Is it one of those “pray the gay away” places?
Taking a look at their website, I don’t think so (thankfully).
It’s an all-boys center based on how it’s described, but it doesn’t seem to make any mention of conversion therapy in explicit terms, nor does it imply that it is a type of program they offer. It doesn’t seem to display any overt religious messaging, either.
I see that they are also accredited by the Joint Commission, which is more reassuring on that front. Not to say there might not be some hidden skeletons they keep from the accreditors, or that they don’t have rogue staff who might try to push their own agenda anyways, but it means there are industry standards they are following well enough to pass accreditation, which most conversion camps would not even put in the effort to attempt.
Given that it’s a mental health facility for troubled teens, I’d guess this was most likely a tragic but otherwise unsuspicious suicide.
I wouldn’t be so optimistic. It may be not overt Christian, but the troubled teen industry in Utah has a rich history in child abuse and neglect and lots of dead teens in its past. Especially because this farm is named after the first of this programs. Those are the camps that kidnap children. See this podcast and it’s sources: Behind the Bastards
There is no indication of foul play, Jackson said.
The fucking bullshit camp itself and the entire business model is foul play, jfc!
Pro Life!
