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Aldrete, Isabella, "Audit: Seven care facilities for children fail state standards." The Nevada Independent, September 20, 2024, <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/audit-seven-mental-health-facilities-for-children-fail-state-standards?utm_source=chatgpt.com">https://thenevadaindependent.com/article</a> 

Anderson, Kayla, "New teen treatment center opens in Hawthorne." Mineral County Independent-News, December 13, 2022, <a href="https://mcindependentnews.com/2022/12/new-teen-treatment-center-opens-in-hawthorne/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">https://mcindependentnews.com/2022/12/</a> 

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Dunn, Kenneth, "Nevada health officials suspend Aurora Center license in Hawthorne." KRNV, May 9 2025, <a href="https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-health-officials-suspend-aurora-center-license-in-hawthorne">https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-health</a> 

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Hofmann, Will, "Asheville Academy violated NC law, will face fines after child suicides report says." Asheville Citizen Times, June 18, 2025, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/asheville-academy-violated-nc-law-184725552.html?guccounter=1">https://www.yahoo.com/news</a> 

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Kenton, Luke, "Ex Ivy Ridge students say John Free sent ‘threatening’ messages weeks before the dorm parent was charged with murder." The U.S. Sun, May 23 2024 <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/11442849/ivy-ridge-dorm-parent-murder-arrest-john-free/">https://www.the-sun.com/news</a> 

Kudisch, Jordan, "Asheville Academy faces $45,000 in fines after state investigation into child safety violations." Spectrum Local News, Jun. 18, 2025, <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/charlotte/supreme-court/news/2025/06/18/asheville-academy-violations">https://spectrumlocalnews</a> 

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Rutherford, Diane, "Grand jury indicts former Ivy Ridge worker on murder charges." 7 News, WWNY, January 6, 2025, <a href="https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/01/06/grand-jury-indicts-former-ivy-ridge-worker-murder-charges/">https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/01/06/grand-jury</a> 

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Salter, Jim. “Rules Sought for ‘gooning,’ Taking Troubled Kids to Care.” <em>Youth Today</em>, 30 Sept. 2022, <a href="http://youthtoday.org/2022/09/rules-sought-for-gooning-taking-troubled-kids-to-care/">youthtoday.org/2022/09/rules-sought-for-gooning-taking-troubled-kids-to-care/
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