New Haven RTC's Parks House faces emergency action after student flees, self-harms
Incident leads to restrictions on admissions, mandatory retraining
Sarasota Springs, UT — On July 2, 2026, Utah Department of Health and Human Services took emergency agency action against New Haven RTC’s Rosa Parks House. The action followed a complaint and later a critical incident report “identified a serious injury experienced by a client therefore raising significant concerns for client health, safety, supervision and staff training.”
According to the notice of agency action, published in full below, “A client with a history of self harm and suicide attempts was required to be on 1 to 1 supervision when they eloped from the facility. The client went to a neighboring home to get a towel and water. From there, the client ran into a grocery store where they obtained a knife and slit their neck in front of a staff member who caught up to them. The client required surgery.”
The Department claimed the restrictions placed on the program was intended “to protect the immediate health and safety of remaining clients.”
The restrictions placed on the program, which will last until August 1, 2026, include:
Licensee shall not admit clients while these license conditions are in effect
Licensee shall comply and cooperate with all monitoring inspections and
investigations
Licensee must immediately retrain all staff on safe practices regarding supervision of clients
Licensee will receive increased monitoring inspections and pay a fee of $393.37 for each Department monitoring inspection.
TTI Watch in investigating the incident further, and will update this story as any more information becomes available.
Below, you can view and download the Notice of Emergency Agency Action.
