Residential Treatment Abuse Attorneys in Utah

Residential Treatment Abuse & Neglect

It is irresponsible and negligent for residential treatment facilities to place profits over the safety of our children. At Carlson Injury Law, we have handled multi-million dollar cases helping parents and their children get the justice they deserve.
Residential Treatment Abuse Attorneys in Utah

Residential Treatment Abuse & Neglect

It is irresponsible and negligent for residential treatment facilities to place profits over the safety of our children. At Carlson Injury Law, we have handled multi-million dollar cases helping parents and their children get the justice they deserve.
Carlson Injury Law

You and Your Loved One Have An Advocate

Therapeutic residential treatment programs for teens have become a billion-dollar industry. Though they go by many different names - teens wilderness programs, therapeutic boarding schools, emotional growth boarding schools, behavioral therapy boarding schools, residential treatment centers for troubled teens, juvenile boot camp programs, teen drug addiction treatment centers, behavior modification programs – all share in one common goal – to make money.
Please call today for a free and confidential case consultation. Be assured that any conversation about your situation with our firm is confidential. When we respond to an inquiry, we do so with the sensitivity, respect and the discretion necessary to provide meaningful feedback. If you prefer to speak with us directly regarding your incident, please call us or send a confidential email.
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    What do I need to know about hiring a lawyer?

    Here are key considerations when hiring a lawyer for a Utah residential treatment center abuse case.
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    Signs of abuse

    Detecting signs of abuse can be difficult since these programs have strict restrictions on children communicating with anyone outside of the program. Nevertheless, the following policies should raise serious red flags that abuse may be occurring:

    The facility does not allow you to visit the program

    Calls between you and your child are “monitored” by staff members

    They tell you to expect that your child will lie to you while in the program, and encourage you not to believe reports of abuse because these will be “attempts at manipulation.”

    The facility monitors family visits with no opportunities to have private discussion with your child

    Failures to contact you immediately in the case of illness, injury, emergency or treatment changes

    The facility uses harsh and excessive discipline practices that include: seclusion, restraint, corporal punishment, punitive “behavioral modification,” fear tactics, humiliation, peer-on-peer discipline / peer pressure, forced labor, heightened physiological stress* or sedation by medication

    Changes in your child’s behavior - such as, aggression, anger, hostility or hyperactivity

    Changes in your child’s forms of communication (such as attempting to call instead of email and requests for in-person visits)

    Unusual health complaints from your child (headaches, stomach aches, etc.)

    A decline in your child’s academic performance

    Attempts by your child to run away from the facility

    Threats of self-harm and attempts at suicide

    Unexplained fractures, bruises, and cuts

    Injuries that don’t match the given explanation

    What are the most common forms of abuse at therepeutic boarding schools?
    Abuse at youth treatment centers is more common than you might think.
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    Why is abuse so prevalent at these facilities?
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    What should I do if I suspect abuse?
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    We are committed to representing your residential treatment center abuse case with unwavering professionalism, integrity, and dedication. Our team will demystify the legal proceedings while keeping you informed throughout every stage.
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