Parent company profile

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

Also known as Psychiatric Solutions

Acquired 59 programs

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. is a parent company (acquired) based in 113 Seaboard Lane, Franklin, Tennessee. Kids Over Profits has records of 59 programs it has run in 21 states and countries.

Programs it has run

59 on record.

News coverage

  • Former Fox Run CEO arrest warrant bond revoked The Columbus Dispatch | Sep 25, 2026 | arrest About one of its programs

    A former CEO of Fox Run was arrested, and a warrant was issued with bond revoked. The arrest follows allegations of misconduct at the facility. The case is pending.

  • Fox Run CEO Arrested In Police Sex Sting The Marshall Project | Sep 10, 2026 | arrest About one of its programs

    Randall J. Mackendrick, former CEO of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents, was arrested on August 29, 2026 on charges related to alleged sexual contact with a minor. The arrest follows prior reporting of unsafe restraints, physical and sexual assaults, and medical neglect at the facility.

  • Fox Run CEO Faces Sex Crime Charges Weeks After Ohio Abuse Report Hoodline | Aug 31, 2026 | arrest About one of its programs

    Randall J. Mackendrick, chief executive of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents, was arrested on four criminal counts including importuning and unlawful sexual contact with a minor. The arrest follows a recent investigation that identified numerous unreported assaults and safety failures at the Ohio residential psychiatric facility.

  • Youth Residential Treatment Center Oversight and Abuse Allegations Uprise RI | Aug 25, 2026 | expose About one of its programs

    Investigative reporting highlights documented supervision and safety deficiencies at a private Ohio youth residential treatment center and notes similar regulatory concerns in Rhode Island facilities. State and federal oversight mechanisms are described as fragmented, limiting the ability to detect patterns of abuse and neglect.

  • Nearly 650 Laurel Ridge Treatment Center employees to be laid off KSAT | Apr 27, 2026 | closure About one of its programs

    Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is laying off nearly 650 employees due to being cut off from Medicaid and Medicare payments over safety violations. The facility has previously been reported to have staffing shortages and unsecured items that could be used for self-injury. The layoffs will be effective June 26.

  • Laurel Ridge Treatment Center faces Medicare, Medicaid termination over safety violations KSAT | Apr 17, 2026 | closure About one of its programs

    The Laurel Ridge Treatment Center in San Antonio is facing the termination of its Medicare and Medicaid agreements following federal and state investigations into repeated safety violations. Reports highlighted serious concerns regarding patient well-being, including staffing shortages, inadequate check-in times, and the presence of unsecured items that could lead to self-harm. While federal funding for new admissions is set to end on April 30, 2026, the facility remains open and operational, with leadership stating they are working to address compliance issues and ensure that current patients continue to receive uninterrupted care. State officials are also assisting in finding alternative placements for those impacted to ensure their safety and continued support during this transition.

  • Troubled Teen Industry Rocked by Lawsuits, Sexual Assault Charges MindSite News | Dec 31, 2025 | lawsuit About one of its programs

    Former patients have filed lawsuits against Universal Health Services Inc., alleging physical, sexual, and psychological abuse at youth residential treatment centers in Illinois. The allegations include sexual assault by staff members and other patients. The company has consistently denied wrongdoing despite multiple lawsuits and large damage awards.

  • Ex-Laurel Ridge Treatment Center CEO faces 6 child sex charges in North Carolina, records indicate KSAT 12 News | Jun 10, 2025 | arrest About one of its programs

    Jacob Cuellar, former CEO of Laurel Ridge Treatment Center in San Antonio, was arrested in North Carolina on six child sexual abuse charges involving offenses alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2008. He also faces a pending charge in Bexar County, Texas, for continuous sexual abuse of a child. Cuellar bonded out in North Carolina and is allowed to return to Texas for trial. His prior criminal history includes a 1999 conviction for preparing an obscene photo.

  • Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says The Fresno Bee | May 22, 2025 | lawsuit About one of its programs

    Five women are suing over sexual abuse they endured as minors at the now-closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility in Florida. The lawsuit describes retaliation against those who tried to report the abuse, including being confined to a small cement room called the “box.” The case seeks damages and highlights systemic failures in the juvenile justice system and its private contractors.

  • Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says Miami Herald | May 22, 2025 | lawsuit About one of its programs

    Five women have filed a lawsuit against the now-closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility in Florida, alleging repeated abuse and retaliation by staff when they were minors. The suit names Gulf Coast Treatment Center and its parent company, Universal Health Services, as responsible for failing to protect the girls while operating the state-contracted facility. According to the complaint, girls who resisted or tried to report the abuse were punished by being placed in a small isolation room called “the box.” Staff reportedly stripped them of clothing and denied basic necessities. One survivor says she was confined there for over two weeks. The lawsuit describes multiple instances of abuse, including assaults during night shifts, retaliation for disclosing abuse during phone calls home, and staff physically harming girls who fought back. At least two former employees were criminally convicted, and others have been accused but not charged. The facility was shut down in 2012 after years of reported misconduct. Plaintiffs say they were silenced, retraumatized, and left without recourse for years. Their legal team says the suit aims to expose systemic failures in Florida’s juvenile justice system and private operators paid to care for vulnerable youth.

  • Abused child suffered scorpion bites, broken bones at Alabama residential treatment, lawsuit claims AL.com | Jan 25, 2023 | lawsuit About one of its programs

    A lawsuit has been filed against Alabama Clinical Schools, alleging that an 11-year-old boy was physically, verbally, and emotionally abused while in treatment. The boy suffered injuries, including broken bones and scorpion bites, and was threatened by staff. The lawsuit claims that the facility's employees were responsible for the abuse and that the company enabled it.

  • Allegations of Abuse at U.S. Troubled‑Teen Boarding Schools Involving Canadian Teens HuffPost Canada | Nov 22, 2020 | expose About one of its programs

    The article reports allegations of physical restraint, solitary confinement, and sexual misconduct at several U.S. troubled‑teen boarding schools that housed Canadian teenagers. Survivors describe harsh punishments, forced medication, and isolation, and the facilities have faced legal and regulatory scrutiny. The piece highlights gaps in oversight and the impact on the survivors’ mental health.

  • Jail death of teen ruled natural tampabay.com | general About one of its programs

Deaths on record

Young people who died at, or after being in, one of its programs.

  • Jeremiah Flemming age 15 | North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Inc | November 19, 2017 | Restraint

Documents

Filed under its programs

14 documents across 10 programs: inspection reports, court records, clippings and more, each on its program page.

Research notes

  • Incorporated in Delaware in 1988; headquartered at 113 Seaboard Lane, Franklin, Tennessee (Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., Form 10-K for 2003, filed March 2004, source)
  • April 2003: bought six inpatient behavioral health facilities from The Brown Schools, Inc. for $63.0 million: 895 licensed beds in Austin, San Antonio and San Marcos, Texas; Charlottesville, Virginia; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Tulsa, Oklahoma (Form 10-K for 2003, source; FTC premerger notice 20030407, Psychiatric Solutions / McCown De Leeuw & Co. III, source)
  • June 30, 2003: bought Ramsay Youth Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: RYOU) for about $81.3 million (Form 10-K for 2003, source)
  • March 2004: bought Brentwood Behavioral Health's two inpatient psychiatric facilities (Shreveport, Louisiana and Flowood, Mississippi); May 2004: Palmetto Behavioral Health System, L.L.C. (North Charleston and Florence, South Carolina); June 2004: four facilities from Heartland Healthcare for $49.9 million (Summit, New Jersey; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Arlington, Texas; Eden Prairie, Minnesota) and Piedmont Behavioral Health Center, Leesburg, Virginia, for about $10.7 million (Form 10-K for 2004, source)
  • July 1, 2005: bought Ardent Behavioral Health from Ardent Health Services, 20 inpatient facilities, for $500.0 million in cash plus stock (Form 10-K for 2005, source)
  • December 1, 2006: bought Alternative Behavioral Services, Inc., which owned nine inpatient facilities (Form 10-K for 2006, source)
  • May 31, 2007: bought Horizon Health Corporation (Form 10-K for 2007, source)
  • March 2008: bought five facilities in Florida and Kentucky from United Medical Corporation (Form 10-K for 2008, source)
  • 2009: closed The Oaks Treatment Center (Austin, Texas), Cumberland Hall of Chattanooga and Nashville Rehabilitation Hospital and put them up for sale; bought Prairie St. John's (Fargo, North Dakota) and Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital (Panama City, Florida). Its last annual report lists the facilities it held at the end of 2009 (Form 10-K for 2009, source)
  • November 2010: acquired by Universal Health Services (Universal Health Services, Form 10-K for 2010, filed February 2011, source)
Record updated October 5, 2026. Generated from the Kids Over Profits facility database. Suggest a correction