees, funded by taxpayers: runaways, assaults ABC News | May 29, 2026 | expose About one of its programs

  An investigation into Calo Programs, a residential treatment center in Missouri, found allegations of abuse and neglect, including physical assaults and runaways. The facility, which specializes in adoption trauma, has been funded by taxpayer dollars despite concerns from state agencies and parents. The investigation also revealed a lack of oversight and few consequences for the facility's actions.

• Investigation Raises Concerns Over Troubled Teen Treatment Center in Missouri SSBCrack News | May 29, 2026 | expose About one of its programs

  An investigation into Calo Programs, a troubled teen treatment center in Missouri, has raised concerns about the facility's operational practices, staff training, and transparency. The facility has been the subject of numerous law enforcement calls and has been criticized for its treatment of adopted children with trauma. Allegations of abuse, neglect, and misconduct have been made against the facility, which charges up to $20,000 a month for its services.

• Inside a taxpayer-funded treatment center for adoptees, tales of abuse, neglect and little oversight ABC News | May 29, 2026 | expose About one of its programs

  An investigation into Calo Programs Residential Treatment Center in Missouri has uncovered allegations of abuse, neglect, and little oversight. The facility, which specializes in adoption trauma, has been accused of providing minimal treatment and barely any schooling, with poorly trained staff supervising the children. Several families have come forward with allegations of abuse, including physical and sexual assault, and have filed lawsuits against the company.

• AP investigation: Adopted kids confined in private for-profit facilities AP News | Apr 28, 2026 | expose About one of its programs

  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 About one of its programs

  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.

Lawsuits

• Whitcomb and Clifford v. InnerChange Chrysalis, LLC (Embark Behavioral Health), et al. 2023 | In progress | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

  Oliver Whitcomb and Amy Clifford, on behalf of an anonymous survivor, sued Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School (InnerChange Chrysalis, LLC), Embark Behavioral Health, and others in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. Filed 04/25/2023. Docket trackable on PacerMonitor.

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