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27 children removed from Montana treatment facility over allegations of 'egregious' abuse
On its website, the Ranch for Kids said its program offers an “effective, compassionate treatment program” for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Reactive Attachment Disorder, and that it “serves as a bridge of hope and healing for hurting families.”
Founded in 1994 in Wyoming as a private, not-for-profit licensed adoption agency, the Ranch For Kids Project officially moved to Montana in the early 2000s near Eureka. The facility's website says it primarily provides services to adopted children from Russia.
Students, ages 11-17, allegedly were hit, kicked, body slammed and spit on by staff. The staff was also accused of inflicting persistent psychological abuse on children and using excessive discipline, including 15-20 mile walks on remote forest service roads in harsh conditions, with improper or no shoes. They were also accused of withholding food, shooting a nail gun at a student and prolonged isolation.
Other allegations include children not receiving critical medical attention, medications not being properly administered, stored or regulated and runaways not being reported in a consistent or timely manner to law enforcement.
https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/defiant-ranch-for-kids-head-vows-to-fight-deceptive-state/article_0a69c885-338d-5cf3-9f4c-dd8954557d27.html