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Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised 'forever homes' instead confined in for-profit institutions

  • Posted on April 28, 2026
  • By The Toronto Star
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In brief

This investigative report examines the troubling practice of placing vulnerable adopted children in for-profit residential treatment facilities under the guise of therapeutic care. Many families, seeking help for children with behavioral or emotional challenges, unknowingly place their children in institutions prioritizing profit margins over genuine healing. The article explores how these facilities operate, the lack of regulatory oversight, and the lasting psychological impact on children who expected permanent family support but found themselves confined instead.

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Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised 'forever homes' instead confined in for-profit institutions
Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised 'forever homes' instead confined in for-profit institutions

She was 13 years old and scared of the dark when she arrived at a residential treatment center that had promised her adoptive parents it would help her heal —
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