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Sequel confronts more abuse allegations amid …

WebSequel Youth & Family Services, a company that once sought to dominate the youth behavioral health industry, is facing growing financial turmoil amid new allegations of …

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Former residents of troubled youth facility receive settlement money

WebSeventeen former residents of Mesabi Academy, a now-closed juvenile facility in northern Minnesota, have received $1.495 million as part of a legal settlement, newly released …

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Sequel to close New Mexico youth facility amid more abuse …

WebSequel Youth & Family Services, the company at the center of a 2020 APM Reports investigation, has agreed to close a New Mexico treatment center for children with …

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Shutting down a teen treatment facility in Utah is no easy task, …

WebUtah regulators respond. Integrity House’s license was never in jeopardy, public records show, even after the serious allegations. The Office of Licensing’s director at that time, …

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'Youth were abused here'

WebA yearlong investigation led by APM Reports finds the company took in some of the most difficult-to-treat children while keeping costs low in pursuit of profit and expansion. The …

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Transcript of King Event at Riverside Church in New York City

WebRemembering King. Transcript of King Event at Riverside Church in New York City - April 1, 2008. Claiborne Carson: Well good evening to all of you and welcome here and I'm really …

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The invention of a disease and the pursuit of one molecule

WebSenility rebranded as Alzheimer's disease. The definition of Alzheimer's disease — as we understand it today — goes back to a fledgling agency, created in the 1970s, called the …

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How Utah has let its many youth treatment centers off the hook

WebMarch 26, 2021 | by Curtis Gilbert, Jessica Miller, and David Fuchs. Havenwood Academy, a youth treatment center in Cedar City, Utah, was investigated for zip tying a girl's wrists …

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King's Last Year: Photographs by John C. Goodwin

WebKing's Last Year: Photographs by John C. Goodwin. John C. Goodwin was 19 years old when he began to think of himself as a "concerned" photographer-a photographer who …

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Embattled Sequel closes three more facilities APM Reports

WebSequel Youth & Family Services, once one of the nation’s largest operators of treatment centers for children with behavioral problems, plans to close three more facilities, …

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How Utah became the leading place to send the nation's troubled …

WebFor years, Utah has been the epicenter of the nation’s so-called troubled-teen industry. Since 2015 some 20,000 kids have been sent to programs in Utah that cater to parents …

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More citations and new concerns follow Utah's increased …

WebA year ago Utah legislators enacted more regulations of Utah’s massive teen treatment industry, the first increase in oversight for more than a decade.. The legislation placed …

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Inside the college mental health crisis

WebThe nonprofit Mental Health America reports that in 2017-2018, nearly 20 percent of Americans reported experiencing a mental illness, an increase of 1.5 million people over …

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Under scrutiny, company that claimed to help troubled youth …

WebFive years ago, Sequel Youth & Family Services ran a chain of treatment programs that took in and tried to help troubled kids from all over the United States. It was valued by …

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Alisa Roth APM Reports

WebAlisa Roth is the mental health correspondent for APM Reports. A 2020-2021 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow, she is the author of Insane: America's Criminal …

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11 highlights from our investigation into the dangers of lead pipes

Web11 highlights from our investigation into the dangers of lead pipes. Current and former EPA scientists say the Trump administration is pushing rule changes that could leave …

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New data underscores Utah's lax oversight of youth treatment …

WebNew data underscores Utah's lax oversight of youth treatment programs. Over the course of hundreds of inspections, regulators marked the programs as “compliant” 98 percent of …

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How a Covid-19 testing company accused of sloppiness, fraud and

WebIn late January, as the Omicron variant spread across the U.S., a company named GS Labs sent out a press release1 boasting that it had performed its “one millionth Covid-19 test.” …

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How Illinois’ sexual assault survivor law allows hospitals to deny …

WebCheryl Thompson, 62, sits for a portrait near her home in Southern Illinois in March 2024. Thompson said she was sexually assaulted on New Year’s Eve and was not offered a …

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The 1950s plan to erase Indian Country Uprooted APM Reports

WebThe 1950s plan to erase Indian Country. In the 1950s, the United States came up with a plan to solve what it called the "Indian Problem." It would assimilate Native Americans by …

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Lax oversight, no-bid contracts and mysterious pricing: Inside the

WebTesting was the key, everyone knew that. It was April 2020, and Covid-19 was spreading uncontrollably. Health officials in states across the country were desperate to expand …

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