Logan River Academy Llc Review

This institution uses physically and emotionally abusive techniques on minors. Couple that with strong mormon overtones and you get a pretty good picture of how evil this school is. These people honestly need to be investigated.
Edit: I make these claims from personal experience. As a minor, I was assaulted by an adult male in the employee of Logan River Academy. This individual looked me in the eye and said, "all I have to do is tell them you were going to hurt yourself." He then crossed the room and began to beat my into the wall. When my parents visited me they immediately removed me from the facility because they could see how unsafe this place was. Logan River Academy is not a safe place for children, trust me. Furthermore, the therapy received was impersonal and wholly ineffective.
Being in Utah, much of the staff is mormon. This belief affects how they perceive right and wrong.
This edit was in response to Logan river Academy calling me a liar. I was the one receiving bad therapy. I was the one spending weeks in devo for bleeding on the walls they smeared me into. I was the one being force fed psychiatric medications that only made my problems worse. Logan River Academy is not to be trusted.

This is a well established program that has caring people available 24/7 to work the students.

I love all the negative reviews.. Almost as good of a laugh as the sugar free gummy bears reviews on amazon!! I worked at LRA for several years and can honestly say that the students are treated very fairly. When students are belligerent and physically aggressive, they are dealt with in the most respectful and humane ways possible. At the same time, there must be elements of discipline and consequences when students act violently. Clearly, the staff will not allow a student to cause harm to themselves, another students, staff or property, and sometimes are forced to use physical means of intervention to stop destructive behavior. When students act responsibly and make an effort to achieve their treatment goals, they are greatly rewarded. Even minimal effort will afford students many privileges including most all things kids do at home. ie, video games, TV, ipod, social activities, junk food, off campus trips to concerts, movies, fairs, etc.. The point though is they MUST earn those things through appropriate behavior. Anyone who says their kid was abused or mistreated is simply misinformed. If you don't want your kid to learn how to properly function in society DON"T SEND THEM TO TREATMENT!! Plain and simple. Logan River Academy is a fantastic facility, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone whose kids struggle with behavior and/or drug problems, or anything like that.

I may be a kid, but I actually been here, I seen it all and I know the difference between right and wrong

this is not a bad place its your choice if its going to be good or bad so when you where their you probable got in trouble and they had to punish you but YOU are over reacting about it grow up and stop living in the past

Logan River's program saved my daughter who has been there for over a year now. She has made up almost her entire high school (walking in as a sophomore with only half of a freshman credit), knows now how to manage her anxiety in a healthy and constructive way, and the staff is awesome to work with. She will be 18 soon and I am grateful that they now have a transition program to help her with life skills, job skills, etc. She is now the beautiful, smart, young woman we knew she could be. This would not have happened if we had not sent her there. She would likely have ODd on drugs or run away again, going to school was not even an option - that's how bad it was before Logan River. When her school district recommended placement at LRA, I had read the bad reviews initially and was concerned. But they had placed one other child there with success and insisted that this was the right placement. They were absolutely right! We are so proud of her for all her progress and are looking forward to her coming home. Thank you LRA!

Our son, then daughter, went to Logan River Academy. LRA was a great match for their special needs. Overall, the facilty is very nice and the level of care excellent. As a parent, choosing a residential program is very very difficult. The abundance of communication from the therapist, nurse, and school helped to alleviate some of the daily worry that may occur when a child is in placement. Our children's therapists were very responsive to any questions or concerns we had and spent quality time with us in family therapy. Over the several years we were involved with LRA we observed how they not only maintained a wonderful program but chose to make continual improvements benefiting both student and parent.

Torture and isolation (as well as child abuse) are not how we teach and rehabilitate troubled children. Destroying children for a profit is wrong, and this institution should be shut down for its abuses.

I work at LRA, and working with these kids has been life changing for me. This program currently has staff that really care about all the kids in the program and want to make this the best experience for everyone. It s great at working with individual problem and working around issues.
The therapists (i work with the female program specifically) work really hard to work with everyone and put so much time into each persons treatment. I love Logan river and have personally seen the change (good change) it has brought to students lives. Watching a student discharge is so bitter/sweet, as i love getting to know them here, but it s so happy to see students be able to return home happier and healthier and with healthy coping skills and therapeutic skills to help at home or a new school setting.

I met a lovely young man who is a student at Logan River Academy on a flight from NWA. He spoke highly of the school and his behavior and social interactions were a wonder tribute to the quality education this school provides.

My daughter has attended this program for a year now. The change is AMAZING! She will graduate high school in January. That would have never happened has she stayed home. She was OUT OF CONTROL and now She is a different child. No one wants to leave home or be forced to get themselves clean, follow rules etc. These are kids who need help and refused or were unable to get themselves on track.. They get all the benchmark therapy treatments that we recommended for my child. They also do group and sobriety work as well. The police, doctor , social workers stated this was our only option left. People have left reviews about this being a traumatic program... Jail would have been much more traumatic. I was in fear for her life. I looked at many other programs. This one took girls with PTSD which was another hurdle on the mountain of problems we faced. She will not leave with a guarantee, or never have problems.... that's why they call it recovery. The special ed dept at her current school is shocked with her progress. She will leave with skills, her diploma, a year of sobriety and 52 weeks of therapy as well as a parent who will FOREVER be grateful.

I went to maple rise academy which is a branch of Logan river for the girls for around a year. Looking back it was one of the best experiences of my life. The attentive and helpful nature of the staff to our mental health and well-being was tremendous. We were very well taken care of and entertained. We had miniature horses in the barn and a dog in the house. I cannot express how important the bonding and relationship with these animals improved my mental state. We were taught to respect those around us, how to manage and cope with our stressors, and how to gain self respect. Among that we were taught basics of life such as cooking, cleaning up, and basic financial skills and management. As far as the academics school myself and those around me thrived and were given proper tools and time allocations to complete our work in class and outside. The regular therapeutic sessions with a licensed therapist were regular and very helpful. Along with therapist sessions we also had visits with clinical psychiatrists to address medication needs and we were prescribed medication as needed. On top of that we had group therapy and whenever we were feeling down we could talk to our staff members and they would lend an ear. We also had trained medical professionals to see Incase any medical problems should arise. I can go on and on about the love and care we received. I can understand why some people could be apprehensive to put their children in a private school. I can also understand if can be a difficult adjustment for the child. Once adjustment is made it is an opportunity of a lifetime for growth. I can personally attest that this was the defining moment for me to change my life. I wish I would have stayed longer, there was much more to learn! I d like to thank Logan river and the amazing staff for this opportunity. Cheers!

I have seen first hand the positive impact Logan River Academy can make in a kid s life. The therapy, school and day to day staff are great and take an personal interest in the child s development and goals.

My daughter was at LRA for a little under a year after being at another facility in Utah for a couple of months. Hands down LRA is top notch! LRA really helped our daughter who had been struggling for years and we were losing hope after trying several ways to help her. KJ and Sean were amazing to work with, as were the teachers and staff at the house. I still keep in touch with them today and my daughter left there over 3 years ago and my daughter keeps in touch with some of the staff she has as well! If I had known about this place sooner, I would have had my daughter go sooner! LRA is really a hidden gem. You have to go visit to see it for yourself, they really are a great program. Thank you for all you did for our family.

Logan River Academy basically saved my daughter's life. She never ever experienced "solitary confinement". I do know the kids would have a time out and Read. What did she learn? How to cope. She learned how to get back to basic self care when we could not do it on our own with her depression. The staff, teachers, therapists, location and facility were beautiful. Loved it!!! She said it saved her life too and has thanked me. In the beginning she was not happy. In the end--she didn't want to leave.

my friend is currently enrolled in the academy and posted o Facebook a cry for help and i do not see how anything can be done and i do not believe that his parents sent him there.

While some students at Logan River Academy originally struggle to form positive and healthy relationships with authority figures upon arrival, it is clear that the staff, therapists, and teachers care an immense amount. These relationships help students form trust, allowing them to open up and start the treatment they need. It is clear that one main focus amongst the staff and therapists at Logan River Academy is to keep students safe taking time to process with students in distress, or mentor students in order to understand them better are staples at the institution. At Logan River, students work directly with staff who are directly affiliated with the university, who encourage students to attend education after high school. They meet other students from other locations and form friendships and bonds by way of shared life experiences and common interests.
Staff work hard to talk to students, maintain healthy boundaries, and remind them of their self-worth so that they have great success when they leave.

If you are a skeptical parent reading this review, I can assure you that if you truly feel your child needs treatment, there are fewer places I would recommend higher than Logan River. In my personal experience, I can guarantee that whether your child hits, yells at, spits on, or attempts to harm a staff member, teacher, or therapist, they will still come back the next day ready and willing to help your student. Staff and therapists who work at Logan River Academy do so out of pure love, compassion, and hope that they can make even a small difference that will help the future generation of this country succeed.

