The Salt Lake Tribune

How Utah became the birthplace of the once-lucrative wilderness therapy industry for ‘troubled teens’

Utah was the place where wilderness therapy got its start in the western United States, then thrived for years as it became a multimillion-dollar industry. Programs took struggling teens from across ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Nearly half of Utah’s wilderness programs for ‘troubled teens’ closed in the last year. Here’s what’s happening.

With its sweeping desert vistas, millions of acres of public lands to hike through and parent-friendly laws around who can make medical decisions for teenagers, Utah became known as the place to send ...