Aspen Education Group
Encyclopedia
Aspen Education Group is an American
, for-profit business organization that operates a variety of therapeutic treatment programs for troubled adolescents, including wilderness therapy
programs, residential treatment center
s, therapeutic boarding school
s, and weight loss
programs. Aspen is a subsidiary of CRC Health Group with corporate offices located in Cerritos
, California
. CRC Health Group is owned by Bain Capital
acquired Aspen Education Group for $300 million. Since November 2006, Aspen Education Group has been a division of Bain Capital's CRC Health Group, based in Cupertino, California
.
In 1998, Aspen was reported to have annual revenues of $28 million. For 2006, it projected revenue of $150 million.
In March 2011, Aspen announced that it was closing several programs and restructuring several others.
United States
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, for-profit business organization that operates a variety of therapeutic treatment programs for troubled adolescents, including wilderness therapy
Wilderness therapy
Wilderness therapy is a subset of adventure-based therapy. It is the use of wilderness expeditions for the purpose of therapeutic intervention. There are a range of different types of wilderness therapy programs, with a range of models and approaches. Some grow out of a survival approach and some...
programs, residential treatment center
Residential treatment center
A residential treatment center , sometimes called a rehab, is a live-in health care facility providing therapy for substance abuse, mental illness, or other behavioral problems...
s, therapeutic boarding school
Therapeutic boarding school
A therapeutic boarding school , alternatively known as an emotional growth boarding school, is a boarding school based on the therapeutic community model that offers an educational program together with specialized structure and supervision for students with emotional and behavioral problems,...
s, and weight loss
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
programs. Aspen is a subsidiary of CRC Health Group with corporate offices located in Cerritos
Cerritos, California
Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. CRC Health Group is owned by Bain Capital
Bain Capital
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History
Aspen Education Group, Inc. was formed in December 1997 as a spin-off of College Health Enterprises. There is a therapeutic boarding school called Aspen Ranch associated with this group located in Loa, Utah as well. In late 2006, Bain CapitalBain Capital
Bain Capital LLC is a Boston-based private equity firm founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company. Originally conceived as an early-stage, growth-oriented investment fund, Bain Capital today manages approximately $65 billion in assets, and its strategies include private...
acquired Aspen Education Group for $300 million. Since November 2006, Aspen Education Group has been a division of Bain Capital's CRC Health Group, based in Cupertino, California
Cupertino, California
Cupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes...
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In 1998, Aspen was reported to have annual revenues of $28 million. For 2006, it projected revenue of $150 million.
In March 2011, Aspen announced that it was closing several programs and restructuring several others.
Programs
Aspen's programs are listed in the tables below, organized by corporate division Some Aspen programs are members of The National Association of Therapeutic Wilderness Camps (NATWC).| Wilderness Therapy Programs | |||
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| Aspen Achievement Academy Aspen Achievement Academy Aspen Achievement Academy was a wilderness therapy program for adolescents, based in Loa, Utah.It was operated as a part of Aspen Education Group.The program has been moved, in name only, and merged with another wilderness therapy program in Utah.... |
Southern Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... |
For adolescents 13-17. Minimum stay is 35 days. | Aspen Education Group announced that this program would be consolidated into Outback Therapeutic Expeditions. |
| Adirondack Leadership Expeditions | Near Saranac Lake, New York Saranac Lake, New York Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby.... |
An wilderness program with an average stay of 45 days, using a dense forest environment for the hikes. RANGERS RESCUE CLIENTS FROM TROUBLED TEEN PROGRAM, WNBZ local news, April 2007 | |
| Four Circles Recovery Center | Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most... of North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... |
Treatment program for older teens and young adults, ages 18-28, with addictions Substance dependence The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:... , substance abuse, and co-occurring mental health disorders. Combines traditional counseling setting with extensive wilderness experiences and a 12-step Twelve-step program A Twelve-Step Program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems... approach. |
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| Lone Star Expeditions | Davy Crockett National Forest Davy Crockett National Forest Davy Crockett National Forest is off U.S. Highway 69 lying west of Lufkin, Texas and east of Crockett. It is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture National Forest Service local headquarters in Lufkin... , East Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... |
Wilderness intervention for youth ages 13-17 and their families. | Closed April 6, 2009 Aspen Education Group - Returns To Its Roots, press release on strugglingteens.com |
| Outback Therapeutic Expeditions | Utah | For youth ages 13-17. | |
