I admit I have no personal experience with this company. However for parents who are looking for good reviews, if you just click through the majority of the 5 star reviews that are flooding in, you can clearly see they are fake. Do better by your child than a facility that even with what seems to be several fake reviews still only has 2.5 stars. I can tell just by reading through the reviews that they probably use the reputation management company in Lindon, Utah which helps companies get good reviews. Do better parents. Just do better.

I was at Elevations for 7 months in 2017 & 2018. I’ve grown significantly, and much has changed for me since I was a terrified 17 year old trapped there, states away from my family and everyone I’ve ever know, but I’m still incredibly upset about what happened to me and the other kids while I was there. I’m still in therapy getting help for the same kinds of things, but now I also spend some of that time talking about the literal PTSD (formally diagnosed) I have from the abuse I endured while there, as well as the fact that it has permanently harmed my relationship with my parents. Not only did the program actively discredit my experiences and complaints to my parents, but the family therapy sessions were modeled as if I were in confession as opposed to an actual conversation. The legitimate divide this program has caused between my parents and I was only fostered by the treatment team telling my parents to ignore my sincere, begging pleas to be moved to a different program, any other program.I could write a book about the half a year I spent there, about how alone I felt, about how dangerous the peer culture and staff culture were, and about how I have night terrors about it years later.If your child is struggling so much to the point that crisis centers and inpatient programs are not enough care, not only would I NOT recommend this program, I also encourage you to look into the different stories of abuse from this program specifically as well as the entire Troubled Teen Industry.Things I wish my parents had known: 1. Education Consultants are often paid by programs for promotion even if their mechanics are not in the child’s best interest. 2. Students who talk to perspective kids over the phone have their privileges threatened if they don’t comply as well as have staff in the room when speaking. 3. Despite the generic answers given by the ‘owner’ in the other reviews about not being related to the infamous ‘Island View RTC’, when I was there in 2017, the student handbook I was given still had Island View typed up in several different places, and discussions with kids who were in IS as long ago as 2006, very little has changed. 4. It is very, very easy to make fake positive google reviews.

Elevations overall was life changing. Tiffany is an amazing therapist. She was able to help our child in so many ways, in addition to helping us as parents, a game changer for our family. We will forever be grateful for the amazing work she did with our child. Finally something worked!!! Also, the New Parent Orientation was AMAZING!

Im going to start this off by saying that Elevations RTC is not the place you want to send your child. It causes more harm than good. While I stayed in Elevations I was assigned a therapist by the name of Shelby. He was highly unprofessional. When I wanted to discontinue therapy with him, he told me that I couldnt and prohibited me from even trying. Not only did he do this, but he also revealed his political views and beliefs which is by far the least professional thing you can do while being a therapist. The staff there, however, are very genuine and good at what they do (for the most part). If you are genuinely concerned for your child. Please just talk to them. Get them a therapist. Care for them. Dont send them away to a place that bills you 16 grand a month just to create more trauma for them.

Some of the 5-star reviews are literally copy pasted across several unique accounts, which should tell people something about how legitimate they are.

The direct care staff and teachers showed us their ability to promote healing for our daughter. This is the type of service you will get here at Elevations RTC. They have truly become part of our family. They have taken on every level of care our child needed and provided a safe and nurturing environment where our daughter is finally thriving.

I enrolled my child at Elevations and had a great experience. It was the most difficult decision Ive had to make as a parent and Im glad that we did. They have grown so much as a result, as have I with the counseling, parent support group and training they provide. Mental Health is a family issue and Elevations does a good job of helping the parents do their part to change the unhealthy family dynamics.

How come all the reviews are either 1 star or 5 stars? It looks like they used a company to give a bump in the overall average stars. Also looks like they treat the kids with abuse. Im looking for help with my troubled kid and the reviews are everything. You have to pay attention to the 5 star reviews. The 1 star reviews are clearly thurthful. Theyve experienced elevations first hand. Thank you for those that spoke out about their experience. You saved my kid from hell.

First, I am not a fake parent. I am a real parent with a real child who was at Elevations for one year. The accusation that the 5 star parent reviews are purportedly “fake” is wholly unfounded and callous to those of us who have real children with serious mental health issues. Our daughter has been in and out of acute and long term psychiatric facilities for the past three years in four different states. We wish we had found Elevations sooner.Prior to arriving at Elevations, our daughter had received TMS, ECT and Ketamine treatments, none of which helped. Prior to arriving at Elevations, she had been seen by a number of specialists who all opined that her case is complex. In fact, she spent two months at an acute psychiatric hospital specializing in complex cases and they even opined that she was complex. As it turns out, her case is not all that complex. She just finally received the help she needed at Elevations.We, including our daughter, are so grateful for the team at Elevations. For the past three years we all felt despondent and utterly hopeless. It seemed like there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Despite trying to elope twice and despite doing everything she could to get expelled, Elevations did not give up on her and continued to be patient and to provide the support and help that she so desperately needed.The recreational component of the program played a significant part in her recovery. Once she was safe from herself, she was able to go rock climbing (both indoors and outdoors), kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, cycling, running, cross-country skiing, paddle boarding, cliff jumping, white water rafting, camping, and a number of other amazing outdoor activities. She enjoyed camping trips throughout Utah and in Idaho and Wyoming. The recreational staff even trained with the kids and they and the kids participated in a triathlon. Our daughter now wants to participate in more triathlons and races.Her therapist, Kim, is amazing and was able to connect and help our daughter in a way that other therapists had been unable to. The staff at Elevations are caring and so supportive. Based on our daughters reports, I can honestly state that the mentors, therapists, teachers, rec staff go above and beyond and they all truly care. We cannot say enough good things about Elevations!Elevations has a designated therapist who offers parent support. There is an amazing parent support group that meets weekly. Elevations also offers an intensive 16 week DBT course for the parents. You can take it as many times as you want. In 2021, they started to offer intensive parent workshops.We know for a fact that we are not the only 5 star parents out there. I am friends and acquainted with a number of Elevations parents who share similar opinions.Elevations has breathed hope into our lives and we are thankful and grateful for all the work and support they have provided to our daughter!

Elevations has been a game changer for our child. We have been in a cycle of our child falling apart and exhibiting life threatening behavior, RTC, PHP, IOP, private treatment and then repeat. Since going to Elevations, we have seen drastic changes in them for the better. Tiffany is an AMAZING therapist who has helped our child in so many ways. A huge difference in this program when compared to others is their Parent Education Program. Their family/marriage therapist, Jenn Maddox, is truly dedicated to helping the parents become stronger and healthier to be able to support our children. We recently participated in their Parent Pathways program, a parents only retreat, and came away with a lot of skills to help us be better supporters of our kids. I would definitely recommend this program.

Our child had exhausted the options for mental health care in our area and was in danger of hurting themselves. We were desperate for help and so thankful that our child ended up at Elevations. Our childs therapist is very skilled and was able to help our child and us to get better and reconnect with one another. It wasnt an easy process, or a quick one for our child, but we finally got the help we needed to make meaningful changes and for our child to get better.

