How Utah became the birthplace of the once-lucrative wilderness therapy industry for ‘troubled teens’
An epiphany at Brigham Young University led to the spread of wilderness therapy programs. But deaths and abuse allegations have dogged the industry, which today is downsizing.
(Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune) Teens and guides from Aspiro hike across the desert in Southern Utah in 2008 during an adventure therapy program for troubled teens.