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EMPLOYEE: WERNLE TO FULLY CLOSE IN 30 DAYS

(Richmond, IN)--Wernle Youth and Family Services has not yet confirmed, but multiple people – including an employee – said Thursday night the Wernle employees were informed earlier Thursday that the facility would close entirely in 30 days.  Back in January, Wernle had announced that it would end its residential services but would transition into an outpatient facility.  Now, it appears that won’t happen and that a Richmond organization that had survived 140 years through two world wars and a depression could not survive sanctions issued by the state over repeated violations in the last five years.  The Kicks 96 and 101.7 The Point report on what brought about the last round of sanctions has now been pushed back to next week.