This the History of and Reporting Guide for Elevations in Syracuse, UT

(f.k.a. Island View RTC, Aspen Education Group--Confirmedly Abusive and Associated with the CEDU Cult Model)

 

On this page you will find incomplete staff and complaint histories with sources cited, the general advisory against segregated congregate care with sources cited, and a reporting guide for those unlawfully harmed or firsthand witnesses to unlawful harm by or at this location to report violations of the law to the proper authorities/law enforcement.  The staff list itself will not be updated with additional names out of a sense of fairness where those providing the names ask for anonymity or confidentiality.  This program is no longer eligible for merciful release as a guest sermon is on file.  However, it can graduate the COPE Conversion Program by meeting the Honesty In Marketing Standards (HIMS) or permanently close to be removed from the watch-list/released from the COPE Conversion Program.  If permanently closed prior to graduation, it will be buried in the virtual graveyard.

 

Name	Unit/Position	Additional Information
Guy Andersen	Teacher	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, Guy Andersen appears to have been licensed to teach Physical Science, Physical Education, and Biology in UT.  Andersen's teaching license expired in June, 2012.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
David Melear	Executive Director	(Starting January 3rd, 2011).  Melear is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Melear no longer appears to work for this program.
Alayna Bean	Registrar	Bean is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jennifer Capellen	Teacher	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, Jennifer Capellen appears to be licensed to teach Social Studies in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)  Capellen is now with Elevations RTC.
Julie Harper	Supervisor	There is a Julie Ann Harper that is a licensed pharmacist.  But, Harper is not a licensed mental health professional, nurse, nor doctor in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Donna Hart	Teacher	HEAL has contacted the Utah Office of Education and is waiting on verification regarding Island View's teacher certifications.  Hart no longer appears to work for this program.
Shannon Hohosh	Teacher	HEAL has contacted the Utah Office of Education and is waiting on verification regarding Island View's teacher certifications.  Hohosh no longer appears to work for this program.
Keith Hubbard	Recreation	Hubbard is not a licensed recreational therapist, mental heath professional, nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Judi Jacques	Academic Director/Asst. Executive Director	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, Judi Jacques appears to be licensed to teach Special Education, Social Studies, and French in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)  Jacques was the Academic Director for Island View and is now the Asst. Executive Director of Elevations RTC.
Jon Mehl	Teacher	HEAL has contacted the Utah Office of Education and is waiting on verification regarding Island View's teacher certifications.  Mehl no longer appears to work for this program.
Nate Pack	Teacher	Educated in Logan, UT.  The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, Nate Pack appears to be licensed to teach Visual Arts in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
Stacey Palmer	Teacher	HEAL has contacted the Utah Office of Education and is waiting on verification regarding Island View's teacher certifications.  Palmer no longer appears to work for this program.
Chad Sanders	Teacher	Graduate of Southern UT Univ.  Majored in German.  HEAL has contacted the Utah Office of Education and is waiting on verification regarding Island View's teacher certifications.  Sanders no longer appears to work for this program.
JaLane Smock	Teacher	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, JaLane Smock appears to be licensed to teach Special Education, Sociology, and English in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
Mary Covington	Insurance Consultant	Covington has been with Island View since 2002.  There is a Maryann Covington that is a licensed nurse in UT.  It is unclear whether or not this is the same individual.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Brandi Fox	HR Asst.	Brandi is an Identical twin from Phoenix Arizona. (And Randi her twin sister works next door at the new Aspen Institute.  HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as clerical assistants are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.
Tamra Fox (Foy)	HR Asst.	HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as clerical assistants are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.
Lynne Herfel	Accounting	HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as accountants are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.  (Herfel is not a licensed accountant nor CPA in UT).  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jana Randall	Office Asst.	Jana started working at the Aspen Institute (the facility next door) in July of 2008. She is now working as the Business Office Assistant for both facilities.  HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as clerical assistants are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.
Brandee Johnson	Finance Mgr.	Johnson started at Island View in 2005.  HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as finance managers are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.  Johnson no longer appears to work for this program.
Clint Saline	Facilities Mgr.	Saline is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Saline no longer appears to work for this program.