Why do so many of us have nightmares of waking up back there?Trauma.The accounts of survivors are consistent. When we were locked up there, we had no voice. Before Yelp, and reddit, and Google reviews, we had no voice. Now, we all have a voice, and we stand united by our trauma, in opposition to your continued existence. The day your doors are shuttered, a lot of people will breathe a sigh of relief, and go to sleep that night hoping that the nightmares are over.Please do not send your child here. Find ANY other option.

Abusive and insidious. I would encourage all parents to please avoid from sending their children to these types of treatment programs. As a survivor of this particular treatment program myself I can tell you that they actively divide parent and child, restricting the effective communication that is needed for healing. The children that go through this program are subjected to abuse and not allowed to speak out. Look up Emily Graeber, and Breaking Code Silence. There is better help out there. This is not the way.

The dedicated men and women working here was the perfect solution that we as a family needed. While looking for a solution to our son’s issues, we did our due diligence by first researching this school online. Then we went to do a physical site visit and that was when we realized that it was exactly what was needed.

Elevations gave our son many opportunities to learn and grow. One thing, in particular, was theoutdoor recreational activities that provided my son with experiences that he may never havepursued otherwise. I believe they had a huge impact on his healing. Kim, one of the therapists,was also a huge part of our positive experience. She’s amazing, she understands kids’ journey,and handles parents very well. Absolutely great place. Please look into Elevations RTC if yourson or daughter is struggling.

Elevations RTC was great overall. Academics were especially helpful. I had only positive impressions of the teachers and appreciated the in-person academics (as opposed to online). Not only did my child’s needs get met with support and guidance, but we were able to participate in the parent DBT group and learn as well. That’s something that was especially important in making our experience a positive one: connecting with other parents that were going through similar struggles. Thank you guys so much!

Please it’s been 6 years since I was at elevations. I’m still not over it I was only there for three months and I will be traumatized for the rest of my life. My parents pulled me and put me in a good program apologized profusely for ever making me attend such a horrible program. I am now a successful adult who Did outpatient. I have a job I live on my own I am mentally stable and I am still rebuilding that trust with my family. Please remember teenagers will make mistakes. If you really believe your child’s life is in danger because of choices they are making consider every other option before sending your child here. I have never met such coldhearted and unprofessional people. And looking back on it elevation is the reason that I am so passionate about the fight against teen treatment industries. If you’re really looking into giving your child a better quality of life do not go through an ed consultant I promise you they make so much money off of referring these programs. Do your research make your calls but please do not send your child here. It’s years later and I am in a much better place and all I can do now is pray that you don’t make the same mistake my parents did. If you want examples of the things I went through here. I was mocked because of my dyslexia by my science teacher. I was witness to staff restraining mentally ill students. One girl got a skull fracture because of her being restrained because she tried to run away. I was only allowed to talk to the six girls that were in my group. We were forced to take five minute cold showers. One time I got sick and thought I was trying to make myself throw up so they put me in a restraint and carried me back to my dorm and threw me in a timeout room. The day my parents pulled me they were so spiteful they didn’t even let me say goodbye to my best friend and I had to hear her cry when they told her. When I was really sick I needed Benadryl for my allergies I was refused it. They put me on a bunch of different medications that made me feel horrible and when I tried to tell my parents about it they said I was manipulating them. Thank God my mom came to see me because the second she saw me she told me that it broke her heart and she knew that I wasn’t lying. The list goes on and on I just don’t feel comfortable sharing it publicly.Every day in this program was a living hell and that is just a little bit of what I went through. I have so many other people who can confirm all of the horrible things I saw here. Elevations I don’t want your rebuttal I don’t want you to make up excuses. I just want you to know that the kids that were there are no grownups and there are a lot of us and we will share our stories.So please. I know every child is different and I know some children really need help but please go elsewhere.Trauma~abuse ~neglect** I now have friends who work with good programs in the team treatment industry and would be happy to refer you to a better program. Just remember your children aren’t always lying or manipulating you always believe your kid if you hear these horrendous stories.And for parents reading this as an adult now I can see how scary it would be to watch your child go on a downward spiral. But please know this is not the answer do you research and don’t trust Ed consultantsThank you for reading this

We were extremely confident that our son was safe at all times. I know that he felt that way as well. We also appreciated the fact that his medications were managed effectively. Eric, the Program Director, runs a tight ship and that is crucial in such an environment! The staff played a big role in educating our son and being positive role models to him. Can’t say enough about their greatness as well. We just want to say a great job to all the staff!

My child’s therapist was incredible. The support staff were great. Everyone that participated in their therapy really helped the overall outcome.

It was a very difficult decision for all of us. The staff and therapist made it much easier to handle. We knew our son was safe. We are so thankful we made the decision for our son to attend Elevations! We had a great experience and are so thankful. I know for sure at least one family thats there I recommended. :) I have told a number of people about Elevations, including therapists.

When our child was at Elevations RTC, we honestly could tell that they were being watched over carefully. A big help to the entire process was our therapist as she helped our family resolve issues and answer questions. You can tell that this place is very well run and managed by the amount of communication between the staff and parents of children that are at the center. We never felt left out or confused about what was going on.

Im really grateful that Elevations strived to know our child, and they did everything they could to make him feel welcome to the program. Even though my child was really struggling when he first went in, he came back a completely different person for the better. One thing that he always talks about is the great Recreation team at Elevations. He found a lot of new hobbies and interests during his time there. The staff is doing a really great job.

Elevations RTC has greatly changed our son’s rather complicated life and helped our entire family go through a much needed healing process. We were in a few programs for troubled teenagers prior to coming to this facility and those other places did not have the level of care and love as we received from the therapists here.

A ton of 5 star reviews coming in recently, and yet if you check the profiles other reviews, there is 5 star reviews for marketing companies, and businesses worldwide. totally not suspicious. youll also notice the other reviews from these profiles are for the same businesses.not even a gold star for effort elevations.edit: hey elevations! glad you could respond, but with such a generic, non-specific response, I have to assume its automatic or insincere. ever since I posted my review, dozens of 5 star reviews, that are equally as unspecific and ambiguous have flooded in, and yet the business cant even maintain a measly 2.5 stars? surely something is going on here that warrants the low rating, wouldnt you think? if you have changed so many lives for the better, wouldnt they be coming to this page to prove that much?

All of the folks at Elevation seemed passionate about helping all of the kids. The instructors seemed like fun and professional young leaders, and the administration were very helpful and informative during everything. It is really such a wonderful program.

The milieu staff were a great part of our treatment team. My child trusted in them, confided in them, and learned a lot. Trust was a big issue prior to Elevations. Also, the medical staff were always on top of things and kept us updated on a regular basis

The milieu staff were a great part of our treatment team. My child trusted in them, confided in them, and learned a lot. Trust was a big issue prior to Elevations. Also, the medical staff were always on top of things and kept us updated on a regular basis.

Elevation was a blessing, our son came home with new friends and lots of stories to tell us. It really brought us closer and he came back with a good sense of purpose and drive to do things. He is back to being a kid again.

Thank you, Elevations! We made tremendous progress as a family that we didnt think was going to be possible.

