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Residential Treatment School Closes in North Carolina After Deaths of 2 Girls
- Asheville Academy, a therapeutic boarding school for female students located in the mountains of North Carolina, closed in late May 2025 following the suicides of two students.
- The closure followed a state investigation launched on May 8, 2025, after a 13-year-old girl’s suicide, with officials ordering the academy to stop admitting new students until safety was assured.
- The academy released all 27 enrolled students by May 31, despite being licensed for up to 90, while previous incident reports from 2016 to 2024 detailed multiple safety and abuse concerns.
- Former attendees described controlling discipline and harmful experiences, with one stating her 11-month stay caused lasting developmental impacts and another reporting mental health decline and multiple suicide attempts.
- The academy’s owner also operated a boys’ residential program closed last year, and Family Help & Wellness, the parent company, declined comment amid ongoing investigations and respect for grieving families.
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Before it rebranded, Asheville Academy saw high turnover and fears it would close, email shows • Asheville Watchdog
Just more than a year before two residents died by suicide and its program shut down, Asheville Academy – then known as Magnolia Mill School – faced staffing and leadership issues and mounting concerns about the program’s viability from parents, according to a document obtained by Asheville Watchdog. “Where we are today with Magnolia Mill School is not where we would like to be and definitely not what was expected, anticipated, or wanted,” wrote…
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Residential treatment school closes in North Carolina after deaths of 2 girls
A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the recent deaths of two of its students who took their own lives.
Residential Treatment School Shuts Down Following Deaths of Two Girls in North Carolina
A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has unexpectedly closed following a state investigation and the tragic deaths of two students who took their own lives. Asheville Academy announced it has released all students from its Weaverville campus this past weekend, describing the decision to close as a challenging one. This closure follows an order from North Carolina mental health officials mandating the academy t…
NC residential treatment school closes after deaths of 2 girls - WCCB Charlotte's CW
WEAVERVILLE, NC – A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the deaths of two of its students who took their own lives. Asheville Academy announced Tuesday that it released all of its students from its Weaverville campus this past weekend, saying the decision to voluntarily close was difficult. The closing came a few days after North Carolina mental health officials ordere…
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