Tammi Spaulding	Parent Check-In	Spaulding controls when and if a parent can speak with or visit their child.  Spaulding is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Sherrie Young	Food Services	HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as food preparation/chefs are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.  Young no longer appears to work for this program.
Lisa Lloyd Buccambuso	Admissions	Lloyd was formerly in the Air Force and began at Island View in 2004.  Buccambuso is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Laura Burt	Admissions	Burt is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Burt is now with Elevations RTC.
Brittany Freebairn-Knighton	Admissions	Freebairn has been with Island View since 2007.  Freebairn-Knighton is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Michelle Boulware	Residential Mgr.	Boulware is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Boulware no longer appears to work for this program.
Jason Drake	Program Mgr.	Drake has worked at numerous unnamed/unidentified residential programs since 1999.*  Jason Alton Drake (may be a different person) is a licensed clinical social worker and has been since 2006.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Drake earned degree from Barry University in 2003.  Drake no longer appears to work for this program.
Steve Lancaster	Director of Residential Svcs.	Lancaster has worked for other unnamed facilities.*  Lancaster reportedly no longer works for this program.  Lancaster reportedly works at Child Help in Lignum, VA now.  Steven Dale Lancaster (may be a different person) is a licensed clinical social worker in UT and has been since 1997.   Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Kathryn Robison	Residential Program Mgr.	Robison is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Robison no longer appears to work for this program.
(Dr.) Kirk Simon	Medical Director	Simon is a licensed medical doctor in UT and has been since 1996.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Simon is now with Elevations RTC.
Don Vardell	Executive Director	Don ran two programs prior to assuming his role at Island View - the Academy at Swift River (confirmedly abusive) in western Massachusetts, and EXCEL Academy (confirmedly abusive) of Texas near Houston. He also served as the Administrator of an unnamed* long term adolescent residential treatment center in Tennessee serving private pay clients. He started at Island View in January, 2009.  Vardell will be replaced by David Melear as of January 3rd, 2011.  No news on whether Vardell will remain at the program in another capacity.  Vardell is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Vardell no longer appears to work for this program.
Rebecca "Beckie" Basso	Nurse	Basso is a registered nurse in UT and has been since 2001.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Basso no longer appears to work for this program.
Sue Colgate	Medical Records	Colgate has been with Island View since 1998.  Colgate is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  It is inappropriate for Colgate to have access to or be in charge of medical records.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Mike Connolly	Psychiatrist	Connolly is a licensed medical doctor in UT.  However, there is no information on whether he specialized in psychiatry.  This is a concern.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Connolly is now with Elevations RTC.
Frankie Davis	Nurse	Davis is a licensed nurse in UT and has been since 1992.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Davis no longer appears to work for this program.
Rachelle "Shelly" Dunn	Nurse	Dunn has been with Island View since 2008.  Dunn is not a licensed nurse in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Patricia Goldman	Nurse	Goldman is a licensed practical nurse and has been since 2004.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Goldman no longer appears to work for this program.
Jana Mark	Transportation	HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as drivers are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.  Mark no longer appears to work for this program.
Melody Neel	Nursing Director	Neel is a registered nurse in UT and has been since 2004.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Judy Nelson	Nurse	Nelson is originally from Idaho.  There are multiple Judy Nelson's that are licensed nurses in UT.  HEAL requires Judy's full name or license number to verify.  Nelson no longer appears to work for this program.
Jeff Ryan	Physician Asst.	There are multiple Jeff Ryan's that are licensed physician's assistants in UT.  HEAL requires Jeff's full name or license number to verify.
Jan Sewell	Nurse	Sewell has been with Island View since 2001.  Sewell is a licensed registered nurse in UT and has been since 1982.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Claudia Shultz	Nurse	Claudia Jacobs Shultz (may be a different person) is a licensed registered nurse in UT and has been since 2007.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Shultz no longer appears to work for this program.