When we called Elevation to inquire with some questions they were happy to go through all of our questions and thoughts. The staff were very kind to us during everything and they took great care of our daughter.

Our teenaged daughter has come back with an entire different look on not only her life but her prior behaviors. She was very disrespectful to us before especially when it came to the group of boys that she said were her friends but they were using her for their own dishonorable needs. Being at Elevations RTC allowed her to come to this sense of reality of finding true inner peace with herself.

Bringing my daughter to Elevations RTC was the best decision i had made. Shes far different from who she was when we came here for assistance.

Google Elevations RTC abuse. Go to r/TroubledTeens on Reddit. Read Help At Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, by Maia Szalavitz.But do NOT SEND your kid here. Do NOT let anyone you know send their kid here.

I am a former resident. I still be have nightmares about my time here. If youre looking for a place to send your child, or your child is already here, I know you are likely scared. I know your kid is likely scared. Things are not all sunshine and baseball. However, this is not the place to send them. Please please please don’t give them more issues to deal with. I know too many people who have committed suicide after leaving here. I miss them. Don’t send your kids here.Their inability to provide a safe environment meant that students were not able to form healthy attachments and hit developmental milestones. Untrained staff regularly provided inappropriate interventions and on several occasions while I was here, staff ended up physically harming kids. The therapy is not therapeutic. It is highly confrontational and adversarial. Professional boundaries are non-existent.Through force they make you compliant without addressing any underlying issues. If you want a terrified kid who is compliant out of fear for a few years, this place will do it. But prison would likely be safer.Edit: in response to their comment. Remember when y’all were sued in 2018 for fracturing a residents skull? Doesn’t look like you’ve changed much....

The staff at Elevation are great. Our daughter had to do some new things she had never done before and bonded with fellow students along the way. it seemed very good for her.

I sincerely believe that if you want to help your child ethically and responsibly, you will find a treatment program that doesnt lock your loved one behind electromagnetically locked doors. Consider what this is like from your childs point of view.

Elevations is an amazing program, amazing staff, Matt Seelos is a life saver. He was instrumental in saving my sons life and teaching not just our son life skills but helped us with our parenting skills. The on campus and off campus programs gave our son some hobbies he will take with him after elevations like pickle ball, mountain biking and skiing and rock climbing. The school is great, class sizes were small and teachers were the best. I will miss the education our son got there. The direct care staff played a big role on educating our son and being positive role models to him. I can’t say enough about their greatness as well. Our son wasnt the only one who grew this past year. Their courses, workshops and recommended books have made a positive effect in my life. Keep up what you’re doing. You are on target and your experience shows. Thank you so much for saving my sons life.

I was a former resident at both Elevations RTC and Viewpoint from a period one year after the rebranding from Island View. They can say whatever they choose regarding “our records indicate you’re not a former resident” as I wish to remain private as my life has progressed well after recovering from my initial issues and ones which were developed there. I also know of the staff Jamie, and Heather alike in addition to others, who ranged from kind and a gem within a cursed institution like Mike and those who treated us as animals. I also recall the system used to control residents including “levels” like Apply, Impact and Test. I recall the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday group sessions where we were rewarded for turning on each other and focusing on conflicts between each other instead of our personal issues.I recall how as Impacts and Tests we were “strongly encouraged” into talking with prospective parents who were looking to send their kids there about how impactful and great the program was to “Show our growth and development”. I can even recall an incident where people tested snorting drywall to get high, which obviously should not have happened if we were being even somewhat watched. Things happened there which shouldn’t happen to anyone at all, and it impacts me still to this day, some experiences I and others were forced into also were unpunished and cause me the most issues to this day. The only reason I was able to escape was to realize that I had no one but myself to rely on, somewhat empowering I guess but it was only learned through desperation and I was able to lie and do whatever it took to get out.It was a prison where therapists dictated your life as gods, where you were an animal and only a tool for profit. As one of the lucky ones who has managed to escape, I look back at that time with horror. It terrifies me to think the conditions that are still endured by the residents there in Green, Orange, Diamond and Ruby hall. To think of those doomed to be drugged and forced to either comply, or be forced on Yellow Zone (known as YZ to us Alumni) where you sit at a desk for up to 72 hours, (no speaking!) so you can reflect on your actions (lol) and eventually into Independent Program (IP) which is an equivalent to solitary confinement.This is just a fraction of what goes on in this institution that even the Huffington Post has covered in a stellar article, which I encourage you to read, alongside the lovely “Allegations of abuse and mistreatment” section on Wikipedia. I have no reason to lie as my life honestly has never looked better, I am soon graduating college and applying to medical school, but when I think of this place, and read of similar experiences, I feel it is my duty to inform you of my honest experience at Elevations RTC. As someone who has lived through the torment of this place, someone who still has nightmares about my stay there I beg of you to not send your kid here.

Elevations thinks they can rebrand, however they are the exact same people who ran Island view. The entire administrative team and therapists are the same people from Island View. They have hired hackers to create fake 5 star reviews on here. PLEASE do your research and do not send your children here. They do a very good job advertising to desperate parents but do not take their bate. Hundreds of survivors have come forward, brave enough to speak about the trauma that was endured during their time at island view.

There’s nothing better than allowing your child a chance to grow as a human, alongside other young folks, all while taking on a new endeavor. I think Elevation was a perfect place for our son to get out of his comfort zone, learn new things, and gain new perspective.

Elevations RTC does not work in the long run. This place incentivizes its clients to work to get out, not to get better. It encourages lying and deception to make one seem like theyre getting better, when they really arent.Six months have passed since Ive discharged from Elevations, and things are significantly worse since Ive left. My life was better for the first two weeks being home, then it all fell back to where it was originally, then it continued to fall. Im not going to talk about what happens inside of Elevations, because several others have already done that (and to great accuracy).There are better options out there that do not rob your adolescent of their dignity or drive them to lie to you about their progress. If you havent already, try therapy. Look for other options.Two stars instead of one because some of the floor staff here are lovely and caring people. Sad to see their talents wasted in a for-profit instead of for improvement facility.

As a former resident of Island View RTC (now Elevations) I would like to share that it is extremely important for parents considering sending their children here to know that the amount of therapy and relearning how to navigate the world around them after said treatment is equal to or more detrimental than what they are going through.Being gone for months to years, then being spit out into the world (often times on their own as they are usually 18 years old) with no preparation on how to trust their own judgement after relying on manipulative systems and people to make their decisions for them often leads to unhealthy relationships with friends, significant others, and family (I’ve seen families fall apart because it’s easier to push family away when you don’t feel like they were fighting for you, but against you.)This means RELAPSE, DRUG USE, PTSD, LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION,, TRUST ISSUES, and so much more.You should not have to cope with learning how to cope.From my understanding Elevations is the same program operating under a different name. And obviously as a parent looking into this kind of program you are most likely worried for your child and most likely desperate. But PLEASE! PAY ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE REVIEWS FORMER RESIDENTS ARE POSTING. 10 years later I’m still learning how to heal from this experience...I’ve lost so many friends from this place from overdose to suicide. These things shouldn’t be taken lightly. And no there’s no guarantee they can help fix the issues they are going through.But kids shouldn’t come out worse than they went in.Please reconsider, and find other avenues to your child’s recovery because this place is not the answer.

