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Were You in Residential Treatment as a Minor? Here Are the Records You’re Entitled To.
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In the summer of 2024, Jaycee drove to Foundations for Living, a residential treatment facility in Mansfield, Ohio.
People who attended youth residential treatment programs, or their parents, are entitled to many records from those facilities, thanks to federal HIPAA regulations.
This 2024 Senate report about abuse and neglect at youth residential treatment facilities contains information about lawsuits that have been filed against these types of facilities.
The National Disability Rights Network has legal authority to access records from residential treatment facilities in all 50 states.
Many people simply don’t know that youth residential treatment facilities exist or what happens inside them.