Janelle Stratford	Nurse	Stratford has been with Island View since 2007.  Her son is a missionary with the LDS/Mormon church.  Janelle Waite Stratford (may be a different person) is a licensed registered nurse in UT and has been since 1978.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
PJ Gravis	Specialist	Formerly worked for Outward Bound.  Has been with Island View since 2007.  Gravis is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jonathon Griffith	Supervisor	Griffith has been with Island View since 2007.  Griffith is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Griffith is now with Elevations RTC.
Amanda Kays	Recreation Specialist	Kays is not a licensed recreation therapist, mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Shari Rasmussen	Specialist	Rasmussen is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Bradley Sheneman	Specialist	Sheneman is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Sheneman no longer appears to work for this program.
Robert "Bob" Croxford	Counselor	A native of Utah, he lived 31 years in Wyoming before returning to Utah in 2002 and has worked with Island View RTC since his return.   Croxford, like many in the industry were attendants of Weber State University.*  Croxford is a licensed substance use disorder counselor only and has been since 2003.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html   Croxford no longer appears to work for this program.
Ken Francis	Therapist	Kenton Lee Francis (may be a different person) is a licensed clinical social worker in UT and has been since 2008.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jalene Hansen	Therapist	Hansen is a licensed clinical social worker in UT and has been since 2008.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Stephen Havertz	Therapist	Havertz reportedly no longer works for this program.  Havertz is a licensed clinical social worker in UT and has been since 1993.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Kim Hill	Therapist	Kimberly S. Hill (may be a different person) is a licensed clinical social worker in UT and has been since 2007.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jessica Holzbauer	Therapist	Jessica Holzbauer is a licensed clinical social worker and has only been licensed since February, 2012.  She has held the title of "therapist" at Island View since prior to her licensure.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Holzbauer no longer appears to work for this program.
Jeff Lavallee	Therapist	Lavallee has worked at various unnamed programs for 16 years (as of August, 2009).  Lavallee is a licensed marriage and family therapist in UT and has been since 1998.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Misty Rosier	Program Mgr.	Rosier has been with Island View since 2000.  Rosier is a licensed counselor and has been only since December, 2011.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Matt Seelos	Therapist	Seelos has worked at multiple unnamed residential teen facilities since 2000.*  Seelos is a licensed clinical social worker and has been since 2006.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Shad Swanson	Teacher	Swanson started with Island View in 2009 (according to parentcheckin.com on August 2nd, 2009).  Swanson no longer appears to work for this program.  HEAL has contacted the Utah Office of Education and is waiting on verification regarding Island View's teacher certifications.
Charlotte Scott	Nutritionist	Scott no longer appears to work for this program.  Charlotte Cragun Scott (may be a different person) is a licensed dietician in UT and has been since 1988.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jennifer Weese	Operations Director	Weese no longer appears to work for this program.  Weese is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jody Fowers	Nurse	Fowers has been with Island View since 2006.  Fowers no longer appears to work for this program.  Fowers is a licensed nurse in UT and has been since September, 2006.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Janice Mumford	Nurse	Mumford no longer appears to work for this program.  Mumford is not a licensed nurse in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Mark Regier	Specialist	Formerly worked for confirmedly abusive program, Second Nature Wilderness.  Regier no longer appears to work for this program.  Regier is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Stacey Rosenberg	Specialist	Stacey worked at Second Nature Wilderness program in Duchesne, Utah for 1 and 1/2 years, worked at Second Nature Wilderness program at Blue Ridge in Clayton, GA for 8 months as a field instructor, and she has worked as a recreation specialist at Island View since November 2004. Rosenberg no longer appears to work for this program.  Rosenberg is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Dale Erdmann	Therapist	He has worked with Island View for 8 years, then with Aspen Institute for a year, and now he is back at Island View.  Erdmann no longer appears to work for this program.  Erdmann is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Rich Michaelson	Therapist	Michaelson has worked at Island View since 2005.  Michaelson no longer appears to work for this program.  Michaelson is a licensed clinical social worker and has been since September, 2005.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jennifer Selent	Therapist	Selent was originally from Muskegon/Kalamazoo, MI.  Selent worked for programs in MI before moving to Utah.  Selent no longer appears to work for this program.  Selent is a licensed marriage and family therapist in UT and has been since 2008.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Melissa Stephens	Therapist	Formerly worked for Children and Family Services of Alabama.*  Stephens no longer appears to work for this program.  Stephens is a licensed marriage and family therapist in UT and has been since 2010.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Blake Taylor	Therapist	Taylor has been with Island View since 1999 and worked for other unnamed programs from 1987-1999.*  Taylor no longer appears to work for this program.  Taylor is solely licensed as a counselor in UT and only since 2004.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jack Hinman	Therapist (2005/2006)	Hinman no longer works for Island View and currently works at Sunrise RTC.  Hinman is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Keoni Anderson	Counselor	Reported by e-mail by survivor from 2005/2006.  Anderson reportedly no longer works for Island View and now works for Solstice RTC.
