Paris Hilton, 39, is campaigning to have Provo Canyon School — the so-called emotional growth school she attended in 1999 — shut down in a new video posted to her YouTube channel on Monday.
Ahead of the release of her documentary “This is Paris,” the socialite, 39, claimed she was physically, mentally and emotionally abused at a boarding school, but had kept it a secret until now.
Provo took away my childhood among thousands of other survivors says Paris, as early as 9 years old. While this movement is so personal to me, it is much bigger than just my experience so I urge you to help us survivors make sure no more children suffer at the hands of this systemically abusive institution and the countless others whose doors are open today.
With your support, we will address this national crisis as a community and work to enact measurable change to ensure no child experiences physical, mental, and sexual abuse at the hands of these facilities. To survivors and supporters, let’s prove that our community is stronger than these “treatment” centers. Share your stories, letting each other know #ISeeYouSurvivor as we together aim at #BreakingCodeSilence by uniting to shut down Provo Canyon School and prevent future generations of survivors.
If you were a survivor, family member, or employee at one of these facilities email [email protected] with your experience, any pertinent information, or any feedback you may have.
At age 16, Hilton spent one year at the Provo Canyon School, a therapeutic boarding school for emotionally troubled teens. While attending, Hilton claims that she was abused, both mentally and physically by staff. Hilton details the abuse she faced at Provo Canyon School in her documentary This Is Paris.
Hilton and others from the school recalled being restrained, forced to take medication, put in solitary confinement, and hitting and strangling them. She attended the school for 11 months, from 1998–99, when she turned 18.
