Youth Home Inc. Discloses Data Breach Affecting Sensitive Patient Information
Youth Home Inc., a nonprofit mental health provider based in Little Rock, Arkansas, recently reported a data breach involving unauthorized access to an employee’s email inbox. The incident, detected on May 15, 2026, occurred the previous day when an attacker gained entry to the account.
The compromised inbox contained highly sensitive personal and medical data, including full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical diagnoses, treatment details, and medication records. The total number of affected individuals has not been disclosed.
Youth Home publicly acknowledged the breach on July 13, 2026, via a notice on its website. In response, the organization has begun notifying impacted individuals and providing support resources. Those with questions may contact Youth Home at 800-728-6452, 501-683-6071, or info@youthhome.org. The breach underscores the ongoing risks to healthcare data security.
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/youth-home-2026
Youth Home, Inc. cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/youth-home-inc.
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare (Mental Health)',
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'description': 'Youth Home Inc., a nonprofit mental health provider based in '
'Little Rock, Arkansas, recently reported a data breach '
'involving unauthorized access to an employee’s email inbox. '
'The compromised inbox contained highly sensitive personal and '
'medical data, including full names, addresses, Social '
'Security numbers, dates of birth, medical diagnoses, '
'treatment details, and medication records.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal and medical data, including full '
'names, addresses, Social Security numbers, '
'dates of birth, medical diagnoses, treatment '
'details, and medication records',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Employee email inbox'},
'references': [{'source': 'Youth Home Inc. website'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public notice on website, direct '
'notifications to impacted '
'individuals, and support resources'},
'title': 'Youth Home Inc. Data Breach Affecting Sensitive Patient Information',
'type': 'Data Breach'}