As an instructor at the University in Logan, I can say that I would warmly welcome any student from Logan River into my class, and I would do so with the most confidence in their ability to succeed due in part to the tools for learning, living and maintaining healthy relationships that they receive at Logan River.

After reading through the reviews, it's interesting to me that most of the kids whose reviews were negative decided to write them on fake accounts where they could hide their identity, while those former students who loved their experience wrote with full disclosure of who they were. Just throwing that out there. For full disclosure, I'm writing this on my wife's account so that I don't have to log out of the fifteen google accounts on my computer; my name is Ben Phillips, and I worked at LRA for over three years; I quit a year ago because my own business took off.

I'm very aware of the negative press LRA has gotten, particularly from disgruntled students. I was grateful for the opportunity I had to work there, particularly because of the lives of the young men that I was able to positively impact. I'm not going to deny that sometimes staff made mistakes. When they did, they were reprimanded, and if warranted, they were fired. The management team is excellent, and I can say from experience that they have the best interests of the youth at heart. I met some of the best men and women I know there. As far as the supposed abuse that goes on there, it doesn't exist. There is a system in place which gives students a set of basic rights that they always have, and a set of privileges which they can earn. If they choose to engage in activities which are against the rules, they lose those privileges. It's very much like actual life, which I frequently pointed out to the students I worked with; except that if they choose to break the rules in life outside LRA, they will be arrested, rather than sent to time out, so to speak. I frequently listened to students complain that their "rights" were being stripped because we did not allow them to play video games all day, because they weren't allowed to use vulgar language, or display drug paraphernalia, or watch graphically violent movies (R- rated movies). I saw students complain that the cigarettes and knife they tried to smuggle onto the campus were confiscated, or that they weren't allowed to wear combat boots. Those are the kinds of "rights" that were violated. Of the ones who rebelled against the rules (there were only a handful during my entire time there), and treated them as unfair or as a joke, I have seen several end up in jail shortly after leaving LRA. Of those who were willing to work on their own issues (which was most of them), I have seen many move on to become successful members of society and members of their families; none of those who decided to buy in have had legal problems, as far as I am aware. The system was modified a few years ago to be as physically hands-off as possible while still ensuring the safety of the students and staff. The only time staff intervene physically is when a student is threatening their own or someone else's safety.

The best place for a child is almost always in their own home. If that is not an option, and helping them resolve their issues so that they can return home is your top concern, LRA is one of the best alternatives you will find.

I have a very good friend's brother that went to LRA and was appalled to hear about the abuses about he and other teens being put in solitary confinement and being isolated away from any family and friends that would be able to get them out.

No parent should put their child's safety and well being in the hands of these reprehensible, heartless people.

Don't send your children here! I was a student here a few years ago and I was abused by staff and drugged by the quack shrink/owner.

This place needs to be shut down ASAP! Torturing kids is not rehabilitation.

Logan River took excellent care of my son. They are easy to work with and made a tough situation better. We are so pleased with the results and the success my son has achieved! Excellent staff and support. I highly recommend Logan River to any family needing assistance. 5 star service all around.

Due to my review being quite extensive, it exceeded the allowable text. So I attached my written review under photos - pages 1-2. If you are seriously considering an RTC as an option, my review is worth the read.

First And Foremost I Was Once A Student At (LRA) Logan River Academy
I had a very positive experience at (LRA) Logan River Academy the Residential Staff treated me with courtesy, respect, and humility...The Teaching Staff cared beyond measure...I remember everyone fondly the building was always being destroyed but we had Lincoln there to fix it...If You Currently Or Have Formerly Worked At (LRA) Logan River Academy I Want To Personally Thank You From My Family And I... I will personally go to bat about the credibility and distinction that this (RTC) Residential Treatment Center and School has earned and achieved...I wouldn't be half the person I am today without my teachers, therapists, and staff. Once Again...Thank You, To All Current & Former (LRA) Staff Members!!!
While this one comment by the person going by the alias of Edward Davids "if you take a tour and you just think all the kids are super nice its probably due to the fact that kids are bribed to give really positive tours, and if kids who aren't giving the tour talk to the people on the tour, they'll get a major infraction immediately."
Sincerely,
John "Jeb" Edward Branch II

When many of the people who have been through a "school's" program refer to themselves as survivors of the program, you know it is bad.

I look forward to recommending Logan River to more families, as it s an excellent program.

