Asheville Academy ordered to suspend admissions following suicide of 14-year-old

State suspends Asheville Academy admissions following teen’s suicide • Asheville Watchdog

Three weeks after a 13-year-old girl died by suicide at a Weaverville residential treatment program, the state health department has barred the facility from admitting more clients, according to a letter obtained by Asheville Watchdog. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services informed Asheville Academy Executive Director Shawn Farrell on Tuesday that Wilderness Training & Consulting, LLC., the academy’s operator, had violated s…

Asheville Academy ordered to suspend admissions following suicide of 14-year-old

All admissions to Asheville Academy must be suspended effective immediately after a survey by the Division of Health Service Regulation under NCDHHS.

An Albemarle teenager's suicide highlights the cracks in the system meant to protect kids like him

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