Kelly Cooper	Spanish Teacher	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, Kelly Cooper appears to be licensed to teach Spanish in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
Shellie Halbritter	Math Teacher	Shellie Halbritter is NOT a licensed teacher in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
Ryan Mortensen	Math Teacher	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  That said, Ryan Mortensen appears to be licensed to teach Math in UT.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
Jo Thomas	Science Teacher	The UT Dep't of Education cannot officially verify any teacher without their CACTUS ID number or social security number.  The UT Dep't of Education requires additional information (full name, etc.) to assist with verifying whether Jo Thomas is licensed.  (Source: e-mail from UT Dep't of Education)
David Hans	Executive Director	Hans is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Hans is the Executive Director of Elevations and was the also the Executive Director of Island View RTC.
Kimi Germer	Food Services Supervisor	HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as food preparation/chefs are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.
Chase Hemsley	RN	Hemsley is not a licensed nurse in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Angie Michaelson	Medical Transport	Michaelson is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jennifer Tackitt	RN	Tackitt is a Registered Nurse in UT and has been since 2009.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Erik Taylor	RN	Taylor is a Registered Nurse and has been since 2011.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Britani Brown	Office Manager	HEAL chose not to do a verification of professional licensure as office managers are typically not expected to have any professional licenses.
Eric Flores	Residential Program Mgr.	Flores is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html  Flores is now with Elevations RTC.
Joe Ballent	Recreation Specialist	Ballent is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in UT.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jake Andreason	Primary Therapist	Jacob Ray Andreason (may be a different person) is solely licensed as an Assoc. Clinical Mental Health Counselor (NOT THERAPIST) and has only been licensed since January, 2011.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Peter Brickey	Therapist	Peter Brickey is solely licensed as an Assoc. Clinical Mental Health Counselor (NOT THERAPIST) and has only been licensed since February, 2011.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Christine Dick	Primary Therapist	Christine Dick is solely licensed as a Certified Social Worker (NOT THERAPIST) and has been since 1996.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Stacy Hamilton	Primary Therapist	Stacy Lynn Hamilton (may be a different person) is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in UT and has been since July, 2011.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Tricia Morton	Substance Abuse Therapist	Morton is solely licensed as an Assoc. Clinical Mental Health Counselor (NOT THERAPIST) and has only been licensed since April, 2012.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Kim Williams-Redmond	Primary Therapist	Williams-Redmond is solely licensed as an Assoc. Clinical Mental Health Counselor (NOT THERAPIST) and has only been licensed since October, 2010.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Jennifer Wilde	Clinical Director	Wilde reportedly worked for Island View beginning in 2000 and so prior to the re-branding.  Wilde is a licensed clinical social worker and has been since 2000 in Utah.  Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Karen Fitzhugh	Staff	Fitzhugh formerly worked for CEDU and Sovereign Journey in NH.
Sarah Finney	Staff	Finney reportedly no longer works for Island View and is now reportedly scamming people as an "educational consultant".  Source: Report from victim of her educational consultant business.