Logan River Academy has retained Marty Collins of Page 1 marketing to post fake reviews about themselves

When I toured Logan River Academy, it appears to be clean and there are nice classrooms and administrative offices. What they didn't show me on my tour though was the rooms they use for detention and solitary confinement. Apparently you have to know about them and ask to see them. They administer different levels of punishment. The first level is called devo , which is a euphemism for detention. In devo , kids are not allowed to draw, do homework, or move their legs. The increment of time in devo is at least one hour at a time, with no maximum. At the time my brother was pulled from the school, he had 4,000 hours he had left to work off. The next level of psychological punishment is solitary confinement. They keep the kids in a small cell for the entire day, and if the staff feels like it, they bring a cot into the room so that the kid has to sleep there too. They denied my brother a shower for ten days and when they finally did let him shower, it was brief and only once all the hot water was gone. The worst level of punishment is called physical interventions or P.I s, which sometimes proceed solitary confinement. The directions the staff get are only to use it only when the kids get violent first. My brother confirmed that they used it on him even when he wasn't, and has never been violent. The individual staff member has full discretion to use whatever punishment they want, whenever they want. Going to the bathroom during these punishment periods is considered a privilege at the discretion of the staff. There is no appeals process or outside (federal government) party to oversee what goes on behind closed doors. And the school limits communication to only the parents, once or twice a week, according to the discretion of the therapists . They have no psychologists on staff, and the majority of the staff are therapists in training , meaning they are working on their hours with the goal of being licensed at the end. The school doesn't have to provide any learning achievement data. The organization that they are accredited by, NATSAP, is a membership program, and not a legitimate accreditation institution. When we reported the school to the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Association, and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, they agreed it was horrible, but told us they couldn't pull any licenses because they never actually gave them any to begin with. If I sound bitter, it's because the school charges $7,500 a month (for the year, it totals to more than the tuition of an ivy league), and they kept him in detention for 80% of the eight months he spent there. If they are going to charge those prices they should produce a comparably high level of treatment.

I've worked at Logan River Academy for the past five years and have had a very fulfilling experience during my time here. I have found the therapists, teachers and staff to be in tune with the students' needs and they often go above and beyond to help. The administration cares deeply about the students and has worked hard to create a beautiful and safe living environment for them. If you are looking for a place to help your child, I highly recommend looking at Logan River Academy first!

If you care about the safety of your child don't send them here.

I love this place. Their therapists are amazing. They have qualified and professional staff that communicate wonderfully. I have been way impressed with my experience so far. Thank you for the positive changes.

Don't believe the negative attacks on Logan River Academy !!!!
My daughter has been attending Logan River academy for the past 6 months and I can personally attest that it has made tremendous change and a big difference in her well being , she has not only changed for the better but her grades have also improved in every area . I had the privilege of visiting the school just recently and I must tell you it is located in a beautiful town and ran and operated by the best and nicest professional staff I have ever met . My daughter had a difficult time adjusting in the first few months but since has bought into the program and has completed two levels and I couldn't be happier in the difference this place and it's people have made in her , please if you have a child who needs the help don't pass up this opportunity .

I loved working at Logan River Academy! I was able to form relationships with the girls under my care and truly help them change their lives. My favorite part about working with them was seeing them support each other and have fun together! Though they each had their ups and downs, all of them hold a special place in my heart. My coworkers truly care for the students under our care and we tried our best to make sure that the students had the support they needed for their treatment.

This program offers a great service helping youth and their parents.

Anyone else notice how most of the five star reviews are from people that work there? That just says it all since they re tryna promote their business. Please don t send your kids there, I went there myself. Do your own research on places instead of just talking to people working there, talk to previous students there too. That s what any good parent would do. And don t rely on talking to other kids who are still at Lra because me and the other kids got bribed by the staff to say good things while parents were touring. If we said anything true about the place we d get in trouble. Also they keep taking down bad reviews to cover up. Logan River don t take down my review.

I just left w week ago and they have helped me a lot, and if thins place ever gets shut down, I will reopen it so that other kids and teens can have the experience and knowledge that I have learned. Thank you LRA for giving me my life back! I love you al!!!!

Logan River Academy has all the tools to make a difference for a young person who's going through a difficult time. If you're considering a residential treatment center, I highly recommend LRA. Facility and staff are amazing.

the worst experience in my life. made me want to do drugs even more

My daughter has been going too Logan River Academy for the last year and 5 month's. I can honestly say Logan River academy has saved my daughter's life. Her therapist Josh is amazing! Sean the coordinator believed they can help her and he was absolutely right! My daughter is a different child she has learned coping skills,patient's how too build relationships . Her relationship with her brother is so much stronger now and the respect she has for me is great! I will be forever grateful too everyone at Logan River Academy there program truly does help kid's and they truly care!

