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State agency restricts license of Utah County treatment center where teen died

State licensers said Discovery Ranch Academy “failed to protect” Biruk Silvers, a 17-year-old boy who died by suicide while living at the facility.

(Google Street View) A sign identifying the entrance to Discovery Ranch, a residential treatment facility for teen boys 13-18 in Mapleton. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice on Nov. 26, 2024, to make the center's license conditional, after the Nov. 5 death of a 17-year-old boy living there.