W. Dean Belnap	Attending Phys.	Name: WILFORD DEAN BELNAP City, State, Zip, Country: KAYSVILLE, UT 84037, UNITED STATES Profession: PHYSICIAN License Type: PHYSICIAN & SURGEON License Number: 137049-1205 Obtained By: APPLICATION License Status: EXPIRED Original Issue Date: 07/26/1948 Expiration Date: 01/31/2014 Agency and Disciplinary Action*: NONE Docket Number: N/A Name: WILFORD DEAN BELNAP City, State, Zip, Country: KAYSVILLE, UT 84037, UNITED STATES Profession: PHYSICIAN License Type: PHYSICIAN/SURGEON CS   SCHEDULE 2-5 License Number: 137049-8905 Obtained By: APPLICATION License Status: EXPIRED Original Issue Date: 01/03/1974 Expiration Date: 01/31/2014 Agency and Disciplinary Action*: NONE Docket Number: N/A Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Dan Stuart	Clinical Director	Stuart reportedly no longer works for this program and currently works for Solstice RTC.
Todd Baird	Staff	Baird reportedly worked for Island View in 1998.
Dan Harrah	Staff	Reportedly worked for Island View in 1996-1997, he may have been there for a longer time.  But, to our knowledge no longer works at this location.
Mike Bulloch	Staff (Green Team Therapist)	Former staff, reportedly now works for Waypoint Academy in Utah.
Jared Balmer	Staff	Former staff, reportedly now works for Waypoing Academy in Utah.
Mark Dunn	Therapist	Dunn reportedly worked for Island View in 2001.
Jenna Empy (Empey?)	Therapist	Empy reportedly worked for Island View in 2002.
Steve Pope	Team Manager for Purple Team 2006-2007
REPORTING GUIDE FOR VICTIMS, SURVIVORS, AND WHISTLEBLOWERS:   In Utah, the statutes of limitation do not apply to crimes against children that include sex offenses and human trafficking. There are no statutes of limitation on murder and kidnapping in Utah.  Other felonies have statutes of limitation ranging from 4 years to 8 years. Most misdemeanors in the state have a 2-year time limit. For civil suits in Utah, the statute of limitations is 4 years depending on cause of action.  Options for you to take action and/or seek redress/justice today are listed below: 1.  Report crimes such as assault, fraud, battery, labor trafficking, and child abuse to law enforcement in Utah. You can call the Syracuse Police at (801) 825-4400   to inquire about filing an official complaint which may provide the probable cause needed to get a warrant for investigation and/or prosecution.  You may also wish to submit a concern to state regulators in charge of licensing Elevations RTC which you can do at this link: https://hslic.utah.gov/submit-a-concern 2.  File a consumer complaint with your home state's attorney general against Elevations RTC and include your request for compensation for any harm done to you.  If you live in Utah and/or would like to file consumer complaint as a non-resident with the Attorney General of Utah, visit: https://dcp.utah.gov/complaints.html . 3.  If you do not wish to file a consumer complaint, you can contact a private personal injury attorney and look into suing in tort/civil court.  However, if you can't afford the retainer, you should expect to settle out of court with a non-disclosure agreement which may bar you from speaking publicly about the incident because you've agreed (even if with a grumbling assent) to the terms of the settlement.    4.  You may send a new e-mail to rev@cope.church with subject "Post My Feedback" and we will post your feedback (e-mail printed to .pdf disclosing your name and e-mail address and any information in your e-mail with that subject) to https://www.cope.church/feedback.htm  and add a direct link to those .pdf files to this page .   5. You may also wish to provide a guest sermon.  Guest sermons are posted at https://www.cope.church/sermons.htm , under Progress Reports/Guest Sermons at https://www.cope.church/conversion.htm where appropriate, and on program info pages when applicable.  So, one provided by you on your program would also be placed on this page .  Guest sermons should be written into the body of an e-mail and sent to rev@cope.church . Your first and last name will be disclosed (contact info will not be unless you expressly request disclosure).  For sermons available on our site see https://www.cope.church/sermons.htm  (and sermon archives linked on that page).  If you have questions about this option, please contact rev@cope.church. Please see https://www.cope.church/givetoday.pdf  to get an idea what your sermon may be worth.
