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Salt Lake Tribune
Utah licensors rarely find problems when they inspect Utah troubled-teen programs. But New Beginnings Behavioral Health, pictured here in West Jordan on Friday, March 5, 2021, had significantly more noncompliance marks than the others. The 11-bed facility accounted for 14% of all noncompliant findings in a five-year period, averaging 15 deficiencies per checklist.
Critics question whether Utah’s oversight is sufficient to keep kids safe.
Changes are coming to the way Utah regulates “troubled-teen” treatment centers, spurred by scores of former residents who have shared stories of mistreatment that span decades.
Among the big shifts is moving from one inspection every year to four.
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Paula Yebba s dispute with the city was settled in her favor after Revere officials acknowledged a mistake had been made about the parking rules.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Paula Yebba canât walk 30 steps without stopping to rest because of spinal stenosis, a chronic and painful back ailment.
When she lived in Everett, Yebba had a handicapped-only parking space on the street in front of her rented apartment. It spared her from making long treks to her car.
But when the family moved to Revere last summer and Yebba asked for a similar parking spot in front of her new home, the city said no.
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Police officers who work in Utah schools should receive mandatory training in cultural awareness and how to de-escalate conflicts with students, a state lawmaker has proposed.
Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, believes requiring that instruction could help reduce the number of young people of color referred to the juvenile justice system in Utah, where they fill detention centers at disproportionate rates. And she’d also like the training to include how law enforcement can respond sensitively to students with disabilities, those experiencing mental health crises and anyone who has been exposed to trauma.
“We need to make sure our vulnerable kids are not going through that school-to-prison pipeline,” she said Thursday during a committee hearing for her bill. “They are now. And we need to stop it.”