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Charter Behavioral Health Systems Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

California Healthline • Feb 17, 2000
Corporate Governance Closure Medicaid Delaware Charter Behavioral Health Systems Magellan Health Services Crescent Real Estate Equities Crescent Operating
Facilities: Charter Behavioral Health Systems, Magellan Health Services, Crescent Real Estate Equities, Crescent Operating
Key Figures: Richard Rainwater
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Arrest

Elan School Co-Founder Discusses Former Student's Murder Case

DWIGHT F. BLINT • Hartford Courant • Feb 15, 2000
Physical Restraint Humiliating Punishments Peer Violence Substance Abuse
Juvenile Justice Trial Celebrity Maine Elan School
Facilities: Elan School
Key Figures: Joseph Ricci, Dr. Gerald Davidson, Dan Benison, Rev. Robert Allanach
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A CALL TO RESEARCH: A Proposal by Lon Woodbury

Lon Woodbury • Woodbury Reports • Feb 1, 2000
Private Schools Wilderness Therapy Oversight Rocky Mountain Academy Rocky Mountain Academy (RMA - A CEDU School) University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
Facilities: Rocky Mountain Academy, Rocky Mountain Academy (RMA - A CEDU School), University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
Key Figures: Lon Woodbury, John Hendee, Keith Russell, Dr. Carol Maxym
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Seen 'n Heard - Jan, 2000 Issue (page 3)

Seen 'n Heard • Jan 1, 2000
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Closure Private Schools Mount Bachelor Academy Royal Haven Cross Creek Manor Little Keswick School Tyler Ranch Alldredge Academy Deliberate Directions
Facilities: Mount Bachelor Academy, Royal Haven, Cross Creek Manor, Little Keswick School, Tyler Ranch, Alldredge Academy, Deliberate Directions
Key Figures: Steve Gage, Karen Gage, Jon Tyler, Rob Spear, Glenn Bender
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Seen 'n Heard, 1/2000 - Short news clips about Special Schools & Programs

Woodbury Reports • Jan 1, 2000
Private Schools Wilderness Therapy Group Home Turn-About Ranch Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions Small Boarding Schools Association Olympus View Hospital Spring Ridge Academy Sun Mountain Youth Ranch Sorenson Ranch School High Top Academy The Forman School Turn-Around Ranch
Facilities: Turn-About Ranch, Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions, Small Boarding Schools Association, Olympus View Hospital, Spring Ridge Academy, Sun Mountain Youth Ranch, Sorenson Ranch School, High Top Academy, The Forman School, Turn-Around Ranch
Key Figures: Rob Cooley, Mary Biewen, Bill Hickey, Janet (Chris) Fudge, Burnell Sorenson
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Event

Judge dismisses child abuse charges against Boys Ranch workers

Arizona Daily Sun • Dec 22, 1999
Child Death
Death Trial Closure Staff Misconduct Oversight Arizona Canyon State Academy Boys Ranch
Facilities: Canyon State Academy, Boys Ranch
Key Figures: Troy Michael Jones, Montgomery Hoover, Linda Babb
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Event

Judge reviews allegations of abuse at Maryland juvenile boot camps

Shreya Vuttaluru • Baltimore Sun • Dec 11, 1999
Also covered by: Baltimore Sun (Dec 6, 1999) Baltimore Sun (Dec 5, 1999)
Physical Restraint Humiliating Punishments Graphic Descriptions of Assaults or Injuries
Juvenile Justice Trial Staff Misconduct Survivor Stories Oversight Maryland Savage Leadership Challenge Meadow Mountain Leadership Challenge Greenridge Youth Center
Facilities: Savage Leadership Challenge, Meadow Mountain Leadership Challenge, Greenridge Youth Center
Key Figures: Jeff Graham
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Seen 'n Heard, 12/1999 - Short news clips about Special Schools & Programs

Woodbury Reports • Woodbury Reports • Dec 1, 1999
Wilderness Therapy Transport Trial Settlement Staff Misconduct Maine Provo Canyon School Hurricane Island Outward Bound School Voyageur Outward Bound Pacific Crest Outward Bound Schneider Family Ranch (mount Carmel Youth Ranch) West Coast Academy Spring Ridge Academy
Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, Voyageur Outward Bound, Pacific Crest Outward Bound, Schneider Family Ranch (Mount Carmel Youth Ranch), West Coast Academy, Spring Ridge Academy
Key Figures: Geoffrey Scott, Denise Westman, Richard Armstrong, Twila Stevenson, Tim Smith, Mary Biewen, Charlotte Ervin, Bill Hickey
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Seen 'n Heard, 11/1999 - Short news clips about Special Schools & Programs

Woodbury Reports • Woodbury Reports • Nov 1, 1999
Private Schools Wilderness Therapy Idaho Mount Bachelor Academy CEDU Schools John Dewey Academy Aloha Youth Academy Second Nature Explorations
Facilities: Mount Bachelor Academy, CEDU Schools, John Dewey Academy, Aloha Youth Academy, Second Nature, Explorations
Key Figures: Carol Maxym, Mekeli Ieremia, Scott Canter, Lorne Riddell, Penny James-Riddle, Monte McConnell, Sharon M. Bitz
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Arrest

Cape tutor denies teen molestation

Karen Jeffrey and Gwenn Friss • Cape Cod Times • Aug 3, 1999
Child Sexual Abuse Substance Abuse
Sexual Misconduct Foster Care Staff Misconduct Group Home Massachusetts Riverview School Home Education Co. Barnstable School District Massachusetts Department of Social Services Cape Cod Drug Task Force Massachusetts State Police
Facilities: Riverview School, Home Education Co., Barnstable School District, Massachusetts Department of Social Services, Cape Cod Drug Task Force, Massachusetts State Police
Key Figures: William Ilott, Robert Laliberte, Peter Lloyd, Pat McBride, Robert Johnson, Ira Silverman, James Middleton, Paul Dever, Lorraine Carli
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Teen behavioral centers push 'tough love' (1999-07-21)

culteducation.com • Jul 21, 1999
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Lawsuit

Mother of dead boy reaches settlement with Boys Ranch

AP • Jul 10, 1999
Physical Restraint Humiliating Punishments Child Death
Settlement Juvenile Justice Staff Misconduct Death Closure Arizona Canyon State Academy Boys Ranch
Facilities: Canyon State Academy, Boys Ranch
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Lawsuit

Civil Settlements Reached in Death of Resident at Arizona Boys Ranch

AP • Arizona Daily Sun • Jul 10, 1999
Medical Neglect Child Death Law Enforcement Abuse
Juvenile Justice Death Settlement Staff Misconduct Arizona Canyon State Academy Boys Ranch
Facilities: Canyon State Academy, Boys Ranch
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Event

TRIBUTE TO SUSAN WOLFSON

Beth Laughlin • News & Views • Jun 1, 1999
Death Private Schools Staff Death Mount Bachelor Academy CEDU Middle School CEDU High School CEDU Educational Services
Facilities: Mount Bachelor Academy, CEDU Middle School, CEDU High School, CEDU Educational Services
Key Figures: Susan Wolfson, Will Laughlin
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