Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katelyn Haruko Schmisseur is one of many former campers coming forward to share their experiences with wilderness therapy. They ...

Several families have filed lawsuits against commercial payers for refusing to pay for their children’s wilderness therapy, a treatment similar to residential mental healthcare except programs are ...

The problems started early on. The young girl from a Denver suburb — identified in a recent lawsuit only as “I.” — had problems interacting with the kids at school. She got bullied. The oldest of ...

Wilderness therapy generally is traditional therapy in an outdoor setting that seeks to treat young adults with behavioral or substance use disorders. Some programs are licensed and accredited and the ...

A person stands near a puddle in a dark, foggy forest. In 2007, 17-year-old Sarah Stusek woke up at 4 a.m. The lights were mysteriously turned on. Her phone was gone. She looked up to see a man and a ...

Teenagers are speaking out about their traumatic experiences at wilderness therapy camps as part of a viral TikTok trend. Videos are flooding the app of people recalling the nights they were taken ...

What happens in wilderness therapy doesn’t just stay at wilderness therapy anymore. The new podcast Skylights, from a bunch of (surprise) wilderness therapists, expands on that concept. Over 18 ...

The 12-year-old boy who died just one day after arriving at a controversial North Carolina therapy wilderness camp suffered a “suspicious” death that does not appear to be from natural causes, police ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The death of a 12-year-old boy on his first night at a wilderness therapy camp in North Carolina was determined to be a homicide, ...

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Parents turn to wilderness therapy for help. Their kids are coming back with horror stories. USA TODAY Wellness Editor Leora Arnowitz explains what these ...