SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) - A youth mental health services organization based in Wyoming has announced it will stop operations in late March after analyzing the viability of its programs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Normative Services, Inc. Executive Director Clayton Carr said the academy will close its doors on March 22, The Sheridan Press reported Wednesday.
“Over the next two months, we will be working collaboratively with families, state agencies and case workers to transfer our students to appropriate programs with the therapeutic supports necessary for them to be successful,” the company said in a statement. “During that time, we will maintain all regulations and staffing ratios.”
According to its website, Normative Services Academy is an accredited treatment and educational facility for at-risk, adjudicated and emotionally disturbed youth that offers high quality academic, physical and vocational education in a safe and nurturing environment.
The closure announcement came after California said late last year it was removing all of its students from facilities across the U.S. of the academy’s parent company, Sequel Youth Services.
Former Normative Services Academy Director Gary Flohr said in 2019 that one-fourth of the 80 students at the Wyoming academy were from California and that the remaining 54 students came from Montana.
Carr declined to comment on more updated numbers and further questions.
“The safety and well-being of our students is our top priority, and we will work to minimize any interruptions to their continuity of care,” the statement said. “This action is being done proactively and is not in anyway related to any issues or concerns with the care and high quality services provided by Normative Services.”
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