Diamond Ranch Academy Survivors

To: ‘KRANDERSON@utah.gov’ CC: ‘kstettler@utah.gov’ From: ‘admin@drasurvivors.com’   Utah Department of Human Services Office of Licensing   Agent; Kelly Anderson,   I am writing you today as a representative of the former clients of Diamond Ranch Academy currently located in Hurricane, Utah. As you may know, DRA has recently built a new campus and as of  Read more »

Diamond Ranch Academy Survivor Survey – Daniel S Date of Submission: 04/28/13   Do you wish to grant further testimony to investigators? – Yes.   Age and year of admittance – 16, 2007   How long was your stay at D.R.A.? – 10 months   How long have you been back home? – 6 years  Read more »

I had been at DRA for 9 months. When I got there I got restrained cause I did not take a vitamin they force everybody to have and while they had me face down in the rocks with blood running down my face, should, arms and legs they said it hurts them more than it  Read more »

I spent 10 months in an abusive residential treatment center for teens – AMA Quotes: [–]pixel8 Hi, I started /r/troubledteens to save kids from abuse at ‘troubled teen’ facilities. Diamond Ranch Academy hasmany allegations of child abuse, a kid even died there. One witness said they punished him for using too many paper towels to clean his own vomit the  Read more »

The statements that follow are from many hours of interviews with former residents of DRA. VIOLATIONS OF PATIENT’S RIGHTS Many former Diamond Ranch Academy students reported that they experienced patient rights violations. In addition to having no access to advocacy contact information, the majority reported that their mail was monitored and their calls were monitored.  Read more »