I was a student there, it was fine. Don't listen to those supposed "first hand accounts." They are false, the staff there do nothing but care about the students that are entrusted to them.

Logan River is an excellent treatment program. The team there is highly qualified and kids make great strides in their lives with the help of these caring people.

I have worked with the abused from this vile institution where abuse and mental manipulation runs rampant. Anyone who cares for children will A) inform all parents they know about the documented abuse and history of this academy B) join the effort to close this horrific abuse machine down. C) support the survivors with compassion and understanding helping them find alternate help and support groups

This academy alledgedly violates humanitary laws. Double check before sending your kids here.

This place violently tortures innocent kids. They *assume* teens guilty of whatever their accused of (eg by psycho abusive parents), & then they destroy innocent child after innocent child. These places should be illegal.

We petitioned to have my girlfriend's little brother removed from here. They are accused of some pretty terrible things.

Please note that Anonymous is now fighting this school too.

I was a student at Logan River Academy from Sept 2007 to June 2008 after being in a physc hospital in my place of Birth NYC for deppression.
The educational Consultant lied to Me my Parents and staff at the hospital about Logan River Academy.
Once there I was quick.to find out the reality of the situation and the facility.

Yes there was DEVO yes there was Solitary Confinement and yes Phyisical Interventions.
To the grace of my higher power, I was spared the worst of these things but I still today at 30 years old have lasting Scars of emotional pain and Trauma and PTSD from this Treatment Center.
While there I was heavily medicated to the point that I could not breath , I was overly tired and Weak and still was sent to Devo for not being able to Participate in Physical Education.
Then I was abrubtly taken off alot of my medication And went through Serious Withdrawal. Luckely my mom was out visiting and demanded that I be put back on my dosage.

Also I am gay and some not all of the staff were not friendly about that as well as constant abuse and bullying from the other students.

Please there has,to be another way then the method they use as alot of the posts by other students factual identitys or Not are unfourtantly fact.
Please send your beloved children elsewhere as my parents once they knew the truth apologized for the experience that I have had as a 17year old at the time whom has some special needs and is supposedly on the Autism Spectrum.

The ever lasting negative impacts I have as a result of my stay there such as smoking ciggerettes the day I was discharged to the Fear of being taken away again every second of day to struggling worse then before my stay there.

I feel that In my situation I should have been in the hospital longer and more work should have been done before the sent off.

Please do not send you child there
There has to be more research before you make a dicision

Logan River Academy provides great support to kids and families. It provides a safe place for kids to progress and become who they want to be. All employees are dedicated and give 100% to the program including the owners, teachers, therapists, and residential staff.

Logan river academy was a godsend for our family. After everything we tried at home failed, including a year of individual and family therapy we knew we needed help beyond our ability to provide in our home. Almost a year later our son is sober, happy and doing well in school.

I love this place. I have worked in multiple treatment facilities and none of them have come close to LRA. I'm an MSW student at Utah State and have had the opportunity to work with students on both the residential side and clinical side. LRA is very structured and not necessarily an easy program, but easy doesn't always help. Every student gets out what they put into their treatment. The staff and clinical team are always there to hold the students accountable and give them opportunities for growth. I have also been in multiple treatment facilities and can say that compared to those, LRA is much more nice. In my experience in working and being a client in treatment, you only get out what you put in. If a student consistently pushes back then the program is going to be harder. LRA has staff that helps to encourage and empower each student in that change process.

I worked for Logan River Academy for 4 years and really enjoyed seeing the change that occurred with the students in the program. As a part of the program I was enlisted to monitor the students activities while in their units. Each student was given rules to follow and standards to uphold, and many excelled in the program. As with any such program some students fought to undermine the rules, but through extensive training of every staff and the devotion of their therapist the majority of the students began to correct their troubling behavior. The rewards to watch a student progress and grow was a great treasure to behold. Any family considering sending a child to a treatment center should seriously consider Logan River Academy and the wonderful therapists and staff there to help any and all troubled youth.

Logan River Academy fails at even the basics. By placing teenaged children in months of solitary confinement, they're taking action that will predictably lead to the long term trauma and mental disintegration of a child, not any positive end. "They have to learn to follow the rules." They learn nothing in solitary confinement. Leaving children with the effects of trauma from abuse and isolation means they not only didn't make children better, they make them worse, and somehow justify it to themselves. Close Logan River Academy now.

