Alabama Sequel facility a ‘house of horrors’ for foster child, lawsuit claims
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
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A lawsuit was filed this week against a youth facility in north Alabama, claiming employees abused and neglected a child placed in the facility for mental health treatment by the Alabama Department of Human Resources.
The lawsuit, filed by the parent of a child, identified as Hunter C., placed at Sequel’s Courtland facility in north Alabama in early 2018 at age 14, claims he suffered long-term abuse at the hands of staff and other children residing at the facility.
“For the next 10 months, Sequel Courtland would be a house of horrors for Hunter,” the lawsuit states.
UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 11:00 am PT
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Altamont Capital Partners, headquartered at 400 Hamilton Street in Palo Alto, owns a majority stake in Sequel. Managing Director Casey Lynch vouched for Sequel, saying its “team has impressed us with their ability to provide the highest quality of care.” (Google )
PALO ALTO, CA A Palo Alto investment firm owns a majority stake in a for-profit youth behavioral health company that is now under intense scrutiny amid documented allegations that the company s staff has engaged in systemic abuse of children it was responsible for caring for, NBC News reports.
Altamont Capital Partners acquired a controlling stake in Sequel Youth & Family Services in 2017 and has invested $40 million into the company over the last three years according to the report.
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Problems have persisted at Sequel Youth and Family Services facilities across the country
On Friday, Ohio announced that Sequel Pomegranate would be forced to relinquish its license after a pattern of “recurring incidents . Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 7:06 PM EST December 14, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio Sequel Pomegranate, the embattled teen psychiatric facility in Columbus, has become the latest in a string of behavioral health treatment facility owned or operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services to be effectively closed or sanctioned by a regulatory agency in their respective states within the past two years.
Since 2019, 10 Investigates has found at least a half dozen facilities operated by Sequel Youth Family Services that have either closed or faced other sanctions like having their admissions suspended because of allegations that children in their care were subjected to violence, abuse or poor conditions.
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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.9 million to assist elderly and disabled adults who are victims of abuse.
The grant to the state Department of Human Resources will provide in-home or temporary placement for elderly and disabled victims who are subjected to abuse, neglect and exploitation.
“No one should ever be subject to abuse of any kind, and it is reprehensible that it should happen to someone who may not have the physical or mental capabilities to resist or be aware of those acts,” Gov. Ivey said. “This grant will assure elderly and disabled adults who are victims of physical and mental abuse are taken out of harm’s way and receive needed care.”