Child and Family Institute of Colorado operated for nearly 30 years . A 2009 investigation uncovered at least 15 civil suits and nearly a dozen complaints . `` We were just belittled and degraded and made to feel so small we could barely get up off the mat , '' said Aimee Donabedian , the plaintiff in another civil suit . He was not a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist in the state of Colorado . Lawsuits and complaints allege neglect , abuse , humiliation of patients .
Child and Family Institute of Colorado operated for nearly 30 years . A 2009 investigation uncovered at least 15 civil suits and nearly a dozen complaints . He was not a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist in the state of Colorado . Lawsuits and complaints allege neglect , abuse , humiliation of patients .