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Last week, The Salt Lake Tribune and KUER released a database of documents that show how the teen treatment industry is regulated in Utah. It contains the past five years worth of inspection reports for every youth residential treatment center in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune's Jessica Miller spearheaded the project. She sat down with KUER’s David Fuchs to talk about what her analysis of those inspection reports has revealed so far.
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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.
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Thousands of children are sent away to Utah for treatment at “troubled-teen” centers and wilderness programs. But it has been hard to identify what places have a good track record and which ones don’t. Until now.
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This would be the first time Utah legislators have put more oversight in place on the industry in 15 years.
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Universal Health Services has been awarded more than $143,000 in federal funding to offer telehealth services to rural Utah. The company received the grant despite allegations of widespread abuse at Provo Canyon School, one of several youth treatment facilities it owns in the state.
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The Colorado woman is suing the Utah ranch for “troubled teens,” and is being represented by Gloria Allred.
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Nearly a decade ago, Misha Osherovich — an actor, filmmaker and mental health advocate — attended Island View, a residential treatment center that once operated in Davis County. They talked with KUER about the toll treatment programs took on their family and their advice to anyone looking to help a struggling teen.