This place left a giant community of survivors and we are all here fighting for the kids inside Elevations right now. We are ready to love them and support them when they get out, but no program should leave a community having to recover from recovery. If you went here and are an alumni/survivor and aren’t part of our community, please reach out!I second what everyone with the one star reviews have said. This place is dangerous and needs to be shut down. Coming from a professional in the mental health and education field who knows research-based best practices, please do not send your kids here.

Former resident of Island View (rebranded to Elevations.) According to recent Elevations survivors I’ve spoken with, it’s the same as Island View.This facility did nothing to “treat” me beyond providing me with a large community of supportive survivors who also had to face the same medical, physical and psychological abuse. Treatment should NOT create such profound numbers of individuals echoing the same stories and dealing with CTPSD over half their lives later. A new name does not mean a new method.Parent handbooks and therapist direction may advise that your child will try to “manipulate” you into coming home by “lying” about their living conditions and abuse sustained. If it is so prevalent they need to warn every parent of its probability that is a huge red flag. I didn’t see that in my summer camp pamphlets.Parents: I know your child may be struggling and you may be doing what you think is your only option and that you love them and that is why you are here reading reviews. As a mom, I am very familiar with the rapid Google search for answers. Please heed these reviews very seriously. My advice from one parent to another: Despite whatever trust issues exist between you, listen to them now. These facilities extort your love for your child to make insane profit while providing negligent, abusive, and heavily medicated means for “betterment.” A traumatized and fearful child can appear as an obedient child. Consider this before you admit your child, leave your child here, or consider the program a success.

A few years ago, my ex and I sent our son here. He was failing classes and showing signs of depression, and we didnt know what else to do. Oh how I wish I knew about all of the other resources that are available to children and parents going through this exact situation instead of sending my child to this place. The entire time he was there he was miserable and also slowly stopped acting like himself -- I feel like he never was helped for his depression, but even worse it felt like he was being beaten down to the point where he just didnt care about anything anymore. I no longer recognized him anymore when I went for a visit to see him a few months in, and it completely destroyed our relationship even though on the surface level he pretended everything was fine in order to survive.After I finally had enough and removed my child from this place, he spent days in his room before finally revealing to me how horrible he was treated, and he couldnt stop crying. Just hearing all of the things that were done to him makes me feel like the worst father in the world, and it took years for my son to truly forgive me, and years to forgive myself. I put my son through nearly a year of mental abuse and didnt listen to him, instead I chose to listen to the program because they convinced me that my child was trying to manipulate me...my gut was telling me something was wrong from the start, and I wish I had listened to myself.It took a while for my son to heal, and he still refuses therapy to this day due to how the therapists at this place treated him and how they lied to me...he cant trust them. I just ask that any parent that reads my review to please listen to your child, and trust your gut -- there are many outpatient programs, day programs, group therapy workshops, and many more options out there for you to look at that are based around helping your child in a comfortable and safe environment instead of one based on fear and abuse.

Our son’s therapist really pushed us not to believe our son’s complaints, and we almost didnt. Luckily, my wife couldn’t get past her gut feeling that something wasn’t right. Our son’s depression was getting worse than it had ever been. My wife insisted on getting an independent opinion from a local adolescent psychologist who was pretty shocked to hear that our son was being punished for things like being rowdy in the dorms with very long periods of isolation our son.At one point, our son had been punished by being made to sit at his desk and not being allowed to talk to his peers or staff for almost two months. It was very hard for us to get the full story at first. But even from afar, we could tell that he was deteriorating quickly. We finally made the very difficult and scary decision to pull him out of the program and bring him home. His stay has left him with a lot of trauma but our whole family is doing therapy now and our son seems to be pulling through.I’d really warn parents to make sure they really understand what their child needs and if you really want to put them in such a punitive program.

Elevations RTC is a very most affordable program and they go above and beyond for each child they take in. We will forever be thankful for their therapists, direct care staff, milieu staff and teachers of who were all dedicated to making my boy’s mind right.

I am a former resident of this RTC. My time here was traumatic and something I am still working through as an adult. This is Island View, despite a name change they still staff many of the same people meaning their tactics have likely not changed. Please do more research and listen to the kids who had their voice stolen by this place.

In September 2020, a staff member at Elevations allegedly suplexed a child onto his head rendering him unconscious because he threw a domino. That child is lucky to be alive. Just months earlier, staff members at another residential facility caused Cornelius Frederick to lose his life after restraining him for tossing a sandwich at another resident.I surmise Elevations will probably tell parents that the suplex incident is an isolated incident and that they did the right thing by terminating the staff member involved. But Elevations is not transparent. In fact, its clear theyre paying a reputation management company to post made up reviews. Youll see that reviewers Robert M. and Wilbert M. Harris are posing as parents who had children at Elevations. In some reviews, these men mention having husbands and in others they have wives or girlfriends (makes no sense). Theyre also inappropriate reviewers because they’re promoting gentlemans clubs and bails bondsmen. That is how low Elevations will go.Parents, think twice before you believe a thing Elevations staff tell you. Elevations appears to be more concerned about covering up abuse allegations than it is about providing quality care for your child. Good leadership would listen and make changes, and would be transparent. Not here.Notably, it’s unethical and illegal for a medical provider such as Elevations to be paying for fake reviews, as is it to comment on reviews acknowledging that a patient received your services.

Just like you would on Amazon read the bad reviews first! I am a former resident of Island View RTC before it was rebranded into elevations. Elevations is still run with the Sam policies and staff that it had back in 2010 when I was a resident. The trauma and lasting personality changes this place has caused is immeasurable. I was severely over medicated for years and witnessed physical abuse and solitary confinement. If you have a child here or plan on sending a child here PLEASE consider other options. My family was led to believe for years that I was not telling the truth about my experience there. It is only now that I am 25 that they are able to see the lasting effect it has had on me. Every parent believes they are doing what’s best for their child and I am here to tell you THIS IS NOT IT.

This place saved my daughter’s life. For two years prior, she was in and out of 7 different programs and the self harming and suicide attempts were increasing due to past trauma. Elevations was the only place to actually give her the skills to deal with her pain in a positive way. She is now in their step down program and a part of the world again. Thank you so much Elevations!

