CLOSED FACILITIES
STAGGERING CLOSURES
NOT JUST A FEW “EXCEPTIONS” TO THE RULE
We get multiple requests each week from concerned parents and guardians asking for a list of “good choice” programs to send their children. We are unable to give any safe, evidence-based recommendations for any programs. The abuse we continuously uncover in this industry is beyond just a few programs. These abusive practices are reported across the board and are ingrained in the pervasive culture of the Troubled Teen Industry. They are consistently reported across varying states, residential placement types, facility specializations, and even across decades. From our reports and data, it is evident that abuse is the norm. Below are programs that have been closed so far.
If any other industry had this many forced closures, immediate action would be taken. An estimated 120,000 to 200,000 children are at risk for abuse or worse within these schools at this very moment in the US alone.
CLOSED SINCE 2020
| Adventure Christian Academy | Annie Malone’s Residential Treatment Facility | Auldern Academy |
| Buckner Children’s Village | Cambia Hills | Cedar Ridge Academy |
| Circle of Hope | Charles Hall Youth and Family Services | Clarinda Academy |
| Clarissa Academy | Desert Hills | Elahan Place |
| Hephzibah House | Hilltop Residential Program | John Dewey Academy |
| Lakeside Academy/Lakeside for Children | Makana Leadership Academy/Makana Outreach | Normative Services Academy |
| Northern Illinois Academy | Ranch For Kids/Deep Springs Ranch | Reflections Academy |
| Ridgeview Youth Services | Sequel Pomegranate/Torii Behavioral Health | Shutter Clarinda Academy |
| STARR Albion Prep Residential Program | Tennyson Center | Webster Groves |
| Wilderness Academy | Wood Creek Academy |
CLOSED PROGRAMS
| Abounding Grace School for Boys | Abundant Life Academy | Academy at Cedar Mountain |
| Academy at Ivy Ridge | Academy at Swift River | Academy of Eastern Arizona |
| Academy of the Sierras | Acadia Montana | Achievement Valley Ranch |
| Adirondack Leadership Expeditions | Affinity Foundation | Alldredge Academy |
| Allynwood Academy | Aloha Youth Academy | Alpine Boys Ranch |
| Alternative Behavioral Treatment Centers | Alternative Youth Academy | Alum Rock Counseling Center |
| American Buffalo Soldiers Boot Camp | Anchor Character Training Academy | Appalachian Wilderness Camp |
| Ark Youth Shelter and Home | ARLC | Ascent Wilderness Intervention |
| Aspen Achievement Academy | Aspen Ranch | Atishwin Institute |
| Auldern Academy | Austin Sendero Recovery | Axios Youth Community |
| Bald Eagle Creek Boys Academy | Banham Marshalls College | Becket House at Warren |
| Behavioral Health Services for Children | Bell Academy | Bethel Baptist Boys |
| Bethel Boys Academy | Bethel Girls Academy | Betton House |
| Blessed Hope Boys Home | Blue Creek Academy | Blue Hills Academy |
| Blue Mountain Wilderness Program | Blue Peak Academy | Breaking Free Inc. |
| Breaking the Cycle Treatment Inc. | Bridges Academy | Brightway Adolescent Hospital |
| Bromley Brook School | Browning Academy | Bryce Canyon Academy |
| Calvary Academy | Calvary Academy Ministries | Camas Ranch |
| Camp E Toh Anee | Camp E-Hun-Tee | Camp E-Ma-Chamee |
| Camp E-Ma-Etu | Camp E-Mun-Talee | Camp E-Tu-Nake |
| Camp Tracey Children’s Home | Campbell Lodge Boys Home | Canyon View Park |
| Carlbrook School | Carolina Springs Academy | Casa by the Sea |
| Cascade Center for Family Growth | Cascade School | Catherine Freer Wilderness |
| Cedar Breaks Academy | Cedar Ridge Academy | Cedars Academy |
| CEDU | Challenger Foundation | Choteau Youth Ranch |
| Circle C Youth Center | Circle of Hope | Cold Spring Academy |
| Colorado Mountain Camps | Connecticut Junior Republic | Coral Island Academy |
| Corpus Christi State School | Cottonwood Youth Academy | Covenant House |
| Cramer Creek School | Crater Lake School | Cross Creek Programs |
| Crossings NW | Crossroads Youth Ranch | Crystal Creek Boys Ranch |
| Dancing Moon Ranch | Darrington Academy | Dayton Millbrook |
| Daytop Villages | Devereux House | Discovery School |
| Drill Academy | Duck River | Dundee Ranch |
| E-Kel-Etu | E-Ma-Henwu | E-Wen-Akee |
| Eagle Academy | Eagle Point Christian Academy | Eagle Valley Youth Ranch |
| Eagle’s Nest Ranch & Academy | Eckerd Academy | Eckerd Youth Alternatives |
| Emily Griffith Center | Escuela Caribe | Excel Academy |
| Excelsior Youth Center | Family Foundation School | Family Solutions Foundation |
| Farmer Christian Academy | Focal Point Academy | Four Circles Recovery Center |
| Freedom Mountain Academy | Freedom Village | Galena Ridge Wilderness Programs |
| Gatehouse Academy | Genesis Ministries | Gerard of Iowa |
| Glacier Mountain Academy | Good Samaritans of NW Florida | Good Will-Hinckley School |
