On May 7 and May 8 of this year, state inspectors visited an Artemis Adolescent Healing Center near Marana. They left with 11 documented deficiencies, including findings that the facility was providing an environment outside the scope of its license, incidents were not always reported, and walls and doors throughout the home had been damaged.
Artemis Adolescent Healing Center operates four residential facilities across the state. The facility is licensed to house up to 10 adolescents with behavioral health needs.
A former employee speaks out
Tyra Johnson worked at the home for a few months as a care coordinator before saying she quit earlier this year.
“I decided to leave like late February. I was just feeling really bad, like really, really bad. I was crying all the time. I was drained,” Johnson said…