This is a rebranding of the former RTC called Island View. Many many children have experienced horrific abuse at this ‘treatment’ center and as a result, suffer from major mental health challenges today that have developed as a result of the trauma they experienced as a teenager here. If any person is considering selecting this program, I would strongly encourage them to talk with multiple adults who have been out of the program 10+ years and not base any portion of your decision on folks that have graduated in the past few years. Understanding the abuse that goes on in these places takes a long time because there is a substantial amount of brainwashing that occurs. It also takes a fully adult brain to comprehend the complexity of institutional child abuse. Caregivers- do not be an ostrich and have blind faith in the people who are supposed to help your family. They make a BIG profit off keeping your children in RTCs, so it is imperative that you do your research. Elevations is not your answer and is a choice your child will pay for many times over as an adult, even if it is not obvious while they are at the program or in the few years following. Many of the positive reviews on this site were paid for to mitigate honest reviews from survivors and other advocates of the troubled teen industry. That is very apparent when you look at the other reviews posted by those folks. Megan Johnson, MSW, MPH

I am reading these reviews which sound in like and kind with the other reviews about the multiple other programs that have been shut down for abuse and torture. I have worked with former students of this program, I am a trauma therapist. I am appalled by the methods your program implements. I also read the replies. As a mental health provider you are required to follow ethical codes for your field. You are to hold confidentiality. You may not confirm nor deny if someone was or was not a patient/client. You are not to solicit reviews, promotions. Considering the failure to follow these basic guidelines, I wonder what other ethical standards you fail to meet. I believe the survivors and I hope parents do not send their child to you...to only require ongoing trauma therapy after.Parents: look into in-home family therapy---ongoing, not just a few times. Look into outpatient support. Look into everything else before sending your child away.

Hello parents. I am a former resident of Island View from 08-09. There is a movement against programs like this however please do not be discouraged to help your child who is struggling. Whether it be drugs, self harm or emotional regulation... this program and Second Nature helped me. These programs helped me find my self worth to become a successful business owner, mother and military wife. I will not deny there are moments where I was bitter as a teen there, but the boundaries that these programs set for their residents is necessary for their safety (emotionally and physically) and growth. I hope this helps you and your child.

Staff was excellent; always respectful and patient. We were part of the process and never felt like we were left in the dark. We all grew through the family therapy and we as parents benefitted, in addition, from the parent DBT group. The recreation programs gave our son some hobbies he will take with him after elevations like pickleball, mountain biking and skiing, and rock climbing. I’m glad it was in Utah, it seems like they have a lot to do there that helped our son. Great experience start to finish!

The biggest mistake I’ve ever made was sending my child here. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to repair our relationship. She won’t tell me what happened to her at elevations but I know it wasn’t good.

Former resident. This treatment center absolutely ruined my life. I have life-long health issues due to medical malpractice, I suffer with severe C-PTSD and nightmares from my time here. Please do not subject your kids to this horror.Parents, please know that those of use who attended island view rather than Elevations are still fully aware that they did not change much about it as a whole, past the name. Most of the same staff there, and the past residents of both place will tell you the same awful and traumatic stories.

This place is abusive. My daughter Caity was never the same. She tried to tell us of the abuse, but the guy who was running it at the time, Jason, told us she was lying. She passed away 5 years ago at 19 years old. If anyone remembers Jason’s last name, I’d love to know it so we could possibly hold someone accountable for what was going on there. She was there 2011-2/21/2012.

This place is 100% the same as island view, if you look at their website, around 50~% of the staff is the same as the ones I encountered at island view in 2013-2014most of their staff do not actively participate in child abuse, but, alot of the same staff are there who were around when I was a student there and such things absolutely happenedcheck out the history of island view, would you be comfortable sending your kids to the same place where adolescents have hung themselves?the day staff in the milleu made it a beating ground.edit: just keep in mind elevations WILL respond to most reviews and say they are NOT island view, but the fact of the matter is the owner, Tim Dupell, owned the same company that owned island view, and currently owns the company that owns elevations, cant fool me.EDIT: more of the exact same paid-for bot 5 star reviews flowing in, and yet you still cant keep even a 2.5 star rating?

After two months at aspen Achievement wilderness and 11 months at Elevations (formerly Island View) they did not figure out that I had Lyme Disease and co-infections which mimic nueropsychiatric disorders. I was exhausted and in pain the entire time I was there. My parents have apologized so many times, they were victims as well. We have a great relationship. It does more damage than it does good. I was lucky to have a great therapist while I was there, but she resigned shortly after I left. So many of my fellow residents had it so much harder than I did. I witnessed verbal abuse, isolation, lack of medical care. They pit everyone against each other. I would not recommend this for anyones child.

Abusive! Horrific! This place needs to be shut down! Im a former resident and have CPTSD from my time there. I was physically, emotionally, and verbally abused. I have health issues to this day due to what this place did to me. They do not help at all, they tear you down and make you feel worthless. The staff told me I was better off dead consistently.

Stop with the fake reviews! These places are abusive and everyone should know about it.

When we placed our child at Elevations, I was confident we had made the right decision. Parent Orientation and the Parent Seminars only reinforced our decision was the right one. We also felt that Dr. Connolly and Laurie are two of the best providers we have ever worked with!

As a former resident, parents, no matter how bad it gets, there is a better option for your child than this. If you send them here, they will by drugged, brainwashed, abused, and will have their rights violated. They cannot tell you whats really going on there. The program convinces parents that attempts to expose the cruelty and unconstitutionality are attempts at manipulation. They are manipulating you when they say this. You have sent your child to private prison! I am in my early to mid 30s, and literally still have nightmares of going back. The best thing you can do for the relationship with your child is to rescue them from this place immediately.Edit: you are being disingenuous with your reply. Elevations runs the same kind of harmful practices on its current prisoners that Island View did. Elevations has provided me recent Island View paperwork, and all the key players from Island View are still employed and profiting off child abuse.The five star reviews are verifiably fake. Apparently, Elevations has hired marketers to help them fool desperate parents into sending their children into harms way. How do you sleep at night? Its their relationships you destroy in the process of misleading parents and abusing children while lining your pockets.

Although Island View helped me in the short run it was based off scare tactics.a 14 year old shouldn’t be restricted from all communication with family. Ever.Once home my parents could never have the same authority as 20 staff who determined your “release” (graduation) date. PSG held once a week where you were attacked by 10Staff members and 15 team members has made me incredibly defensive 13 years later. This program hurts more than helps :(

I was a resident when this place was Island View and I was completely brainwashed and traumatized. I was abused and witnessed others be abused. I didnt recognize the abuse for years because of the brainwashing. I did appear to get better but thats because I was abused into compliance, not treated. All the trauma that cause me to be a troubled teen was never actually addressed and it took over a decade of subsequent therapy to address the trauma. Please dont send your kids here or any place like it.

Horrific place. I continue to have trauma from being there over ten years ago. Please do not send your children here.

