Paris Hilton Advocates for Victims of Troubled Teen Facilities

WHO:

ABC News - Paris Hilton, a media personality and advocate for victims of troubled teen facilities.

KUTV - Two families who filed lawsuits against Provo Canyon School.

WHAT:

ABC News - Paris Hilton returned to the Utah boarding school where she alleged she was abused as a teenager.

KUTV - The lawsuits allege medical neglect and malpractice at Provo Canyon School.

KUTV - Provo Canyon School has been the subject of 341 investigations by the state over a five-year period.

KUTV - One lawsuit involves a 13-year-old boy who suffered a brain bleed and broken jaw after a fight, with claims of delayed medical care.

KUTV - The second lawsuit describes a teen girl who experienced acute renal failure and was not taken to a hospital until nine days after becoming extremely ill.

WHERE:

ABC News - Utah, specifically Provo Canyon School.

WHEN:

KUTV - The lawsuits were filed after incidents involving the two teens at Provo Canyon School.

WHY:

KUTV - Hilton advocates for the closure of Provo Canyon School, stating, "This is not a facility with problems. This is a facility that is the problem."

KUTV - Hilton claims the incidents at Provo Canyon School are part of a pattern of neglect that the state of Utah has known about for years.

HOW:

KUTV - Hilton has spent six years advocating for changes in the troubled teen industry, including laws for more frequent inspections and restrictions on the use of restraints.

(UPDATED June 16, 2026 12:40 UTC)

Paris Hilton returned to Provo Canyon School in Utah, where she alleges she was abused as a teenager, as she continues to advocate for the closure of the facility, stating, "This is not a facility with problems. This is a facility that is the problem." Two families have filed lawsuits against the school, citing medical neglect and malpractice, with one case involving a 13-year-old boy who suffered a brain bleed and broken jaw after a fight, and another involving a teen girl who experienced acute renal failure and was not taken to a hospital until nine days after falling ill. Over the past five years, Provo Canyon School has faced 341 investigations by the state, highlighting a troubling pattern of neglect that Hilton claims has been known for years.