Jessica Miller

The Office of Licensing is crafting new rules after legislators passed a bill that brings more state oversight for the first time in 15 years.

Thousands of children are sent away to Utah for treatment at “troubled-teen” centers and wilderness programs. But it has been hard to identify what places have a good track record and which ones don’t.

Activists will now aim for federal legislation that will encourage more oversight.

Havenwood Academy faced no sanctions for the incident, despite multiple investigations.

Sorenson’s Ranch School must retrain its staff and abide by state rules or close.

Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed a bill that will put more regulations in place at youth residential treatment centers.

Even after new legislation, critics question whether Utah’s oversight will be sufficient to keep kids safe.

New state legislation would curb the use of chemical restraints at Utah youth residential treatment centers.

Tribune analysis identifies youth treatment centers with higher rates of reported sexual abuse.

A review of thousands of pages of inspection records, incident reports, complaints and emails shows licensors are reluctant to step in when youth facilities have faced troubling accusations of rampant child abuse.