| Passages to Recovery | Southern Utah | A 35- to 50-day intensive outdoor drug and alcohol treatment program for young adults ages 18 and over. | In March 2011, Aspen announced that it was consolidating this program into its SUWS program in Idaho. |
| SageWalk, the Wilderness School | Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
For boys and girls ages 13-17 with emotional and behavioral problems. The minimum stay is 30 days, after which participants often transfer to a therapeutic boarding school Therapeutic boarding school A therapeutic boarding school , alternatively known as an emotional growth boarding school, is a boarding school based on the therapeutic community model that offers an educational program together with specialized structure and supervision for students with emotional and behavioral problems,... or other long-term facility. The average is 60 days or the "Family Reunification Plan".. |
Operations suspended on public land pending the investigation of the death of Sergey Blashchishena Teen Dies At Wilderness Camp, KPTV.com, Fox12 Oregon, September 1, 2009. The investigator called the operation "reckless" |
| SUWS Adolescent Programs | Shoshone, Idaho Shoshone, Idaho Shoshone is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pronounced "Show-shown," with a silent 'e'.- History :Shoshone has... |
Two programs are offered. One is for children aged 11-13 and the other is for children aged 14-17. A stay may last from 4-9 weeks. | In August 2006 the programs attracted attention after a child died from West Nile virus West Nile virus West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae. Part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, domestic... . Rocco Magliozzi 12 Loved sports, The Boston Globe The Boston Globe The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993... |
| SUWS of the Carolinas | North Carolina | Specializes in the assessment and treatment of students ages 13-17. Also conducts SUWS Seasons, a licensed, clinically focused wilderness treatment program for younger children, ages 11-13. | |
| Talisman Camps and Programs | North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... |
Offers summer camps for youth, ages 9-17, with attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and high-functioning autism High-functioning autism High-functioning autism is an informal term applied to autistic people who are deemed to be "higher functioning" than other autistic people, by one or more metrics. There is no consensus as to the definition. HFA is not yet a recognised diagnosis in the DSM-IV-TR or the ICD-10.The amount of... , as well as a school-year program for teens with Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development... . |
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| Residential Programs | |||
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| Academy at Swift River Academy at Swift River Academy at Swift River, also known as ASR, is a coeducational therapeutic boarding school for teenagers, located in Cummington, Massachusetts. Established in 1997, it is a part of the Aspen Education Group.... |
Cummington, Massachusetts Cummington, Massachusetts Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 978 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
Co-educational college preparatory therapeutic boarding school for adolescents aged 14-17.5. | |
| The Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment | Syracuse, Utah Syracuse, Utah Syracuse is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States, between the Great Salt Lake and Interstate 15, about north of Salt Lake City. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.Syracuse was incorporated on September 3, 1935.... |
Conducts assessments needed to develop intervention and treatment plans for troubled adolescents. | |
| Aspen Ranch | Loa, Utah Loa, Utah Loa is a town in, and the county seat of, Wayne County, Utah, United States, along State Route 24. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Loa is located at .... |
For adolescents aged 13-17.6 and utilizes an equine therapy Therapeutic horseback riding Therapeutic horseback riding is used to teach riding skills to people with disabilities... program. Length of stay ranges from 6-12 months. |
Closure plans announced in March 2011. |
| Bromley Brook School Bromley Brook School Bromley Brook School is a therapeutic boarding school in Manchester Center, Vermont, for teenage girls who were not functioning at traditional schools. The school is owned and operated by the Aspen Education Group... |
Manchester Center, Vermont Manchester Center, Vermont Manchester Center is a census-designated place in the town of Manchester in Bennington County, Vermont.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.8 km²... |
Boarding school for girls ages 14-18. | Closure announced in March 2011. |
| Camp Huntington | High Falls, New York High Falls, New York High Falls is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 627 at the 2000 census.High Falls is located in Marbletown, near the town boundary with Rosendale.-Geography:... |
Co-educational, residential, summer camps for children and young adults who have special needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disabilities, and cognitive impairment. | |
| Cedars Academy | Bridgeville, Delaware Bridgeville, Delaware As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,768.6 people per square mile . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile... |
Boarding school for boys and girls ages 11-18 specializing in Asperger syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder Nonverbal learning disorder A nonverbal learning disorder or nonverbal learning disability is a condition characterized by a significant discrepancy between higher verbal and lower motor, visuo-spatial, and social skills on an IQ test... . There are also 18 to 21 year-olds living off campus in a young adult transitional program. |
