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Anders Hustito sits at his house in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. His son, 43-year-old Jeffrey Hustito, died at a sober living home in Glendale, Arizona, in 2022. © Adriana Zehbrauskas, special to ProPublica

Dozens of people died in Arizona sober living homes as state officials fumbled Medicaid fraud response

For the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

At least 40 Native American residents of sober living homes and treatment facilities in the Phoenix area died as state Medicaid officials struggled to respond to a massive fraud scheme that targeted Indigenous people with addictions.

Austin Turley became depressed and suicidal after a classmate died following an accident at school. Turley's mother took him to Inland Northwest Behavioral Health for help but instead of admitting Austin, staff called the police when he told them he had thoughts of hurting others. Austin was arrested and spent weeks in juvenile detention. ©Erick Doxey/InvestigateWest

Former staff at Spokane youth psychiatric unit blame Providence for closure

For InvestigateWest

Early last year, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane painted a bleak picture of what would happen without its Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents.