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UHS Behind Closed Doors – The hidden harm of maximizing profits (2019-09-25)

dchealthjustice.com • Sep 25, 2019

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Burlington police investigating alleged sex crimes at church involving a former Greensboro group home employee (2019-09-25)

myfox8.com • Sep 25, 2019

Also covered by: greensboro.com (Sep 17, 2019)

Glenside Home

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Patient found in freezer, child loses toe: 46 claims of abuse investigated at mental health facility (2019-09-24)

wsbtv.com • Sep 24, 2019

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Employee accused of sexually assaulting child at KidsPeace (2019-09-23)

lehighvalleylive.com • Sep 23, 2019

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Former Fairfield school worker sentenced in student’s sex assault

Keith Edwards • Kennebec Journal • Sep 23, 2019

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Good Will-Hinckley

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A former direct care worker at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield, Maine, was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student enrolled in the program. The incident occurred at a hotel in Waterville in 2018, after the student was reported missing. The worker, Tia Rousseau, pleaded guilty and received a five-year sentence with all but 18 months suspended, followed by probation and mandatory registration as a sex offender.

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Stock sales brought Chicago investor $560 million — and unwanted scrutiny (2019-09-19)

chicagotribune.com • Sep 19, 2019

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EXCLUSIVE: Kate Gosselin mentally tortured sextuplets by targeting Hannah and secretly 'caging' Collin in special needs institution for three years until the tween was able to message his dad begging for help, Jon claims as his 10-year gag order is lifted (2019-09-18)

dailymail.co.uk • Sep 18, 2019

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Gwinnett police investigating abuse, neglect allegations at behavioral health center (2019-09-18)

gwinnettdailypost.com • Sep 18, 2019

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One Foster Dad Calls It Quits—and Blames the Unintended Consequences of Oregon’s Foster Care Reforms (2019-09-18)

wweek.com • Sep 18, 2019

St. Mary’s Home for Boys

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Late Father John Smyth named in Chicago Archdiocese clergy abuse scandal; $80M awarded in settlements involving 48 Archdiocesans, 160 victims since 2001 (2019-09-17)

abc7chicago.com • Sep 17, 2019

Maryville Academy

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Rape accuser files suit, claims central Arkansas hospital at fault (2019-09-13)

arkansasonline.com • Sep 13, 2019

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Response from Cascade Behavioral CEO Michael Uradnik (2019-09-08)

seattletimes.com • Sep 8, 2019

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At private psychiatric hospitals, a hidden safety record, a human cost (2019-09-08)

projects.seattletimes.com • Sep 8, 2019

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State gives new license for Southwest Key to re-open shuttered central Phoenix shelter (2019-09-05)

azmirror.com • Sep 5, 2019

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Ex-Milton Hershey School house parent sentenced to state prison, faces deportation for molesting 2 more girls (2019-09-03)

pennlive.com • Sep 3, 2019

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Missing from Boys Town, Nebraska, 17 year old Jaclynn Black (2019-09-01)

pl8pic.com • Sep 1, 2019

Also covered by: journalstar.com (Aug 22, 2019)

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Glenholme students team up with alumni (2019-08-27)

mysanantonio.com • Aug 27, 2019

The Glenholme School

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Director abuses children at fake, unaccredited school for ‘troubled kids,’ passes herself off as a psychiatrist: Police (2019-08-26)

crimeonline.com • Aug 26, 2019

Also covered by: ajc.com (Aug 26, 2019) wsbtv.com (Aug 23, 2019)

