{"id":2532,"date":"2025-06-19T00:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T00:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsoverprofits.org\/staging\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:14:54","slug":"asheville-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsoverprofits.org\/staging\/asheville-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Asheville Academy for Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"
126 Camp Elliott Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711<\/div><\/div>\n\n
530 Upper Flat Creek Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Founded: 2012<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Closed: 2025<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Founded by Cat Jennings<\/div><\/div>\n\n
Family Help & Wellness<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Asheville Academy for Girls absorbed Magnolia Mill School, another Family Help & Wellness program, in early 2025. Magnolia Mill School was known as Solstice East prior to rebranding in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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State investigation finds licensing violations at Asheville Academy amid student suicides<\/div>
Author: Jennifer Emert Summary:After the suicides of a 13-year-old and a 12-year-old student in May, Asheville Academy in Weaverville, NC, surrendered its license and closed. A state investigation found the program violated rules on staff supervision, client protection, and resident rights in 24-hour care. Three $15,000 penalties, totaling $45,000, were issued to its parent company, Wilderness Training & Consulting, LLC, for: inadequate supervision of paraprofessionals, failure to protect from harm or exploitation, and violating client rights statutes. The facility must submit a correction plan and remains under investigation.<\/div>
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Following two deaths by suicide at Asheville Academy, state fines owner $45,000, citing health, safety violations \u2022 Asheville Watchdog<\/div>
The owner of the now shuttered Asheville Academy where two residents died by suicide in May faces penalties for violating health and safety regulations and failing to provide supervision and structure, a state investigation found. Wilderness Training & Consulting, which runs the Weaverville residential mental health program, will be fined $45,000 for the violations, according [\u2026]<\/div>
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Officials remove kids from Asheville Academy after second suicide<\/div>
State health officials confirm that all children have been removed from Asheville Academy, but the facility\u2019s license has not been revoked.<\/div>
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14-year-old dies by suicide at Weaverville mental health program run by owner of shuttered Trails Carolina \u2022 Asheville Watchdog<\/div>
A 14-year-old died by suicide Saturday at a Weaverville residential treatment program for girls owned by the same company that ran a Transylvania County youth camp where a 12-year-old boy died in 2024. The death occurred at Asheville Academy, which serves 10- to 18-year olds, according to a Buncombe County Sheriff\u2019s Office report. The death [\u2026]<\/div>
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Asheville Academy closes after license surrender; state’s investigation ongoing<\/div>
Date: 06\/09\/2025 Source: WLOS ABC 13 News Facilities mentioned: Asheville Academy for Girls Trigger warnings: suicide Summary: Asheville Academy, a therapeutic school in Weaverville, North Carolina, has closed after giving up its license on June 4, 2025. The decision came after two students died by suicide in May and state investigators found the program was breaking multiple licensing rules. The school was run by Wilderness Training & Consulting LLC, the same group that previously operated the now-closed Trails Carolina. Asheville Academy stopped operating on May 3. State officials said the conditions at the facility were unsafe for kids.<\/div>
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Former residential treatment center resident speaks out<\/div>
Former residential treatment center resident speaks out as Asheville Academy comes under fire.<\/div>
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Advocates continue to speak out as Asheville treatment facility closes doors<\/div>
A former resident shares traumatic stories of attending Solstice East, now called Asheville Academy.<\/div>
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Asheville Academy\u2019s 2nd suicide in one month confirmed by law enforcement<\/div>
Law enforcement officials have confirmed with News 13 that there has been another suicide at Asheville Academy.<\/div>
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Asheville Academy ordered to suspend admissions following suicide of 13-year-old<\/div>
All admissions to Asheville Academy must be suspended effective immediately after a survey by the Division of Health Service Regulation under NCDHHS.<\/div>
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Before it rebranded, Asheville Academy saw high turnover and fears it would close, email shows \u2022 Asheville Watchdog<\/div>
Just more than a year before two residents died by suicide and its program shut down, Asheville Academy \u2013 then known as Magnolia Mill School \u2013 faced staffing and leadership issues and mounting concerns about the program\u2019s viability from parents, according to a document obtained by Asheville Watchdog. \u201cWhere we are today with Magnolia Mill [\u2026]<\/div>
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