Rights and Options for Survivors of Abuse at Mingus Mountain Academy

Mingus Mountain Academy located in Prescott Valley Arizona is a residential treatment facility for at risk teenage girls. Recent investigations and lawsuits have brought to light serious allegations of sexual and physical abuse by staff members spanning over a decade.

In 2025, a lawsuit was filed by 13 former residents alleging repeated sexual assaults by staff between 2011 and 2022. One plaintiff claimed she was assaulted approximately 80 times during her stay at the facility. The lawsuit describes the facility as fostering a culture where abuse was rampant and reports were ignored.

The Arizona Department of Health Services has cited Mingus Mountain Academy 40 times since 2022 for various deficiencies including failure to follow proper protocols when residents reported inappropriate conduct by staff members. Additionally, the facility and its management company, Viveant Behavioral Healthcare, were named in a US Senate investigation into systemic abuse
happening at their residential treatment facilities.

Survivors of abuse at Mingus Mountain Academy have legal rights and options. In Arizona, individuals have until their 30th birthday to file a civil lawsuit for child sexual abuse. There’s no time limit for filing a police report related to child sexual abuse.

This process can be incredibly complex and overwhelming and that’s why we provide answers to survivors questions and connections to experienced law firms who can provide a free consultation today, and if you choose to move forward in filing a civil case, every firm we work with takes these types of cases on contingency meaning there are no upfront costs to pursuing a claim.

If you or someone you love was impacted, we’re here to help. Please reach out to us today.