Provo Canyon School Closure Marks Turning Point in Troubled-Teen Industry Reform

Provo Canyon School, a residential treatment facility in Utah with a 55-year history, is officially closing its doors following the revocation of its operating license by state regulators. The decision, announced this week, stems from a series of documented health and safety violations that prompted urgent intervention from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. Paris Hilton, a prominent advocate who attended the facility in the 1990s, publicly celebrated the closure, marking a significant milestone in her multi-year campaign to expose systemic abuse within the