Closed 2009. Cedars Academy Closes, press release on strugglingteens.com. |
| Copper Canyon Academy | Rimrock, Arizona | Boarding school for girls ages 13-17. | |
| Excel Academy Excel Academy (Conroe, Texas) Excel Academy was a coeducational therapeutic boarding school located in Conroe, Texas, established circa 1998 and operated by the Aspen Education Group beginning in 2001... |
Conroe, Texas Conroe, Texas Conroe is a suburban city 40 miles north of Houston in the gulf coastal plains/piney woods region of southeast Texas.It is the seat of Montgomery County and falls within the metropolitan area.As of the 2000 U.S... |
Coeducational boarding school for grades 9 to 12. | Closed 2008. |
| Island View Residential Treatment Center | yracuse, Utah] | Academic services and therapeutic programs for adolescents aged 13 to 18. | The academic program at Island View is accredited with the Utah Department of Education, the California Department of Education California Department of Education The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The department oversees funding and testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement... and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. |
| Mount Bachelor Academy Mount Bachelor Academy Mount Bachelor Academy was a private co-educational, therapeutic boarding school providing help to families of adolescents experiencing emotional and behavioral disorders including, minor Depressive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Substance abuse, and ADHD as well as help for teenagers... |
Prineville, Oregon Prineville, Oregon Prineville is a city in and the county seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant located in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
Co-educational, ages 13-18. | Permanent closure of the school announced Monday, November 9, 2009. United States Department of Health and Human Services United States Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"... investigators had reported nine substantiated cases of abuse and neglect. |
| New Leaf Academy New Leaf Academy New Leaf Academy is a private therapeutic boarding school in Bend, Oregon, enrolling girls ages 10 to 15. . The schools is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. It is a member of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs... |
Bend, Oregon Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population... and Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Private boarding school for girls ages 10 to 14 upon admission. | North Carolina location closed June 2010. Aspen announced that The Talisman School would open on its site in August 2010 to enroll youth with Asperger's and other autism spectrum disorders. Twenty-seven students remaining at New Leaf North Carolina were to be sent to New Leaf in Bend, Oregon Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population... and to the Bromley Brook School Bromley Brook School Bromley Brook School is a therapeutic boarding school in Manchester Center, Vermont, for teenage girls who were not functioning at traditional schools. The school is owned and operated by the Aspen Education Group... . In March 2011, Aspen announced plans to close the Oregon location at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year. |
| NorthStar Center NorthStar Center NorthStar Center was a young adult therapeutic transition and relapse prevention program, located in Bend, Oregon, owned and operated by Aspen Education Group for young adults ages 17 1/2 to 24 for treatment of substance abuse and addiction... |
Bend, Oregon | Young-adult transitional-living program for ages 17.5 to 24. | Closure announced in March 2011. |
| Oakley School Oakley School Oakley School is a therapeutic boarding school located in Oakley, Utah. It is owned by Aspen Education Group.According to the school's page, the mission statement of the Oakley School is "to inspire each student to respect and pursue intellectual and moral growth while developing the individual... |
Oakley, Utah Oakley, Utah Oakley is a city in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 948 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakley is located at .... |
Co-educational college preparatory therapeutic boarding school. | |
| Pine Ridge Academy | Draper, Utah Draper, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah Counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people . Its population in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the 2000 census... |
Therapeutic boarding school and residential treatment center enrolling ages of 11 to 18. | Closed |
| Stone Mountain School Stone Mountain School Stone Mountain School is a private therapeutic boarding school for boys aged 11-17, specializing in ADHD and learning differences. Established in 1990 and part of the Aspen Education Group SMS is located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Stone Mountain School operates under a Special Use permit... |
Black Mountain, North Carolina Black Mountain, North Carolina Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,511 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge range in the Southern Appalachians.-History:Black... |
Therapeutic boarding school for boys aged 11-16, specializing in ADHD. | Program website makes reference to finding a cure by going back to Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Tom Sawyer Abroad , and Tom Sawyer, Detective .Sawyer also appears in at least three unfinished Twain works, Huck and Tom... era. |
| SunHawk Academy of Utah | Utah | Residential treatment program and boarding school for teens aged 13-17 | Closure plans announced in March 2011. |
| Talisman Academy | North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... |
