About
Woodward Academy is a residential behavioral-health, education, and clinical-services program in Woodward, Iowa. Its website describes programs for boys ages 12-18, including residential treatment, education, clinical services, community residential programming, and services for youth with problematic sexualized behaviors.
The academy has been publicly associated with Sequel Youth & Family Services in reporting and advocacy sources. APM Reports' 2020 investigation of Sequel named Woodward Academy among facilities in the company's network and examined broader allegations of violence, sexual assault, and improper restraints at Sequel programs.
Public sources include Woodward Academy's official website, its problematic sexualized behaviors program page, APM Reports' Sequel investigation, and the r/troubledteens Woodward Academy archive.