Jessica Miller | Salt Lake Tribune

One facility is being sued after a staffer broke a boy’s wrist, while another has been disciplined by the state for similar tactics.

Federal regulations would impact the more than 100 teen treatment facilities in Utah, which plays an outsized role in the industry.

In 2019, a girl from Bermuda died by suicide at West Ridge Academy, a teen treatment facility in West Jordan. The Salt Lake Tribune reports her parents filed a lawsuit against the facility last month. The litigation comes as a new state law requires centers to develop suicide prevention policies.

A staffer at West Ridge Academy, a Utah facility for “troubled teens,” is facing a child abuse charge after prosecutors say he fractured a teen’s wrist during a restraint.

The Office of Licensing is crafting new rules after legislators passed a bill that brings more state oversight for the first time in 15 years.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined lawmakers and activists to celebrate the passage of a new law providing new restrictions on youth residential treatment centers in Utah.

Her hands bound, a girl was forced to sit in a horse trough. The Utah troubled-teen center faced no penalty.

Sorenson’s Ranch School must retrain its staff and abide by state rules or close.

Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed a bill that will put more regulations in place at youth residential treatment centers.

Critics question whether Utah’s oversight is sufficient to keep kids safe.

The teen treatment industry is bigger in Utah than anywhere else in the country. KUER and The Salt Lake Tribune released a database Thursday containing the past five years-worth of inspection reports and confirmed investigations for every residential teen treatment program currently operating in the state.

The Colorado woman is suing the Utah ranch for “troubled teens,” and is being represented by Gloria Allred.