Advancing Youth’s Academy

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State proposes new rules for troubled teen treatment (2019-08-25)

nbcmontana.com • Aug 25, 2019

Ranch for Kids

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Update: DHHS shutters Geneva youth center for girls after alarming conditions revealed (2019-08-24)

ketv.com • Aug 24, 2019

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Reverberations still felt after Mesabi's closure (2019-08-23)

apmreports.org • Aug 23, 2019

Mesabi Academy

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Minnesota county sending at-risk kids to other states despite concerns about care (2019-08-23)

apmreports.org • Aug 23, 2019

Mesabi Academy

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Judge upholds state's decision to remove children from problematic Robeson group home (2019-08-22)

wral.com • Aug 22, 2019

New Horizon Group Home

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Mother of Lee County high school football player sues after son’s heat-related death (2019-08-21)

nbc-2.com • Aug 21, 2019

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Multi-Million Dollar Fines Insufficient to Curb Fraud & Patient Sexual Abuse in For-Profit Behavioral Health Industry, CCHR Says (2019-08-20)

cchrflorida.org • Aug 20, 2019

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Texas couple who ran ex-gay camp for ‘troubled boys’ arrested, accused of trafficking children (2019-08-20)

nydailynews.com • Aug 20, 2019

Also covered by: cbsaustin.com (Aug 19, 2019)

Joshua Home

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Geneva girls moving to Kearney YRTC amid building concerns (2019-08-19)

nebraska.tv • Aug 19, 2019

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Couple sues adoption agency claiming they weren’t told boy had sexual abuse history (2019-08-19)

fox43.com • Aug 19, 2019

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They went to the Dozier School for Boys damaged. They came out destroyed. (2019-08-18)

tampabay.com • Aug 18, 2019

Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys

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Officials Pulled Students From Nye County School Years Ago (2019-08-17)

reviewjournal.com • Aug 17, 2019

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Photos show 'questionable and unsafe' conditions at youth center for girls (2019-08-17)

ketv.com • Aug 17, 2019

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Allegations against Nye County school included Medicaid fraud (2019-08-16)

reviewjournal.com • Aug 16, 2019

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New York State Strengthens Childhood Sexual Abuse & Workplace Harassment Laws (2019-08-16)

mountainlake.org • Aug 16, 2019

Mountain Lake Academy

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We don’t need New Horizon operating here (2019-08-16)

laurinburgexchange.com • Aug 16, 2019

New Horizon Group Home

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Lawsuit: Desert Hills staff used 'booty juice' to control children (2019-08-13)

kob.com • Aug 13, 2019

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Southwest Key seeks to reopen 2 shuttered Arizona facilities (2019-08-13)

azmirror.com • Aug 13, 2019

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A Pueblo center for troubled kids had 243 abuse allegations in the year before it closed (2019-08-13)

coloradosun.com • Aug 13, 2019

El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch

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Closure

In wake of killing and escapes, Madison revokes Three Springs business license

Mike Cason • AL.com • Aug 13, 2019

Child Death Escape Safety Violations

Death Escape Licensing Safety Violations Closure Alabama Sequel TSI Kissimmee Three Springs Three Springs (sequel TSI)

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Madison officials revoked the business license of Three Springs after a teen death and multiple escape incidents were reported at the facility. The revocation follows investigations into safety violations and the circumstances surrounding the killing.

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Key Figures: Mayor Paul Finley, City Councilor John Seifert, Kenny Roberts, City Attorney Megan Zingarelli, Police Chief David Jernigan

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Summerville treatment facility has history of escapes, assaults (2019-08-12)

live5news.com • Aug 12, 2019

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Palmetto Summerville Behavioral Health

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State gets waiver to use Medicaid funds to treat addiction at private mental health centers (2019-08-12)

delawarebusinessnow.com • Aug 12, 2019

Rockford Center

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Freedom Village shuts down in New York after four controversial decades (2019-08-12)

democratandchronicle.com • Aug 12, 2019

Freedom Village USA

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DFS Chimes in on NSI Conversations (2019-08-09)

thesheridanpress.com • Aug 9, 2019

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Group alleges ministers at Madison church sexually abused them as children: ‘I still don’t sleep’ (2019-08-08)

channel3000.com • Aug 8, 2019

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