Trapped in Treatment

Trapped in Treatment

Trapped In Treatment is a new docu-style podcast series from Paris Hilton, London Audio, iHeartMedia, and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures, that will examine and expose the dark secrets of the “Troubled Teen Industry.” Beginning with Provo Canyon School, each season will focus on the story of one youth treatment facility, its survivors, and the traumatizing abuse at the hands of their captors. Hosted by Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger, Trapped in Treatment weaves together personal accounts with historical detail and expert opinions to shine a light on what really happens at behavior modification centers and how this billion-dollar industry has flourished for so long.

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May 14, 2024 50 mins

Kirby recounts the four years she spent at Cross Creek Manor, Robert Lichfield's first program in La Verkin, Utah. The details of the treatment model begin to take shape and enrollment explodes as Robert’s brother - Narvin Litchfield - gets involved.

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Robert Lichfield turns to his brother-in-law to help test out his burgeoning treatment method. A young boy named Tony is one of the first recruits to experience Majestic Ranch in Randolph, Utah.

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April 30, 2024 32 mins

In the late 1970s, a man named Robert Lichfield showed up on the doorsteps of Provo Canyon School, looking to get his start in the troubled teen industry. He would go on to create WWASP, or the Worldwide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools - the largest network of teen treatment programs in the history of the industry.

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Paris Hilton’s “Trapped in Treatment” is back for a second season with hosts Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone as they investigate the Worldwide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASP) - the largest global network of programs in the history of the troubled teen industry.

Our first season's story continues with a look into how one man — a man who got his start at Provo Canyon School — masterminded his own univ...

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March 21, 2023 14 mins

EXCLUSIVE: Tune in for a special behind-the-scenes conversation as hosts Rebecca and Caroline sit down with Paris Hilton to talk about her new memoir.

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April 6, 2022 25 mins

The fight has just begun. This final episode shares the work that Paris, the hosts, and her organization have accomplished in Utah alongside state Senator Mike McKell as they plan to expand this movement to states nationwide.

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March 30, 2022 35 mins

Breaking Code Silence, the national advocacy organization for survivors, is discussed, featuring interviews with its director and offering options for advocacy and action. Kat Von D speaks with Paris Hilton about their mutual experience and using their platforms for change.

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March 23, 2022 35 mins

The long-term effects of treatment. Survivors share the struggles they experience even years later.

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March 16, 2022 25 mins

Getting out and going home. Survivors recount what it was like to go home and whether getting "back to normal" will be possible.

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March 9, 2022 25 mins

Provo Canyon School’s tactics of using manipulation and isolation are highlighted through jarring survivor accounts.

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March 2, 2022 28 mins

Survivors share their deepest and darkest memories from their time at Provo Canyon School.

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February 23, 2022 23 mins

The ACLU launches a million-dollar lawsuit against Provo Canyon School after two boys escape. The legal battle reveals truths about life behind the school’s doors and poses the question: What will it take to shut PCS down?

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February 16, 2022 30 mins

Dr. Eugene Thorne is profiled as the leading psychologist at PCS with an affinity for behavior modification and control.

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February 9, 2022 34 mins

Big business abounds with founders Robert Crist and Jack Williams recognizing a lucrative opportunity in congregate care.

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February 2, 2022 40 mins

Arriving at Provo Canyon School, survivors are subjected to an invasive intake procedure as they begin to question if this is even a school at all.

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The beginning of every survivor's journey — the transport. Survivors detail being kidnapped in the middle of the night, and the tumultuous and traumatic trip to Provo Canyon School.

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January 26, 2022 26 mins

Paris Hilton reveals the truth about her abuse at Provo Canyon School alongside a mix of experts as they discuss the origins of the Troubled Teen Industry.

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January 18, 2022 1 min

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