| Grace Christian Home and Academy for Girls | Grace House | Graybell Academy |
| Growing Together | Gulf Coast Academy | Harbor House |
| Heart of Florida Behavioral Center | Hephzibah House | Heritage Boys Academy |
| Hidden Lake Academy | High Impact | High Peaks Wilderness Program |
| High Top Ranch School | Homelines | Hope Home and Academy |
| Hope Ranch | Hope Youth Ranch | Horizon Academy |
| House of Hope | Inspirations | Integrity House |
| Jackson Academy | John Dewey Academy | Jubilee Christian Academy |
| Jubilee Youth Ranch | Kanner School | Keystone Marion Youth Center |
| Kiatou Wilderness and Therapeutic Centre | Kids Behavioral Health | Kids Helping Kids |
| King George School | Legacy Private School | Life Designs Inc. |
| Lighthouse Christian Academy | Lighthouse Ministries | Living Well Transitions |
| Lonestar Expeditions | Lorenzo Benn Youth Development Camp | Lost and Found Academy |
| Lost and Found Youth Academy | Lott’s Legacy Boarding School | Love Demonstrated Ministries Christian Boot Camp |
| Magnolia Academy | Magnolia Christian Center | Majestic Ranch |
| Makana | Manuia Plantation | Meadowlark Academy |
| Mei Futures Academy | Midnight Mountain | Midwest Academy |
| Miracle Meadows | Mission Mountain School | Monarch Center for Family Healing |
| Monarch School | Morava Academy | Mount Bachelor Academy |
| Mountain Brook | Mountain Homes Youth Ranch | Mountain Park Boarding Academy |
| National Deaf Academy | New Beginnings | New Bethany Home for Boys and Girls |
| New Creations Christian Boarding School | New Dominion | New Horizons |
| New Horizons Youth Ministries | New Horizons Youth Ranch | New Leaf Academy |
| Next Step for Success | North Carolina Boys | North Star Expedition |
| Northstar Center | Northwest Academy | Northwest Behavioral Healthcare Services |
| Northwestern Academy | Oak Creek Ranch School | Oasis Academy |
| Obsidian Trails | Odyssey Wilderness Program | Old West Academy |
| Olympus Academy | Oregon Transition Homes | Our Father’s House |
| Pacific Coast Academy | Pacific View Retreat | Palm Lane Baptist Church |
| Parc Place | Passages To Recovery | Pat Moore Foundation |
| Pathway Family Center | Pathways | Pendleton Academies |
| Phoenix House | Pillars of Hope | Pine Ridge Academy |
| Pine View Academy | Pinnacle Foundation | Ponca Pines Academy |
| Positive Impact | Prescott House | Rancho Valmora |
| Raymond A Rogers Jr. School | Rebekah Home for Girls | Reclamation Ranch |
| Red River Academy | Red Rock Canyon School | Redemption Boys Ranch |
| Reflections for Youth | Renaissance Adolescent Services, Inc. | Renewing Hope Academy |
| Renovo Boys Academy | Resolute | Resource Realizations |
| Restoration Youth Academy | Ridge Creek School | Rock River Academy |
| Rocklyn Academy | Rocky Mountain Academy | Roosevelt Wilderness Camp |
| Royal Gorge Academy | Safe, Inc. | SageWalk Wilderness School |
| San Cristobal Ranch Academy | Santiam Crossing | Sarasota Community School |
| School of Urban and Wilderness Survival | Scotts Valley School | Seven Mountains Academy |
| Shamrock Acres | Shamrock Educational Alternatives | Silverado Academy |
| Silverado Boys Ranch | Sister Soldier Military Academy | Sky Ranch for Boys |
| Sky View Christian Academy | SLS Health | Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home |
| Soltribe | Southwestern Children’s Health Services | Sovereign Journey |
| Spring Creek Lodge Academy | St. John’s Military Academy | Star Meadows Academy |
| Star Ranch | Steppin’ Stone Farm | Stepping Stones for Success, LLC |
| Stone Mountain School | Straight Arrow Apex | Straight, Inc. |
| Summit Preparatory School | Summit Quest Academy | Sunhawk Academy |
| Sunrise Beach | Swan Valley Youth Academy | Synanon |
| Tampa Marine Institute | Teen Challenge (AK, DC, FL, GA, LA, NJ, WI, Int’l) | Teen Mentor |
| Temagami Academy | Thanks to Calvary Baptist Boarding Academy | The Bridge |
| The Brown Schools | The Desisto School | The Elan School |
| The Fenster School | The Holy Highway | The Hyde School – Woodstock, CT |
| The Joshua Home | The Lord’s Home | The Manor |
| The Oakley School | The Second Mile | The Seed |
| Thompson Academy | Three Rivers | Three Springs |
| Three Springs of Blue Ridge | Three Springs of North Carolina | Timber Ridge Preparatory School for Girls |
| Tipton Academy | Top Flight Academy | Tranquility Bay |
| Transitions | Trinity Behavioral Health | Triple L Youth Ranch |
| Turning D Ranch | Turning Point at Granita Park | Tyler Ranch |
| Uta Halee Girls Village | Victory Christian Academy | Waimokoia Residential School |
| Wardel’s Therapeutic Family Home | Well of Grace Boarding School | Westwood Lodge |
| White Rock Academy | Whitmore Academy | Wilderness Quest |
| Wood Creek Academy | Woodland Hills Academy | Youthcare Inc. |
| Zumbro House |
