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An open discussion about the troubled parent industry

I attended Storm Ridge Ranch in Marysvale, Utah for almost a year. There were a  lot of bad things going on there while I was a resident. As mentioned before a number of the staff do have criminal records. A few of them come in smelling of alcohol, real nice for a 17 year old who has an alcohol problem. Having to hear from the staff that I shouldn't drink or do drugs when their breathe smells like a bottle of whiskey is just unacceptable "treatment" in my opinion. Some of the other staff at Storm Ridge commented to me while I was there about the smell of alcohol on a few of the staff. The Ranch does not do criminal background checks on their employees, I remember my "Counselor" telling me about spending time in Prison for selling drug; as much as I want to, I will not mention names. The Ranch pays their staff minimum wage and apparently does not have high standards. The ranch is in fact in the middle of nowhere, I can see why they have a problem finding suitable employees.  I also witnessed another staff member PUNCH a 16 year old boy for not doing what he said. Restraining an out of control kid is one thing, but breaking his nose and making him lie about it in the emergency room is another thing. I'm fairly certain that some of the staff were drug users (I was there for substance abuse problems, so i would be the first person to know who's on drugs). I also witnessed a staff member call one of the African American residents a "Fat Cheeseburger eating 'N-word' ", this child had a severe obesity problem to begin with. I also received cigarettes from one of the staff members, I thought it was great at the time but in hindsight it didn't help. I also witnessed a 26 year old female staff member making out with a 17 year old resident, it was rumored that they were having sex, which I do not feel would be a long stretch. I have many stories, but the bottom line is that this place should not be allowed to operate. The only actual treatment that this program offers is in the form of a therapist for one hour, once a week. Which is outweighed by negative, antagonistic and sometimes abusive treatment the other 167 hours a week.  I urge you to look elsewhere when looking for treatment for your troubled youth.

-The Dove