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*Content warning : distressing topics, suicidal ideation, disability abuse, religious and cultic abuse, sexual abuse and rape of a child, physical violence of children, institutional child abuse, childhood trauma, attack therapy, therapeutic abuse, grooming. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork: The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources Armentak, Maria, " Acadia Healthcare to Buy CRC Health Group in $1.18B Deal. " The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2014 https://tinyurl.com/4za5wve3 Announcing Sedona Sky Academy, " Announcing Sedona Sky Academy. " Strugglingteens.com , April 16, 2014 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_SedonaSkyAcademyBN Arizona Corporation Commission https://www.azcc.gov/ “Ashley’s Copper Canyon Academy Testimony” , Unsilenced, 2010-2011 https://www.unsilenced.org/ashleys-testimony-copper-canyon-academy-2010-2011/ Hobbins, Mark, " Aspen Education Group Announces Acquisition of Copper Canyon Academy in Arizona. " Strugglingteens.com , November 6, 2002 https://strugglingteens.com/news/aspenacquirescoppercanyon " Aspen Sold to CRC ." Los Angeles Business Journal, September 28, 2006 https://labusinessjournal.com/news/aspen-sold-to-crc/ “ Auldern Academy. ” Strugglingteens.com , March 29, 2010 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/AuldernAcademy “ Bates v. Sequel Youth and Family Services LLC et al, No. 2:2023cv01063 - Document 25 (N.D. Ala. 2024) .” Justia U.S. Law, July 5, 2024 https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts “COPPER CANYON ACADEMY .” NPI https://tinyurl.com/nhfzc9sn “ Copper Canyon Academy – Sedona Sky Academy. ” Unsilenced https://www.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/arizona/copper-canyon-academy-sedona-sky-academy/ “Cottonwood Man Found Guilty by Jury of Multiple Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor” https://tinyurl.com/yc2zw2ha CRC Health Group, " CRC Health Group to be Acquired by Acadia Healthcare. " PR Newswire, October 29, 2014 https://tinyurl.com/z6htn57d Craft, Will, " Embattled Sequel closes three more facilities ." APM Reports, February 10, 2021 https://www.apmreports.org/story/2021/02/10/embattled-sequel-closes-three-more-facilities EmotiCare https://www.emoticare.com/about Fox Graham, Christopher, “ Ex-teacher sentenced to 50 years for sex crimes, embezzlement and fleeing before trial .” Journal AZ, September 12, 2023 https://journalaz.com/2023/09/12/ex-teacher-sentenced-to-50-years-for-sex-crimes-embezzlement-and-fleeing-before-trial/ “ Former Arizona teacher sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. ” KTAR News, September 7, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/5n7a69yv Reagan, Kevin, “Former Arizona teacher who fled to Ireland sentenced to prison for exploiting minor .” ABC12 News, September 6, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/yc6h4ttc Pitcher, Autumn, “ Former Lakeside Academy workers sentenced to probation for teen's restraint death .” News Channel 3, December 19, 2023 https://wwmt.com/news/local/lakeside-academy LAKE MONTEZUMA RTC, LLC, NPI https://tinyurl.com/4nkr9kut O'Grady, Eileen, " The Kids Are Not Alright: How Private Equity Profits Off of Behavioral Health Services for Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth ", Private Equity Stakeholder Project, February, 2022 https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ Julie Sheppard & Leadership Team, " Sedona Sky Academy Exciting Leadership Announcement ." Mental Health Awareness.com https://tinyurl.com/nda6j688 SEDONA SKY OPCO LLC, NPI https://tinyurl.com/mrfha8j2 Gilbert, Curtis, “ Sequel confronts more abuse allegations amid concerns about its finances .” APM Reports, May 21, 2021 https://tinyurl.com/42bx6p2a Three Springs Acquired By Sequel Youth And Family Services, " Three Springs Acquired By Sequel Youth And Family Services. " Strugglingteens.com , January 2, 2010 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_SequelYouthFamilyBN_010210.shtml " Staff list for the Three Springs "Family" of Programs/Services ." Heal-Online.org https://www.heal-online.org/threestaff.html Gilbert, Curtis, " Under scrutiny, company that claimed to help troubled youth closes many operations and sells others ." APM Reports, April 26, 2022 https://tinyurl.com/rnehtr5u