Vivant Behavioral Health: Arizona Senator Calls for Investigation of Abuses at Mingus Mountain Academy

May 1, 2025

A veteran Arizona lawmaker is calling for an investigation into a behavioral health facility following a series of ABC15 Investigations.

“We have to have a top to bottom review,” Senator T.J. Shope, R-Casa Grande, said. “We will be calling for some sort of investigation.”

Shope said an investigation is crucial after what ABC15 uncovered at Mingus Mountain Academy, an all-girl behavioral health facility for troubled teens in Prescott Valley.

“It’s disgusting. I mean, I can’t believe some of the things I read,” Shope said.

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