The 2025 iaedp symposium has started in Palm Desert, California. Its first symposium since parting ways with Bonnie Harken.

I have been a very open critic of iaedp. I have also been a very open, and apparently, sole critic of Acadia Healthcare. I have set forth the corruption and fraud perpetrated by Acadia. I have highlighted the reprehensible acts perpetrated under the non-watchful eyes of Acadia… rape, sexual abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse, emotional abuse, fraud against the Veteran’s Administration, fraud involving Medicare and Medicaid, fraud against their very own shareholders. Children and adolescents being abused. Paying hundreds of millions of dollars to satisfy judgments rendered against it and its subsidiaries. Closing Timberline Knolls.

Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the eating disorder community has risen as one and in a clear, unmistakable, loud voice shouted … “We don’t care. So long as you keep paying us money … We do not care!”

Iaedp had the opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation into Acadia’s misconduct. It would not have taken long.  The horrific conduct perpetrated by Acadia is readily found on the internet. In addition, I have sent articles detailing Acadia’s bad faith conduct to iaedp chapters.

As such, iaedp can no longer say, “we did not know.” It does not even have implausible deniability.

Therefore, I was not at all surprised to see, on iaedp’s Facebook page, the day before its symposium began, the following:

 iaedp Foundation

It’s #ThankfulThursday! We are highlighting #iaedp2025 bronze partner Acadia Healthcare.

Acadia Healthcare’s comprehensive eating disorder treatment network provides specialized care across four premier facilities offering Residential, Partial Hospitalization, and Intensive Outpatient levels of care. Carolina House (NC) offers a tranquil, homelike setting for individuals 17+ seeking ED and MH care. McCallum Place (MO) combines medical and psychiatric expertise with personalized care for ages 10+ featuring the Victory Program for athletes and performance-driven individuals. Montecatini (CA), provides tailored programming and ocean-side healing for female-identifying and nonbinary individuals ages 12+. The Refuge (FL) integrates trauma-focused therapy with ED recovery for adults in a serene environment.

Strangely, nothing is said about the closure of Timberline Knolls. Nothing is said about the numerous young women at Timberline Knolls who have been so scarred by Acadia/Timberline Knolls. Nothing is said about the corruption.

Instead, the only sounds you will hear are … iaedp ringing its cash register with Acadia’s dirty money … and the anguished cries of the victims of Acadia’s greed and callous, criminal conduct.