Our daughter is as Apsie (high functioning). She spent almost 2 years at LRA and that is where she received most of her high school education after a disastrous freshman year in various local educational situations. She was a member of the Essence program at LRA. It was hard for her but it was required and she acknowledges it. She's been home for about 6 months now, attending a local private school and is being successful. LRA's staff were kind and worked real hard to assist our daughter in coping with real world disappointments that she was unable to manage at home. Was life at LRA perfect ... of course not. Nor is life perfect now that she's home. That's the way life is for all of us. We believe that LRA probably saved our daughter's life.

Regarding tours ... our daughter was a tour leader during the last 6 months or so of her stay at LRA She was open in answering questions and she certainly wasn't bribed :)

That was our experience. We have no regrets having sent our daughter to LRA and are thankful that we did.

My son is a student at this school, and it has been so great for him! He has grown so much over the last few months. The staff is great as well. We visited in October for a parent seminar, and met everyone. I would really recommend this school- is been a lifesaver for our family.

a false show on a theatrical stage a face or image that will pass rendering this residual specimen little more than a walking hovel hardly fit to house the human spirit at all for the phantoms that haunt this sheltered cocoon only speaks to the side of us that speaks out of turn in an unnatural pause in life where we pretend to be unselfish predecessors to the formality of their benediction where one wanders in empty halls where the formless nature of their parasitic intentions incubates in mind and heart to where we are left to divide the two supposed incommensurable faculties of life and being thrust out into an unknowable void with the false promise of a light at the end of a tunnel where vision is stifled

I am very familiar with this school and know first hand they do excellent work. They are caring professionals who have helped many students and families through difficult circumstances. Their staff are professional and caring. The a vast majority of their students and patrons greatly appreciate their experience with the people there and have experienced great outcomes. Because of the private nature of behavioral health treatment, you won't see a parade of the many people who positively changed their lives through the services received, but there are many. Anyone seriously considering enrolling their child in this or any treatment program needs to speak with the program and with real people who have experience with it and not be persuaded or influenced by the fabricated nonsense you find on the internet.

Excellent, qualified staff. Programs with great power to change lives for the better!

I attended Logan River Academy in 2006. Although I wasn t happy about being sent there at the time, I look back years later and realize how benificial it was for me. The staff there was loving and compassionate. Till this day, I have still kept in a contact with a few of them!

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My son has been at Logan River Academy for 18 months. When we read the reviews, we were very apprehensive about sending him. Fortunately, we had guidance from a placement consultant who places children having problems. Without the assurances from the consultant about LRA, I don t know if we would have sent him there.
During the past 18 months, the staff has been completely helpful with us and very patient with my son, even when he had some serious behavioral issues. I have never felt at any time that his safety was at risk. What I found most reassuring was that the parents that I met at the seminars that LRA offered twice a year felt the same way. Most were also very pleased with the progress that their child had made in the program. My son s 18-month stay is not the norm and he has many difficulties but the staff have really gone out of their way to accommodate him. The academic program also allowed my son to not fall behind which was something very important to both him and my wife and me. Next week my son will be leaving LRA. He still needs some work on managing his behavior but he has made improvements and matured.
Sending your child away from home and placing them in a therapeutic environment is not easy but the extended effort and support that LRA provided my son and my family made a bad situation a little better knowing that we never had to fear for his safety.

I have personally spoken out against this place and will always speak out against any facility that violates human rights and freedom of choice to the extent Logan River Academy does. Let me start off by stating the obvious, no treatment will ever work unless the individual who is being treated wants recovery. It's common sense. Logan River chooses ignore that fact due to the insane amount of profits they receive from families looking for help for their children. They attempt to use a tactic known as behavior modification which in reality is just another way of saying brain-washing. Behavioral modification or brain-washing or whatever you want to call it, is morally and ethically one of the worst things you can do to another human being, especially a kid because of how impressionable they are. By sending their children against their will to faraway treatment centers not only do parents run a severe risk of the program not working and wasting their money, they also run the risk of further worsening the condition of their child when they get home. Many kids come in with drug-related problems, others do not. By mixing those 2 groups together you end up with more drug addicts leaving LRA then coming in. I went there about a decade ago, and can tell you from personal experience Logan River has done nothing but damage me. I have nightmares and flashbacks to this day, of my horrible time spent here. I would liken being in LRA to being in prison. You have little to no contact with the outside world, isolation rooms in a detention area, and corrupt overaggressive power hungry staff members bullying "patients" who are treated more like inmates. Except, unlike prison, instead of being sentenced and given an expected release date, you are left with nothing but uncertainty. Some kids stayed upwards of 3 years. It's a very traumatic experience being locked up not knowing whats going to happen to you.

