The Jackson Healing Clinic LLC is proof that adversity can lead to opportunity. Or in this case, two of them.In 2020, David Goolsby was the Michigan manager for Lynnwood, Wash.-based Patterns Behavioral Services Inc., which had devised a proprietary therapy to treat children with autism.From May…
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This story is a collaboration between The San Francisco Chronicle and The Imprint, an independent, nonprofit publication dedicated to covering child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and educational issues faced by vulnerable youth. To report the story, Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes of The Chronicle and Sara Tiano of The Imprint obtained hundreds of incident reports through public record requests; interviewed dozens of lawmakers, government officials, advocates and former residents and employees of Sequel-run facilities; and analyzed financial records, videos and other documentation speaking to the operations of facilities where California sends children to receive help for serious mental health and behavioral issues. The Imprint is a publication of Fostering Media Connections. To read or support its work, go to ImprintNews.org.