Opinion | Paris Hilton's new documentary shines a light on a shameful American industry

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Opinion | Maia Szalavitz: Paris Hilton's new documentary shines a light on a shameful American industry. - NBCNewsTHINK

against the school — but it was not a complete victory. Such tactics were only illegal, the court ruled, if carried out “under color of state law.” In other words, courts couldn’t mandate that children be sent somewhere to be abused because that would mean that the government could be held responsible for it — but it was perfectly fine for parents to pay others to do it privately. And that’s what happened to Hilton.

Utah, where Provo Canyon is located, was the home base for a multimillion-dollar network of tough love programs. Known as the, this network “treated” thousands of children in at least two dozen facilities in at least six states and six foreign countries in the late 1990s and the 2000s. After scandals, the schools have closed or been sold to new owners, but that doesn’t mean abusive employees haven’t moved on to other programs.

These programs don’t just traumatize teens, however. They can also split families, by preying on the desperation of parents with children in crisis. These programs don’t just traumatize teens, however. They can also split families, by preying on the desperation of parents with children in crisis. As Hilton put it, “It taught me not to trust anyone, not even my own family.” Because the programs prepare parents in advance to expect bizarre reports of abuse from their “lying” and “manipulative” children, even true accounts can be ignored.

 

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