State officials have ordered a troubled mental health treatment center to stop accepting new teenagers until it resolves its problems.
The 57-page state report cited 47 violations, including 16 involving the restraint of teenagers, such as one employee shoving a child during a “power struggle” and another child being restrained for an hour and 25 minutes.
During a two-day inspection, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services found the Youngstown Intensive Youth Services Center in disrepair — broken tile, missing furniture, empty hand sanitizer dispensers and a lack of required staff training and background checks.
Youth Intensive Services said in a written statement that it is making the requested changes and is confident enrollment will recover.