THE TRUTH: All segregated congregate care providers, including those on our watch-list, are welcome to contact us to correct any information or provide additional data that may assist with delivering the whole truth to the public.  The HEAL Mission of COPE (HEAL) found in many cases where this offer has been abused or resulted in revealing additional basis for our concerns. For some examples see feedback.  Now, we are willing to look at the facts and may have questions or require documentation backing up any claims.  We do verify licensing, academic backgrounds, and other qualifications when investigating and researching programs on our watch-lis/enrolled in the Conversion Program to assist consumers seeking additional information on such programs or victims requiring assistance with getting corroborating evidence of their claims.  We do that in order to make sure the information we provide is accurate and verified and cite our sources.  In the event any information we've posted is in error, we're happy to make a correction.  HEAL does not support segregated congregate care for many reasons which include that many such facilities are abusive, exploitative, fraudulent, and lack effective oversight often as a result of fraudulent misrepresentation coupled with the ignorance of those seeking to enroll loved ones in such facilities, programs, schools, or centers without a valid court order and involuntarily.  In the United States such involuntary placements done without a court order are apparently illegal as they either violate the Americans with Disabilities Act community integration requirement or due process rights of those involuntarily placed.  Now, in regards to parents, in the United States parents have the right to waive their own rights, but, not the rights of their minor children.  See https://www.cope.church/legalarguments.htm for more information.  Now, most facilities on our watch list include waivers, indemnity clauses, and sworn statements legal guardians must sign assuring the program that the parents/legal guardians have the right to make the placement involuntarily and without due process in a segregated congregate care environment, however, California and federal prosecutors as well as settled law appears to suggest that is not the case.  In fact, in the David Taylor case found at https://www.cope.church/provocases.htm , Taylor sued Provo Canyon School and his mother as co-defendants.  His mother was found liable for 75% of the damages awarded to Taylor as a result of multiple complaints including false imprisonment, while the program was found only 25% liable because the mother owed a duty of due diligence to investigate anyone to which she would entrust care of her child and she failed to do so.  Now, HEAL opposes segregated congregate care and we find most placements are happening illegally in the USA which if the youth understood their rights would result in unfortunate outcomes for the parents, particularly when they don't exercise good judgment and support the fraud and abuse rather than their own children when they need remedy and justice.  And, HEAL supports all victims of fraud and abuse in seeking remedies at law for any crimes or torts committed against them.  And, that's true whether or not the program or victims are in the USA.  HEAL has a 5 point argument against segregated congregate care we'd like you to consider: a.  Segregated care is unconstitutional and a civil rights violation.  It is only permissible if a person is unable to survive independent of an institutional environment.  For more on this, watch the HEAL Report at  https://youtu.be/C4NzhZc4P0A.  Or, see:   http://www.ada.gov/olmstead/  which includes in part:    "United States v. Florida – 1:12-cv-60460 – (S.D. Fla.) – On April 7, 2016, the United States filed an Opposition to the State of Florida’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  In the Motion, the State had asked the Court to rule, on a variety of grounds, that the United States could not recover damages for unnecessarily institutionalized children to whom the State had been deliberately indifferent." b.  Institutionalization is always dehumanizing and coercive.  Institutionalization always harms the institutionalized and deprives them of protected civil rights.  Dr. David Straker, Psychiatry Professor at Columbia University's School of Medicine (Ivy League) explains this in detail at http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sociology/articles/institutionalization.htm.  "Many institutions, from prisons to monasteries to asylums, deliberately want to control and manage their inmates such that they conform and do not cause problems. Even in less harsh environments, many of the institutionalization methods may be found, albeit in more moderated form (although the psychological effect can be equally devastating)."  (See website linked in this paragraph for more info.) c.  Institutionalization is not in the best interest of children.  Institutions are not ever better for a child than living with a loving family.  Source:   http://www.unicef.org/cambodia/12681_23295.html        d.  Reform schools, residential treatment programs, and other segregated congregate care settings have been shown to be ineffective and harmful.  Best source on this currently is:     https://www.acgov.org/probation/documents/EndoftheReformSchoolbyVinny.doc e. Boarding Schools, even the "good ones", result in a form of social death, isolation, and cause both anxiety and depression.  Therefore, it is clearly not in the best interest of the youth subjected to those environments.  Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/08/boarding-school-syndrome-joy-schaverien-review and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/11662001/The-truth-about-boarding-school-syndrome.html Beyond the above arguments against segregated congregate care, we have reports from the NIH, Surgeon General, Yale University Studies, and much more showing the methodologies of behavior modification are damaging, harmful, and ineffective.  You can request these documents via e-mail.  In addition, for such programs offering academic services or claiming to offer diplomas, certifications, or the like, it is important to check to see if it is a diploma mill with no accredited academic services.  Please see article: "Avoiding Scams: What You Need To Know"  for important information on how to avoid education/training scams. If you'd like to see what HEAL suggests rather than segregated congregate care (i.e. committing a crime or tort against your child if done against their will without a court order), please see articles: "Fix Your Family, Help Your Teen" and "Emancipation Guide".
