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General

Norfolk behavioral health center didn’t follow regulations before fight, state says (2019-07-30)

wavy.com • Jul 30, 2019
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Expose

Firm accused of abusing troubled teens in Iowa, elsewhere under fire again

Lee Rood • The Des Moines Register • Jul 18, 2019
Physical Restraint Seclusion Child Sexual Abuse Peer Violence
Group Home Staff Misconduct Sexual Misconduct Safety Violations Closure Corporate Governance Iowa Sequel Youth and Family Services Mount Pleasant Academy Red Rock Canyon School Clarinda Academy Woodward Academy
Facilities: Sequel Youth and Family Services, Mount Pleasant Academy, Red Rock Canyon School, Clarinda Academy, Woodward Academy
Key Figures: Steve Gilbert
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Closure

Child battery investigation closes Union Juvenile Residential Facility, officials say

Josslyn Howard • CBS 4 • Jul 17, 2019
Peer Violence
Juvenile Justice Closure Staff Misconduct Safety Violations Oversight Florida Union Juvenile Residential Facility Sequel TSI Sequel
Facilities: Union Juvenile Residential Facility, Sequel TSI, Sequel
Key Figures: Simone Marstiller, Brad Whitehead
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Closure

Sequel Youth and Family Services Announces Closure of Red Rock Canyon School and Mount Pleasant Academy

Ryann Richardson • St. George News • Jul 16, 2019
Physical Restraint Child Sexual Abuse Peer Violence Law Enforcement Abuse
Closure Staff Misconduct Sexual Misconduct Safety Violations Arrest Riot Utah Red Rock Canyon School Sequel Youth and Family Services Mount Pleasant Academy Lava Heights Academy Falcon Ridge Ranch
Facilities: Red Rock Canyon School, Sequel Youth and Family Services, Mount Pleasant Academy, Lava Heights Academy, Falcon Ridge Ranch
Key Figures: Gino Euler Sanchez, Sandra Lou
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Closure

Sequel Youth and Family Services Closes Two Utah Treatment Facilities Amid Regulatory Scrutiny and Misconduct Investigations

Jessica Miller Schreifels • The Salt Lake Tribune • Jul 15, 2019
Physical Restraint Child Sexual Abuse Slurs Humiliating Punishments Peer Violence
Closure Staff Misconduct Sexual Misconduct Foster Care Group Home Riot Licensing Oversight Utah Mount Pleasant Academy Sequel Youth and Family Services Red Rock Canyon School Lava Heights Academy Falcon Ridge Ranch Clarinda Academy
Facilities: Mount Pleasant Academy, Sequel Youth and Family Services, Red Rock Canyon School, Lava Heights Academy, Falcon Ridge Ranch, Clarinda Academy
Key Figures: Sara Gelser
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General

Missing Transylvania County teens who went missing from camp found safe (2019-07-01)

wlos.com • Jul 1, 2019
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Trails Carolina
Facilities: Trails Carolina
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