Elevations RTC tries to hard to pitch that what happened before their rebranding doesnt matter, including the abuse related legal troubles. I had hoped that a substantial  overhaul would have come with the change in ownership but the changes from Island View have been cosmetic and according to recent testimonies the program has degraded in quality in some significant regards. What has remained pretty consistent in quality though is their convincing marketing and presentation. That includes what they present to parents that tour the facility. While the language used by staff and found in the reading material sounds professional the reality is that the coercive persuasion techniques at the core of the program are far from what is standard or often what is even considered healthy in current mainstream psychology.Despite the fact that some of those conducting therapy at this program have professional credentials the majority of the staff, some very heavily involved in treating the children, are shockingly undertrained for the sort of mental health work they are entrusted with. This can be difficult to appreciate if you lack any real familiarity with professional therapeutic practices. Even if you do have some education in this field, Elevations insists that you should not trust anything negative your kid has to say about their experiences and kids are punished for saying negative things about the program to their parents or those touring the facility under the justification that it is just manipulation. As a parent you will, by design, be kept largely in the dark.In the manual Elevations gives to parents it is emphasized your child is likely to complain that they are being brainwashed or that the staff is brainwashing you to ignore abuse. If you commit your child to this facility and they voice this complaint I implore you to believe them. From what I and others have witnessed the indoctrination model and the techniques employed are frighteningly similar to a cult and have the same effects. Isolating your teenager from you and the rest of the world until they have sufficiently accepted and internalized the program creates circumstances where bizarre or even abusive practices can quickly become normalized as everyone there is already conditioned to overlook if not condone such treatment. Once it all becomes normal, say in 5 or so months, they will stop seeking to complain.At the end of the day this program is about breaking stubborn/troubled teens and reforming them into the programs idea of what a healthy teenager is. Mind you Elevations is not upfront about what that idea is exactly. In my observations it had far more to do with conservative and frequently religious ideals than the definitions of healthy found in the field of professional psychology. For example resident teenagers were/are intensely pressured to internalize a view that sexuality is fundamentally harmful and shameful and harshly punished for voicing anything to the contrary. Staff often had differing ideas of what they wanted the kids to reform into as well as undisclosed agendas predictably resulting in incongruous treatment. Of course this is not reflected in what is told to parents.I witnessed kids being punished for behaviors directly related to things such as autism, Bi Polar, ADHD or even CPTSD. It is understandable that staff would want to force the apparently abnormal and seemingly maladaptive into normal. Thats not how such disorders work though. A genuinely professional program would seek to compassionately teach such kids about their disorders and about tools they can use to mitigate socially abrasive behaviors related to them. It should also be expected for such an inpatient program to include some education for the other kids so that they can better understand and compassionately interact with those kids. Im not sure where the twenty thousand a month per student goes but this for profit program doesnt spend it on training staff to do those things. I strongly encourage you to go with a program that does.

Elevations, despite a name change, is run by many of same staff who operated their predecessor, Island View. Parents: Please think before sending your children here. As a former resident and now adult, the damage done in an isolative program destroyed mine and the majority of other residents relationships with parents while enrolled, something that took me over ten years to repair. I can now count the number of former program friends who have died since on two hands. Do not let your child become a statistic. Many of us struggled tremendously upon release as we were thoroughly ill equipped to function outside of the lockdown facility. Parents- your kids need YOU, not concrete walls.Your kids deserve better. Current residents- you deserve better.

I am a former student that attended in 2015, and my experience left me with trauma and nightmares. I would not recommend Elevations, and I encourage parents reading this review to read all the way to the end. I have included both my experience and alternative treatments. For the first two weeks I was at Elevations, I was forced to sleep in the hallway under a thin mattress with bright lights overhead. I was constantly restless and sleep deprived. The food and nutrition is inadequate. The milk was spoiled the majority of the time and we had to smell our milk (to make sure it didnt smell rancid) before drinking it or pouring it into our cereal. I witnessed that time-out and physical restraint were misused on multiple occasions. There is also Yellow Zone and Individual Focus, called Community Break now, where patients are banned from speaking to anyone (even staff) and are forced to sit in a chair in the hallway all day every day. Punishments were excessively used for breaking simple rules such as staring at a member of the opposite sex. The basis of their treatment is punishment, which only yields short-term results. Positive reinforcement in their environment is only based on privileges that are revoked upon admittance (e.g., the ability to talk with parents, play with cards, go outside, etc.), which makes positive reinforcement as a behavior modifier ineffective once the child leaves Elevations. In my experience (on the girls side) many patients only strived to get better to receive privileges, rather than actually wanting to improve upon themselves and get better - which is not an effective long-term plan. To parents considering Elevations RTC or another residential facility: please consider alternatives. Residential treatment facilities have little research to back up their claims of treating your childs mental and behavioral problems. Consider evidence-based treatment, which has a multitude of research done by psychologists and is proven effective. Evidence-based programs are unbiased by peer review (no influence from companies that profit off your child) and dont cost a fortune. Penn State has an extensive list of evidence-based programs for all ages that I encourage parents to look at.

I am a former resident. Ryan Mortenson, the current dean of students at Elevations, also worked at Island View. In 2014, he allegedly broke a students arm during a restraint. This came out publicly on Dr. Phil. In that same year, Island View changed to Elevations. Ryan Mortenson remained employed. This series of events is questionable to me. Employing somebody who has a history of not being able to safely help a child in distress is concerning. Elevations tells parents that they are not associated with Island View. 13 staff members on Elevations website also worked at Island View, many dating back to early 2000s. When comparing stories between Island View and Elevations former residents and families, the staff members mistreatment of students has remained the same.

This treatment center causes me so much trauma, suffering, and pain. Parents - please do not send your child here. I could go on for a while about what I don’t like about this facility but I’ll keep it short and simple; IT IS NOT WORTH IT.

Elevation’s family therapy was useful as well as their family workshops. We learned a lot. Staff are definitely dedicated to their work. Kim is an amazing therapist, understands the kids’ journeys, and handles parents well.

As a former resident of Islandview RTC (The name is changed to Elevations now but they kept largely the same staff and practices) i can tell you, please do not under any circumstances send your child here. I watched teenage girls get tackled and pinned down by large male staff on a regular basis. They created a lord of the flies environment where your stay was shortened the more you tore others down. We were in a constant state of anxiety and fear because rules were arbitrary and could change without notice. You could get put in solitary confinement or made to sit and stare at the wall for days on end for something as minor as making eye contact with a boy. Phone calls and letters were monitored so there was no way we could tell our parents or anyone else of the abuse going on. This place does not provide therapy and healing, it tortures children for profit.

I attended this institution from 2004-2005 when it was Island View RTC. I cannot stress enough how very important it is for others to understand that the SAME abusive practices that occurred at Island View are still occurring RIGHT NOW at Elevations in 2020. I know this to be accurate from speaking to individuals who’ve left Elevations in September and October 2020. They have described the same abuse and neglect on multiple forefronts - Medical, Emotional, Behavioral and Psychological. I feel compelled to share my experience to help provide awareness to the parents who may have children at Elevations right now or are thinking about it. It truly breaks my heart to know that children are there right now. My parents were manipulated by so many of the same management and “clinical” team that works their TODAY. The complex trauma that I deal with on a daily basis is a direct result from my incarceration at Island View RTC.*I hadn’t experienced trauma before IV but I certainly left with it and I now have to deal with the repercussions on a daily basis.Please reach out to me directly if you have any questions, I’m an open book and I want to help do the right thing! I am also a behavioral health clinician with a Masters in Social Work and I currently work in private practice. I’ve committed my life to helping others💗*You can find me on Facebook- Margaret Stevenson Plastino

I was sent to this treatment center as a child. The horrific things I witnessed, and had done to me, will forever haunt me. If you’re considering sending your child here... DON’T. It took my mother many years to fully accept what happened there. Save your child the pain, and save yourself the guilt.

Elevations helped our family tremendously, as well as our community. Our son has gained new confidence in himself and has made major improvements in his ability to form and maintain friendships. Thank you Elevations!