Academic semester program for adolescents and young adults aged 13-20 with Asperger's Syndrome, Non-verbal Learning Disorder, and High-Functioning Autism High-functioning autism High-functioning autism is an informal term applied to autistic people who are deemed to be "higher functioning" than other autistic people, by one or more metrics. There is no consensus as to the definition. HFA is not yet a recognised diagnosis in the DSM-IV-TR or the ICD-10.The amount of... . |
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| Turn-About Ranch | Escalante, Utah Escalante, Utah Escalante is a city in Garfield County, Utah, United States, along Utah Scenic Byway 12. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 818.The town was named after Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Franciscan missionary and the first European explorer in the region... |
Short-term coeducational therapy program licensed as a residential treatment center and located on a working cattle ranch. Enrolls ages 12 to 18. | |
| Youth Care of Utah | Draper, Utah Draper, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah Counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people . Its population in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the 2000 census... |
Residential treatment center with enrollment limited to 14 students ages 11-18. Provides mental health and chemical dependency diagnosis. | The death of a male student in June 2007 led to a state investigation that could lead to a license suspension.Center for Troubled Youth Could Have Its License Suspended, 5ksl TV, ksl.com, August 31, 2007 In March 2011, Aspen announced that it was consolidating the Youth Care program into its Island View operation. |
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| Programs | Location | Description | Notes |
| Wellspring Academies (formerly Academy of the Sierras) | Reedley, California Reedley, California Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Reedley is located east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 348 feet . The population at the 2010 census was 24,194. Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation. The city is dubbed as... and Brevard, North Carolina Brevard, North Carolina Brevard is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 population estimate by the United States Census Bureau was 6,643. It is the county seat of Transylvania County.... |
Year-round boarding schools for overweight or obese teens | The diet has been criticized by some lay observers.Jimmi Moore, Extreme Low-Fat Farm Abusing Obese Kids and Chicago Tribune, Losing weight in a boarding-school setting |
| Wellspring New York | Adirondack Mountains Adirondack Mountains The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties.... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
Weight loss program for women ages 12-24. | |
| Wellspring Adventure Camp North Carolina | Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most... , North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... |
Co-ed program for ages 11-17. | |
| Wellspring Adventure Camp California | Sierra Nevada Mountains, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Co-ed outdoor program for teens aged 11-18. | |
| Wellspring Texas | Hill Country, TX | Co-ed weight loss program for teens aged 12-17. | |
| Wellspring Wisconsin | Platteville, WI | Co-ed weight loss program for teens aged 12-18. | |
| Wellspring Hawaii | Big Island of Hawaii | Co-ed weight loss program for teens aged 13-18. | |
| Wellspring Family Camp | Pinehurst Resort, NC | Weight loss program for children aged 5-14 and their parents. One- or two-week sessions available. | |
| Wellspring UK | Lake District of Northern England | Co-ed weight loss program for teens aged 12-18. | |
| Wellspring Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Co-ed weight loss program for teens aged 12-18. | |
In news and popular culture
Several Aspen Educational Group programs have been featured in the media:- An article in the UK Sunday Mirror described the experiences of a teenage girl from England who attended Aspen Achievement Academy.
- The BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television series "I Know What You Ate Last Summer" featured six obese teenagers attending Wellspring in California.
- The British TV documentary Britain's Youngest Boozers, broadcast October 25, 2005 featured the Aspen program SUWS of the Carolinas.
- Aspen Achievement Academy was featured in the third episode (February 8, 2006) and SUWS in the fourth episode (October 4, 2006) of the UK reality TV show Brat CampBrat CampBrat Camp is a reality TV show.The first season, featuring RedCliff Ascent, won an International Emmy. Subsequent seasons saw declining viewership. The American version of Brat Camp was cancelled after its one-season run, but is being aired in Canada on Slice as of early 2007...
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- SageWalk (not yet owned by Aspen when aired) was featured in the American version of Brat Camp.These kids face harsh reality (The Boston Globe)
- Aspen Education programs have been featured multiple times on the Dr. PhilDr. Phil (TV series)Dr. Phil is a reality/talk television show hosted by Phil McGraw. After McGraw's success with his segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil debuted on September 16, 2002...
show in the United States.
- Passages to Recovery and NorthStar Center were featured on A&E Television Network's documentary series "InterventionIntervention (TV series)Intervention is an American television program about the realities facing addicts of many kinds.Each program follows one or two participants, each of whom has an addiction or other mentally and/or physically damaging problem and believes that they are being filmed for a documentary on their problem...
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