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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.
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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