I have a quote from one of the greatest lawyers of our time Paul Morantz, who fought against this evil industry back in the 70s. " It reasoned that success stories generally had little to do with the programs themselves. It s first example, naturally, as failure, was Synanon, and like Synanon, its clones became the darlings of the media and politicians in election years. The problem of these programs was it was believed it was justified to use any means, denying human and civil rights and treating people who didn t need treatment; all this done without any proof that behavior modification programs ever worked. Further, it is foolish to treat all persons in the same manner. Neither AA, Synanon, or those that followed, were based on any scientific studies. Rather, the organizations said they worked, so people believed it." Paul almost lost his life when one of these organizations, a similar in fact the so-called grandfather program to LRA, attempted to kill him by putting a derattled Rattlesnake in his mailbox for trying to expose the horrors of what went on there.

This isn t my real name. I didn t feel comfortable using it out of fear of what others would think. Awhile ago, I was sent to Logan River and was there for over a year. Being there declined the progress I could ve made if I was learning skills in the real world. They didn t teach me how to function in life or any life skills that I should ve learned to be an adult (taxes, paying rent, job applications, interviews, applying for colleges, etc). In the outside world, we could ve learned, so we wouldn t be completely stuck as adults. Instead, they score you on your behavior every day. The kids with higher scores get praised, while the kids with lower scores honestly get trashed on. They determine your discharge date based on phases, which is a large stack of paperwork which determines as well as your score, if you can move up a phase. If some staff disliked a student for whatever reason, they will purposefully give them bad scores because they don t like them, even if the student had a perfect day! This is considered behavior modification, NOT THERAPY. Behavior modification has proven to be ineffective and even to cause more harm than good in the long run. Therapy is supposed to teach you how to love yourself, to work through your past traumas so you can be fulfilled and genuinely happy with your life. It s supposed to help YOU figure out who YOU are and want to be, not what they want you to be. It s not supposed to put you down as a person like Logan River does. I noticed while I was there that they try and change your personal opinions, values, and goals, to theirs. Teens should learn to figure them out for themselves. Besides that, most of everyone who works there are Mormons. I m not the type to judge based off religion, but Mormons have extremely strict rules, which they tried to impose on us. We were not allowed to talk about politics, religion, or boys. We weren t allowed to talk to or look at the boys and if any of us did, we would get in trouble. I have zero doubts that was discrimination. If any of us swore on accident even if we stepped on something and it hurt, we got in trouble. I was falsely accused of a lot of things throughout my stay there and couldn t even negotiate my way out, or else I d get in even more trouble, so I felt like I had to just keep to myself, keep my opinions to myself, even though I have a right to my own opinion, keep my head down, and do everything I can to get their approval, even if I didn t agree with it. It was exhausting trying so hard to get them to like me, but I knew I had to do it so I could get out and finally be happy as I deserve to. I ve since learned that the only persons approval I need is my own. If I am happy of the person I am and the decisions I am making, that s what matters. Logan River destroyed my confidence in a lot of ways, and I ve been working hard to gain that back. Being there made me feel weak, because I couldn t do anything, so I felt helpless. On top of that, the staff they hire are all in their early 20s, and most of them have no experience or knowledge on how to treat teens. I don t think that mattered to them. Logan River makes a ton of money each year, which is why they continue to try and make the students stay there as long as possible by convincing the parents that it s best. Some people were even there as long as 3 years. Nobody should have to go through that. I met a lot of students who were there just to finish school, and didn t even have any issues, but they will take whoever they can so they can get more money. Not only are most people that work there ignorant, but so many of them were mean. I would lay in bed at night, or be close by and actually hear them saying awful things about me and other students. Hearing some of the things they said hurt me a lot. Looking at the reviews, most of the 5 star ones are from staff that work there, not people who actually experienced it. They re most likely trying to raise the score to get more money. Don t send your kids there. I just don t want anyone to go through what I went through.