Not the right place for you kid. This facility has a wide range of activities and recreational opportunity, but the staff are not professional. And the way the judge progress isn’t ethical. I’ve lost a few friends that have “graduated” from Elevations, I don’t recommend this level of care to anyone who loves their child, it will make your kid become even more distant with you. Hope this helps.

I have so many horror stories about Elevations RTC. Students getting hurt from staff and teachers to the point of hospitalization. Staff and administrators punishing students for no reason. Staff and administrators misleading parents, insurance companies to frauduently get more money. The list goes on and on.

A terrifying decision at the time, but in retrospect, it was the best parenting decision we ever made. Our child will be a healthy, happy adult and we owe it to the therapists, teachers, staff and clinicians at Elevations. They saved his life and taught him how to cope with his pain in a healthy way. I could not ask for more.

Elevations RTC may have a new name but all is still the same. Our family nightmare at Island View / Elevations RTC started in 2006. Our daughter was displaying self damaging behavior. Over the months we sent her to a local therapist. One day we were told that we had 24 hours or something “bad” was going to happen. She wouldn’t tell me what of course. My husband and I panicked.She told us about this amazing program to help us. We hired an advisor with the Aspen Group.She suggested we hire a company to take our daughter to a wilderness program and the to Island view/ Elevations RTC. Little did we know, our nightmare had just begun. My daughter suffered more abuse in this facility and we had no clue!!! We were being told she was doing great. My daughter tried to hint to us that something was wrong. The school would assure us that is what they say to try to come home. So we stuck to their plan. Fast forward.. hundreds and thousands of dollars later... It has taken till just LAST YEAR for my husband and I to have a healthier relationship! All those years wasted because we chose to listen to the so called “ professionals” instead of really listening to her. I know at the time our hearts were in the right place. The damage these places do isn’t worth one second. Because of the physical and mental abuse my daughter and so many others have sustained, some have committed suicide, more substance abuse, entered into dysfunctional relationships and some still haven’t connected back with their parents. THESE PLACES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED & SHUT DOWN! This is a warning to any parent looking for help. This isn’t the answer! Please don’t do it! Contact me if you have any questions. I have no problem going through our horrific experience. The healing process alone is difficult not just for my daughter but all of as a family. Read the reviews of the people that have been through this. They are speaking out. When there are so many negative reviews, PLEASE LISTEN!!

When my son was at wilderness, my husband, charlie, and I were told that he needed to continue his theraputic journey at a residential treatment center. He was self harming frequently and continued to have very low self worth. Our educational consultant let us know that our options were limited. Because he was self harming, most RTC’s would not accept him into their program. We were told that Elevations would be a good choice for several reasons. They are accepting of teens who identify in the Queer community and our son identifies as gay. They are also experienced handling kids who self harm, protecting them from themselves, who sometimes are their own worst enemies. In addition, their therapists are dedicated, knowledgeable, and effective. Upon learning this criteria, Charlie and I visited Elevations a month before he was due to graduate from Open Sky Wilderness. We happen to be visiting the same day that a parent seminar was occurring and therefore, we were able to hear many of the students talk about their experience at Elevations. Charlie and I were amazed at how comfortable the students were in discussing their challenges and progress. They demonstrated such mental awareness of their goals and struggles; adults would never speak so candidly. Charlie and I were also able to meet some of the staff and the adorable welcoming dogs that roam around the halls. By the end of the day, we felt confident that Elevations was the right fit for our son.Four weeks later, we brought him to Elevations to begin his next steps to recovery. The first few weeks were difficult for him. He would tell us often that he wanted to leave and he did not belong there. He insisted that everyone else at Elevations needed help but he was fine and ready to come home. Although I was aware that he often twisted the facts in the past to suit his needs, I still struggled to stay strong. I was tempted to rescue him and take him home. Luckily, charlie encouraged me to trust the program. Within a few months, he began to let his therapist in and start to do the work. He began to try to interact better with his peers in group therapy and our family therapy sessions got more intense. Furthermore, his therapist encouraged us to be honest with him. “He can handle it” she would say. She would insist that he needed to hear the truth. This was so difficult for me because I had always worried about hurting our son’s feelings, shielding him from hurtful words or beliefs. She also helped him rebuild his relationship with his sister, by encouraging her to join family therapy sessions. At first, My son and daughter were awkward with each other, but with our therapist’s encouragement they began to share their hurt and resentful feelings. The tension began to lift.Our son graduated Elevations in April, 11 months after arriving. I cannot thank Elevations enough for giving my son a better opinion of himself and a thicker skin to be able to hear feedback, sometimes negative, and learn from it.Elevations helped him become a more thoughtful member of our family as well as our community. He has become a better friend to his peers and more forgiving of himself.Thank you Elevations!

Elevations RTC is NOT the place to send your child, I attended elevations for a short time before my parents and I decided that it was not a helpful program. I believe that RTCs and DBT therapy is very beneficial but this place refuses to actually teach anything, it’s a very punishment based learning system. If you act out in anyway instead of having you talk out how and why you came to that decision you tend to be placed on solitary confinement for days at a time, my first night there one of the fellow residents sadly tried to take their own life, (unfortunately) there is punishment involved in doing so, the individual was placed in solitary for weeks, no items to be had, and no therapy of any kind, if they wanted water they would ask a fellow resident to fill up a cup. When someone is feeling so horribly that they come to the decision of self harm, I promise you the last thing they need is to be punished. If you feel the need to send your child somewhere I would highly recommend a different RTC because again, I believe the system itself works and can be very helpful for your child, elevations however brings shame to anyone who truly cares about helping youth work on there mental health.- had to edit this a few months later because elevations claims this is a false review, again I want to reiterate, the system works, this specific place is absolutely horrible, please do not give them the money they need to keep swindling families out of so desperately needed therapy

I did my graduate school clinical internship here and could not have felt more supported and welcomed by the incredible and brilliant staff. Treatment teams for the students are made up of teachers, therapists, milieu staff and the recreation staff. The team works so well together and considers all aspects of the students treatment and this really helped me get to know the students and the staff they love so much. The program is focused, structured, caring and as an intern I walked away with a vast amount of knowledge of clinical skills and how to approach my future clients in the best possible way.

Certain staff showed genuine care and help. The management of this facility is horrible and the owner is very rude.They prescribe meds to teenagers which are warned against being taken by kids and teens. I was put on an antidepressant over 2 years ago here and still am struggling with the effects of trying to get off of it.NOT a great place to send kids for genuine help and recovery

I wish I could give this place zero stars.

Program has a long history of abuse. Do not send your child here.

I spent time at Elevations a while Back I’m am now graduated high school but I was there as a Freshman I’m 19 now and back then I may have been 15 or 16 I don’t remember but what I do remember is everyone being so positive and so amazing and caring I would recommend highly and I had a great Therapist and her Dog Zero though for me it was tough at first and but I strived to become better and still do to this day all the staff knew me and I knew all the staff and still care about them and sometimes call them and are in contact with some after leaving they are great people and really helped me in a dark hour of my life and for that I’m forever grateful love you elevationsfrom yours truelyGrayson B.

