Universal Health Services psychiatric - Americas leading child abuser ?

Allegations of abuse strike NC psych center for kids | Charlotte Observer

State threatens to shut Raeford children’s psychiatric facility amid abuse, neglect allegations – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

Punching, predators, neglect. Traumatized NC children suffer inside dismal psychiatric centers.

North Carolina ships abused, neglected kids to out-of-state facilities. Some are traumatized again.

“I miss my damn charmed life'” At risk for suicide, Ariel navigated chaos in youth centers.

Foster kids just needed a bed. Lacking one, North Carolina sent them to psychiatric lockup instead.

Psychiatric centers fail many children. North Carolina keeps spending gobs of money on them.

“They’re the boss of your child.” Why one NC teen’s parents want to keep her from a psych unit.

Some NC children suffer abuse at psychiatric centers Locked Away investigation finds: An interview with Fred Clasen-Kelly, the lead reporter for the “Locked Away” investigation.

Garner mental health facility ‘just terrifying’ says NC teen

“It’s a hotel,” not a clinical facility, ex-medical director says of Garner psych center.

‘Failing the children’: Former employee speaks out after allegations come to light – KTVZ

State says kids at Asheville mental health center faced ‘imminent danger’ (citizen-times.com)

 

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Paris Hilton Testified That She Was "Abused On A Daily Basis" At A Treatment Facility For Teens
"I cried myself to sleep every single night, praying I would wake up from this nightmare."



How a Giant Psychiatric Hospital Company Tried To Spin Us — And Silence Its Staff
A $100,000 crisis PR plan. An employee fired for supposedly speaking to a reporter. Another employee sued for allegedly leaking internal surveillance videos. Inside the war room of America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain as it responded to our two-year investigation.



The FBI And Defense Department Are Investigating America's Biggest Psychiatric Hospital Chain
At least three federal agencies are investigating whether the psychiatric hospital giant UHS held patients longer than medically necessary to maximize profits, a claim UHS denies.



Videos Show The Dark Side Of Shadow Mountain Youth Psych Facility
A psychiatric hospital and its director that are under state investigation. Riots that end with pepper spray. Staff who can’t begin to contain the violence. And patients as young as 5. Secret videos show the dark side of Shadow Mountain.







How A 6-Year-Old Got Locked On A Psych Ward
His mother said the boy had merely thrown a tantrum. But a hospital owned by America’s largest psychiatric chain, UHS, held him for three days — and filed a court petition to keep him even longer. While in the hospital, the child suffered a bloody nose and was locked in a seclusion room in the middle of the night.



UHS Investigation To Stay Under Wraps, Says Inspector General
A BuzzFeed News story prompted a senator to demand answers, but the Department of Health and Human Services says it can’t discuss ongoing matters.



Hospital Giant UHS Has Lost $2.4 Billion In Value In A Week
20% of market cap has evaporated since a BuzzFeed News investigation was published on Dec. 8. "We think the risk-reward is no longer compelling," Wall Street analysts wrote Wednesday.



Lawmakers Sound Alarms On UHS Psychiatric Hospitals
In response to a BuzzFeed News Investigation, Elizabeth Warren, Charles Grassley, and Joe Kennedy demand answers.







“What The Fuck Just Happened?”
Lock them in. Bill their insurer. Kick them out. How scores of employees and patients say America’s largest psychiatric chain turns patients into profits.

 

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