344. The Village

The Village formerly known as Peninsula Village consisted of a residential program with two difference phases. First there was a strict hospital like environment where the teenagers were put in mechanical restraints or simply physical restrained whenever the employees wanted fun. The second phase was a boot camp styled wilderness experience in a nearby enclosed wilderness area.

A book was written about the facility called “Bad Girl” by Abigail Vona.

Having read the book it is safe to say that it was not fun to be there as a teenager. The program has been sold to new owners since the period where the author was committed to the asylum but almost everything was awful to read about.

Teenagers who escaped the facility in 2018 caused disturbance in the neighborhood questioning the level of security of the facility.

A lawsuit mentions an inappropriate relationship between a teenager and a staff member.

Sources:

• dam7448 at Peninsula Village (Asylum horrible blog)
• Bad Girl: Confessions Of A Teenage Delinquent (Amazon)
• Man sues behavioral health treatment center, alleging abuse of his mental health (Behavior Logic)
• Acadia Healthcare: Former 16-Year-Old Patient Sues Village Behavioral Health for Sexual Relationship Initiated by Employee (Psychiatric Crime Database)