Our son has been at Elevations RTC since April 2019, and is still in the program. After about 10.5 months, we can look back with great satisfaction at how well the program is working for our 16 yr old. The DBT based treatment works and we see the powerful changes in our son, after much deep therapy related to ADHD, slow processing speed, trauma & other issues. In general, the kids receive about 7 hours a week of Group, 1-on-1 and Family Therapy, along with school class work & off-campus excursions. It is a level system to encourages the kids to work for certain privileges. As a parent, I am grateful to the staff and our wonderful therapist for helping our family move to a better place.Thank you Elevations!

Elevations RTC is a wonderful program. I had a great experience with the staff I interacted with and found their facilities to be top notch. They are licensed and accredited, which many programs are not. I really like that academics are a huge part of their program. Many of the teens who have previously attended ended up transitioning back into a normal school setting. Overall, I would highly recommend this program to any family looking for help for their child.

This was an exceptional program for my son, who will soon turn 15. He spent 9 months there after a three month stay at New Vision Wilderness, another exceptional program for troubled teens. We have been very pleased with the results to date. Great people, especially my sons therapist, Matt Selos. I may add another review when I can use a keyboard. If you want to ask me any questions, leave a comment, Ill do my best to get back to you. It can be a real challenge to send your child away, but you might just save their life, or give them one they may not have had.

My partner was a resident of this facility, im giving this review as a warning to parents with children who are currently residents at Elevations, and to parents who are potentially considering sending their child to Elevations: please listen to the hundreds of parents and children who have personally experienced the trauma and repercussions of the abuse that takes place at Elevations.

The schooling was fairly good for me and some of the staff were my light in the dark. The recreations are great when you have the proper level. Personally I would like Elevations to help adjust the program for residents who advocate for themselves, especially when it comes to cross gender communication. As one of my core issues I got little to no exposure even though I constantly advocated for this large therapeutic step that I very much needed. The majority of their rules had nothing to do with most of the girls therapy and they were reluctant to even consider accommodating. If I could choose to go back and either go home from wilderness or go to Elevations, I would definitely choose going home.

Elevations is the best of the best. If you are looking for a program for your child, you probably have found that most therapy programs are in Utah. Elevations is the only Utah program that is licensed, accredited, and in a co-ed environment meaning that its a more realistic environment. This is critical for young people learning how to cope with life. When looking for a program for my daughter I knew it had to be co-ed because she has issues with males, and she needed to learn how to interact appropriately. An all-girls program would leave out a huge portion of what she needed to learn.

I never planned on writing a review of this facility after I left mainly because I wanted to put everything behind me and leave all my traumatic experiences in the past but after recently finding out another person I know has taken their own life after attending Elevations I feel It is my responsibility to tell the truth about what I have seen at Elevations to possibly save the lives of more kids in the future. I attended Elevations RTC from January to August in 2018 when I was 15 years old at the time. I was sent there because I was struggling with depression, I was failing out of school, and I was abusing drugs and alcohol, and I did not have a good relationship with my parents, I was going down a bad road and my parents felt it was their only option to send me to a residential treatment center which was one of the hardest decisions they have ever had to make. Unfortunately they happened to fall victim to the clinical director Judi Jacquess deceiving marketing campaign which goes miles to cover up the history of Island View the program which was shut down in 2014 for maintaining a prison like environment where physical and psychological torture were used against students. Judi knew very well the horrendous offenses that occurred at Island View given she worked there for more than 20 years and has done her best to cover up the atrocities she has been responsible for. She is a truly vile women and I dont know how she sleeps at night knowing she has the blood on her hands of countless kids who were not given the care they were promised and they that were led to believe they didnt deserve care or support. Elevations is so similar to Island view the booklet I was given on the operating procedures when I first arrived had Island View written across the top because the procedures were the exact same, the books in the library still have Island View RTC stamped across the bottom, and more than half of the staff members at Elevations previously worked at Island View. Elevations still uses the same restraint techniques and even solitary confinement (which has been banned in juvenile prisons since 2016) against their residents as punishment. I was even placed in solitary confinement for 48 hours for making an inappropriate joke, however I have seen residents spend up to weeks in solitary confinement and I specifically remember the look in one of my friends eyes when I snuck in a book for him (which was contraband for anybody in SC or IF as It was called at elevations) Seeing his blank stair into my eyes in gratitude is something I will live with my entire life with. I havent even touched the other topics I was planning on mentioning like the inadequate medical care, the harassment from staff, the constant sedation of residents, or many more topics but Im running out of room to type and so I just want to end it with the two things I gained from elevations amidst all the chaos to which I am thankful for, the first being I have some of the closest relationships I have ever made from elevations because experiencing these things together at such a young age forms a true brotherhood between people. I also learned throughout all the pain and negativity around me that I was destined for greater things than surrendering my life to drugs or alcohol and that is a lesson I carry with myself to this day, almost 2 years later.

I recently had the privilege to tour Elevations RTC. Everyone there was very professional and welcoming. When looking for the right place for your teen, it can be overwhelming and very difficult to make the right decision for your child. At Elevations, the staff go above and beyond to provide parents the resources to make this decision. If you are considering Elevations for your child they are more than happy to arrange a tour so that you can see first hand how much they help teens.

Well I can say that the program here is faulty and of how it is conveyed I personally feel that the way the program was constructed does not transfer the learnd abilities into the real world as well as other programs I also feel things that were used as disciplinary reinforcement could be very traumatic to two kids with certain backgrounds it is definitely not a program for everyone and wasnt for me but I will say that a lot of the people who have worked there or do you work there are good people and I will agree in point out that a staff has been pointed out in the reviews of this specific RTC before Heather McKay is a very very good at her job and I would always recommend her as someone to work with kids and young adults who struggle that struggle with any reason you would want your child to go to an RTC my only opposition towards this program is that the way it is constructed is not for everyone and my advice is to find a program that would fit your child the best because they are not all the same and not all will give the best benefit.

I can confidently say that Elevations is a residential treatment center that has the power to change young lives. Their staff, facilities, and programming are all top-of-the-line and designed to help struggling teenagers become successful in the real world. Of the staff that I got to meet, all of them seemed really passionate and excited to help the students at Elevations find success within themselves.

These people are money Hungary 13000 a month. They said that people take out loans grandparents and college tuition to pay them. So basically they are set up not to help but to rob peoples life savingsYou would think if they are there for the kids they would make it affordable so all kids can get help not just the rich ones.

I was attending there for 16 months yes i wasnt the best student, but the way i was treated was not acceptable. I was told that im going to be in jail after i go home, staff have said that they are there only for money. Im not saying all staff were like that, but the ones that were good were leaving. The staff that i saw as my best friend and saw the good qualities in me Heather McKay had to leave do to family problems which sucked and hurt me and the facility badly. Staff had procedures to follow in taking down students and a staff broke that on me and on many other students by gabbing them from behind and body slamming. I eventually got kicked out because i was apparently a liability to other students. even though other students were doing the same things as me. My family and I realized they gave up on me. I hope Judy and Eric read this.