Kolob Canyon Rtc

Kolob Canyon RTC saved my life. My parents were referred there by a friend who had sent her daughter there a few years before I attended. (Our friend’s daughter is doing amazing things with her life now.) In the beginning, I had a difficult time at Kolob. Therapy, a strict schedule, many rules, and living with five to ten other girls is no easy task. Not to mention the whole purpose one goes to residential treatment: to heal. However, the caring staff, therapists, and physicians always took my care very seriously and genuinely wanted to help me; I quickly adjusted to my new life and was able to begin working on myself. I was never forced into taking medications I didn’t need, (my medications were discussed with a psychiatrist as when as my psychologist/​therapist and was successfully weaned off of all medications several months before graduating from the program), was given structure, education, coping skills, equine therapy, basic living skills such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry, and even friends. The friendships I made while at Kolob have lasted through the years and I still speak to many of the girls I met there. I became committed to my program and to finding myself again, I even chose to stay after my 18^th birthday to finish my program. I was able to graduate from the program after 9 months at the treatment center and simultaneously graduated high school early. The educational director made it possible for me to not only graduate early, but also earn a scholarship at the local university and a seat in the honors program (he was such a kind, caring, encouraging and truly wonderful man who always made sure I knew about the educational opportunities available to me). The people who work at Kolob truly care about the girls they work with. They want each and every young woman to move forward, to be successful, and to enjoy the things they enjoyed before they encountered the problems that required rehabilitation. Kolob treats a wide variety of emotional, behavioral, and psychological disorders and issues. Each treatment plan is tailored specifically to the needs of each young woman while giving them a safe environment.
Five years later, I married to a wonderful man, have two beautiful children of my own, and will be graduating with my college degree this year. My life is not perfect, and it’s not supposed to be. But Kolob gave me the tools the properly cope with life’s ups and downs. I can roll with the punches life throws at me, ask for help when I need it, express myself in healthy ways, and have healthy relationships with my parents, siblings, husband, children, and friends. The most important thing I learned for myself was that happiness is a choice, and that I deserve to be happy. Each day, I choose happiness and I choose love. I know I wouldn’t be where I am right now had I not gone to Kolob. I am forever grateful for my parents, the staff, and the therapists at Kolob for their patience, guidance, compassion, and love.

I am a previous girl from Kolob and i will say i had the worst time ever. My basic rights as a human being were taken away from me, I was forced to take various amounts of psychiatric drugs (which is against my religion) I also do not agree with the drugging of children teens adults or of the elderly, most if not all «medication» (drugs) that are given are in the same category as heroin meth and coke and have the exact side effects that you are trying to get away from. Don’t like how you feel on them, too bad you have to wait for the «Doctor» to come back in and talk to you. They give you the wrong dose or give it to you at the wrong time and you fall asleep due to it, to bad you will still get in trouble. There have been numerous girls who have had medical issues ignored just because staff did not want to deal with it. Girls that were sick had to deal with it by themselves and staff would not help unless it was basically to the point of death. I’ve seen girls twist and sprain joints even a few dislocations without even a single glance from the staff. I understand «safety and super safety» (when you first come in to make sure you are not a run or suicide risk) but a lot of times girls would have to do early morning horse chores in nothing but slippers and just sweats and a light hoodie while there was at least 4 feet of snow on the ground, that’s around half an hour out in that condition to make sure all the horses water is broken and they are properly feed. There is no real dietary care for each girl individually, when i was there we were put on the dietary needs of the biggest girl that was there (around 200 pounds) i gained a tremendous amount of weight to the point where i had to go on a diet when i get home cause i was considered obese. I was lied to by my on site therapist and i was made to take punishments for things i did not do. The girls there have no say in anything and will never be listened too. If anything it is a sever state of Stockholm syndrome, and they «get better» due to the fear of punishment that they will receive. I am actively working to get Kolob looked into and investigated. I have sever night terrors from my stay at Kolob and wake up screaming almost every night. I would highly recommend that you find alternative methods to helping your child.