Death--Unidentified Boy (July 2nd, 2004)
WE BELIEVE ELEVATIONS RTC IS A RE-BRANDING ATTEMPT BY CRC HEALTH/ASPEN EDUCATION GROUP/ISLAND VIEW BECAUSE: 1.  Elevations RTC is located at the same location as Island View RTC. 2.  Elevations RTC has the exact same leadership as Island View RTC. 3.  Elevations RTC's parent company, Family Help and Wellness, is a subsidiary of Opal Creek Capital.  Family Help and Wellness's (aka famhelp.com) websites are authored/owned by John Gordon.  Elevations RTC's website and Island View's website were/are both owned by John Gordon.  Gordon "formerly" worked for CRC Health and Aspen Education Group.  4.  Opal Creek Capital (and all the related business names associated with it) is run by Tim Dupell, "former" CFO and Executive Vice President of Aspen Education Group/CRC Health.  [Additional Information Provided via e-mail to the HEAL Mission on 5/24/22: "In 2019, Tim Dupell pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree criminal mischief, driving under the influence, possession of cocaine, and reckless driving. According to court records, he damaged property belonging to the city of Salem, OR, and another person, and drove under the influence of a controlled substance. He was put on probation and the driving charge was dismissed after he completed a diversion program. A complete list of his charges can be viewed here (https://imgur.com/a/11h3kN3 ). As part of his sentencing, he was required to complete a 2-month rehabilitation program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Center, which he completed on 6/14/2019." 5.  Other leadership at famhelp.com/Opal Creek Capital, including John Gordon, Kristen Hayes, and Tim Dupell all "formerly" worked in leadership positions at CRC Health/Aspen Education Group before beginning this "new" venture. 6.  We have seen this industry shift ownership and re-brand hundreds of times to avoid criticism and investigation.  We have no reason to believe that Opal Creek Capital and Family Help and Wellness are not a simple attempt at re-branding by CRC Health/Aspen Education Group.  7.  Additional concerns regarding Opal Creek Capital include that the phone number used for Opal Creek Capital is the same number used by the Pathway Academy (aka Solstice RTC).  You will see that Keone (no last name above) may be the same Keoni of Solstice.  The Keone listed above was part of the Island View RTC staff.  So, what we have with Opal Creek Capital/Family Help and Wellness is a likely re-brand and restructuring of pre-existing and "new" programs operating under the same direction and leadership as reportedly closed, closing, and/or otherwise defunct enterprises.  While Opal Creek, Elevations, and Family Help and Wellness may wish to avoid being associated with their troubled pasts, the facts speak for themselves.  These people have engaged in unethical and abusive business practices and now are attempting to continue doing so under new brand names.  This is unacceptable. [We can provide documentation of all the claims made above.  E-mail us at heal@cope.church and request information on Elevations/Family Help and Wellness and we will send you the documents showing why we believe it is a re-branding of a bad network of abusive facilities.
External Link: http://www.freejackandthomas.com/why/
5/11/22: A Reading on Elevations RTC FKA Island View in UT by Joan Bohlman, Guest Sermonizer: https://www.cope.church/jbohlmansermon.pdf
The 2005-2006 Island View RTC Handbook: https://www.cope.church/ivhandbook.pdf  This was provided by Guest Sermonizer Joan Bohlman.  Also see: https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/03aFXztHqJgfoXXMDfu5acL-Q#Island_View_Resident_Handbook_R/05/06

 

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