It’s a dump, they have no activity’s for the kids

Alright, so I was here from February-October 2023 and it was disgusting. Kids were out of control all the time, class barely happened because people refused to be in the classrooms and nothing was done about it. In April of that year, a riot broke out where the police were called. Now, maybe I'm being harsh but if the staff at a literal lockdown facility can't control the kids, maybe they shouldn't work there. The police shouldn't have needed to have been called. But staff were incompetent. Not only this, but the psychiatrist there put me on seizure medication for weight loss. I'm not epileptic nor do I have seizures. I was constantly on honor roll in class there because they taught us nothing. It raised my GPA but screwed me over when I couldn't do anything at a higher level. I'd heavily recommend researching this place before sending a child there.

How is this awful place still open? IF YOU SEND OR KIDS INTO THE TROUBLED TEEN INDUSTRY YOU ARE DISGUSTING. My friend was sent here at 15 because he drank 2 beers. He stayed for 18 months. Ten years later he doesn’t speak to his family because of the trauma and has a very bad life. Days of forced isolation, physical “discipline”, you can’t contact anyone to tell them how you’re doing, sexual assault from staff, incessant verbal abuse. There are multiple documentaries and books on this place. If you support it or send your child here you are truly irredeemable.

How is this school still open?!? Our system is seriously disgusting! Watch the documentary Teen Torture Inc on Crave if you don’t understand my review. Parents that abuse children get the kids taken away from them and get jail time however schools doing this it’s ok? Where the hell is the common sense here. I am also shocked about Dr Phil!! He’s a mandated reporter for god sakes. This is all disturbing SMH.. Please do your research! Doesn’t matter how long ago this was done either. The fact that this was done I would never take a chance with my child’s life.

My friend died because of you

Watch HBO’s documentary called TEEN TORTURE,INC and please don't send your children here!

How is this place still open after our children coming forward about the abuse and neglect they faced during their time here ? This is what our tax money is doing? Everyone and anyone involved in this will pay because there is no way you can be at peace while taking part in this .

If you love your children, please do not send them to Provo Canyon School. It is not a place for healing — it is a place of trauma. When I arrived, I was immediately stripped of dignity. They made me squat and cough, and then they gave out medication to everyone, whether you needed it or not. Over time, I felt less like a child and more like a number — my laundry number was 318. That’s how you are identified, not by your name. Solitary confinement was used constantly, for the smallest reasons — refusing medication, not wanting to get up, or anything considered “noncompliance.” It was called a “dial 9,” and suddenly you’d be locked away. This is not treatment, it is punishment. I was there for almost three years. As an adult now, I’m still healing from the trauma I endured there. The fear of therapists, police, and authority figures has stayed with me. The way they bring kids in — escorted by strangers, told you can go the “easy way” or the “hard way” — sets the tone for everything that follows. This school does not help children. It harms them. It breaks them down, strips away trust, and leaves scars that last well into adulthood. I am 30 years old now, with children of my own, and I would never, ever put them through what I went through there. Parents, please reconsider. There are better paths for your child. Provo Canyon School is not one of them.