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ORGANIZATION ACQUIRES WERNLE; OPERATIONS TO BEGIN IN THE FALL

(Richmond, IN)--A company called Damar has announced that it has acquired the former Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center in Richmond and has plans to open a new campus this fall.  According to its website, Damar has been helping children and adults with autism and other developmental, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities.  They say that they plan to open sometime this fall and will transform the Wernle property into a hub for residential, outpatient, and commity-based services.  Future offerings may include a new charter school.  Damar is based in central Indiana and has been in existence since 1967.  Wernle’s residential service ended early last year after a series of sanctions from the state based on operational concerns.