Quotes, news and commentary on the troubled teen industry, in particular "Aspen Education Group"
Well considered pieces from Family Light, educational consultant: http://www.familylight.com/link3/3.03/3.031/aspen.html http://www.familylight.com/link3/3.03/3.031/aspenmarket_3a.html
to a remarkably similar venture ~ Mr. Dorenfeld is now CEO of Pacific Child and Family, offering services for the treatment of autistic children and adults primarily through the use of Applied Behavior Analysis. The business operates facilities in 24 states including Southern California, Mr. Dorenfeld's home. While not made obvious by Aspen Education's public relations, the 30 or so programs Aspen ran in several states purportedly treating "troubled teens", employed primitive behavior modification techniques to control...
From the Manual on The Rights of Mental Patients A. Basic Background Due process rights can be hard to come by for minors in California's mental health system. Their rights are not equal to those of adults, and vary according to the legal status of the minor. The law distinguishes between: 1) minors for whom purportedly "voluntary" mental health placements are sought and minors who are clearly not voluntary; 2) minors who are enmeshed in the juvenile court system (i.e. minors who are already juvenile...
A fair treatment of CRC's business strategy: FORTUNE 4/30/12 -- In the handbook of private equity investing techniques, few make more intuitive sense than the "roll-up." Borrow some money, buy up small players in a fragmented industry, cut costs, find synergies, juice profits, increase multiples, pay down debt, and sell at a profit. Financial operators have done it well in waste management, funeral homes, and advertising. Now Bain Capital (yes, the company that clean-living Mitt Romney used to run) is...
CRC Health established a Clinical Advisory Board with the objective of gaining "expert guidance as the company develops a cutting-edge treatment delivery system..." Among the members of the Advisory Board is Dr. Thomas J. Brady. As a therapist in private practice in San Francisco during the 80's and 90's, I consulted Dr. Brady when I felt my patients needed a medical evaluation. I thought highly of him and trusted his opinion. The precipitating event that caused me to become deeply involved in stopping the exploitation...
Oct. 14Deborah Kafton, individually and in her capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Brittany L. Kusic, deceased; Cathy Wright, individually and in her capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Justin T. Wright, deceased; Cathy Carpenter, individually and in her capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Steven Carpenter, deceased; and Ashley Wright vs. David E. Hancher- Palmer, Robert N. Rea, Jr., Stephanie N. Martin, Richard L. Ernst, Wheeling Treatment Center, CRC Health Group, Inc.PA- Michael G. Simon;...
Sierra Tucson pays fine; limited to 1-year license Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:00 am The Tucson-area treatment center where a patient was recently found dead must make improvements or face losing its state behavioral-health license. Sierra Tucson, a for-profit facility northwest of Tucson near Catalina, this week agreed to pay a $9,250 fine to the Arizona Department of Health Services for multiple violations, including failing to appropriately allocate staff...
On average, senior execs at CRC Health make approximately 25x times, on average, than an Addiction Counselor. I'd say that falls in the realm of excessive, if not unusual. from Bloomberg and Glassdoor
Annual Compensation Salary $350,000 Total Annual Compensation $350,000 Stocks Options All Other Compensation $72 Exercisable Options $33,828 Unexercisable Options $29,764 Total Number of Options $63,592 Total Compensation Total Annual Cash Compensation $350,072 Total Short Term Compensation $350,000 Other Long Term Compensation $72 Total Calculated Compensation $601,072
I am a former marriage and family therapist with 20 years experience. I have turned my focus toward mental health advocacy, working in a residential setting with seriously mentally ill adults who would otherwise be in the streets or prisons of LA County, also i continue to fight against the exploitation and abuse prompted my devastating personal experience landing near the rat nest called the "troubled teen industry" (TTI) The industry and its largest, most profitable and most exploitative company, AEG.
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