I arrived on August 3,2009 at age 14 1/2 at Logan River academy about 9 years ago. The first couple months were rough but overall I had a great experience here with memories that will last a life time. In August 2010 when I was 15 We went rafting Down a river in Idaho. camping in Moab I can still picture it in my head camping in Moab watching shooting stars at night in the dark sky. We had activities on Saturday off campus activities movie theaters, burger joints, hiking, ice cream shops, buffets, lots of fun off campus activities to do around Logan. As long as you behave yourself and do what was expected of you there was no issues. The cafeteria food was great except for the Italian and Mexican food I didn t care for other than that fine. We had dogs I took care of at LRA. Very sweet chocolate labs we had. Therapy dogs. Saturday and Sunday morning we had talk time wich was games and activities to do. Every one has a pocket radio as a privilege cache valley had a lot of good radio station to choose from.
This is a wonderful place as I remember I could not have been more happyier in my life as I remember it. Until I left I was discharged in 2011 April at age 16. I went home to find out all my old friends at home had forgotten about me and didn t want anything to do with me anymore. My parents literally put a choke collar on me and wouldn t let me leave the yard. I had more freedom at Logan River academy then at home.
I had friends there both staff and students I felt at home there. Now I know some people may disagree with me some people may say that this was the worst thing that ever happened to them. They mabe how I felt about this place at first but after a while you won t wanna leave. As long as you obey and don t break there rules you are perfectly fine. But if you disobey there are consequences class 1 class II You run it s a class V. You get three class twos you trend to a class III. You must go to development to serve it off. Pure discipline
Cannot thank the staff at Logan River Academy enough. Especially Sean Maynard and Matt Erickson my two therapists. Who worked with me till the very end.

Very traumatizing, please reach out to former students before you go through what I went through there

We give Logan River Academy the highest ratings and reviews possible. From the owners to the admissions staff to the clinical staff to the educational staff to the residential staff we consistently encountered professional, caring and competent individuals who were committed to helping the students and families in a wide variety of ways. Out son attended Logan River Academy and made significant progress in his social, emotional and educational development. We would recommend this treatment center to anyone giving it some consideration.

They punished me and my followers for saying my name..

As an educator and mother, I have high expectations and standards for the the direction of youth. Logan River Academy is a beautiful place that puts education and student growth first. I have seen countless students come to LRA with every aspect of their life in opposition to their own success. By the time they leave the school, they are on track for high achievement in education and in life.
This school works to teach students necessary life skills and coping mechanisms to combat unfortunate circumstances. Students who attend Logan River Academy leave prepared to accomplish high-reaching goals that they, and their families, could not have dreamed for them before their time there.
As a mother, I would not hesitate to send my child to Logan River Academy if the need ever arose. I would know that my child was being well-cared for and pushed to make the growth that was personally necessary to him.

Logan river was a insitiution full of physical, verbal and mental abuse, I went there over 5 years ago and am still suffering from the trauma that I had to undergo during my stay there . If you swear 3 times your forced to sir in "devo" which is a hot attic where your are forced to sit without communication for several hours a day. I also had to undergo several overly physically abusive restraints while there. I would never send Simone I cared about there let alone my worst enemy. Some of the staff there such as my therapist krys oyler were amazing and helped me a lot but it was not enough with some of the other staff whose only goal was to break you and read you down. J hope that the good people who work there find a job in an institution that works hard to cure people's issues instead of making them worse

I spent 9 1/2 months here when I was 15/16 years old. The Program is dark,corrupt and shady like a bad prison system. I spent many weeks in "devo," sitting in a chair, unable to move, stretch, speak or use the restroom from 9 AM - 9 PM. I fought it for awhile only to realize the only way I would ever leave that place was if I "faked it till I made it." I met some good people (students mostly) there but overall LRA is a scam and has no real psychiatric, educational, or behavioral benefit.

Such an amazing place! I ve been here as a staff for about nine months now and love it. The therapists are amazing and the teachers are incredible. You can t help but get so excited for every single small success that a student makes and you root for them constantly. It is a program made to help you grow and can challenge you but you have so much support every step of the way.

I really never respond to these types of reviews given the unreliability of the content, but for once I must write to say what an Excellent Program Logan River Academy operates. I placed my son there after exhaustive research in the field and an found LRA to be a place full of professionals and caring staff who took a difficult 15 year old boy and turned him into the son I thought I had lost. If not for them his life was destined to life of drugs and sex or even death!
Because of my location in a neighboring State I had the chance to visit often and saw and felt the caring attitude of the entire staff from therapist to teachers to administrators.They cared about my son and I learned a lot from the experience about my own issues and the help we all needed.
Knowing that most of these students are not their by choice the task of creating the right atmosphere is difficult at best and Logan River did that so carefully and well. to hear of some students concerns on these reviews or even siblings shows me the lack of maturity or even personal mental health issues they have along with the fact they are not parents and understand what that experience is truly like.
Keep up the good work Logan River, you saved our Family and I would recommend them without a seconds hesitation!!

Wow. Some of these reviews are interesting to say the least. I was in the very first group of people that went here back in 2000. I was the 3rd or 4th girl to graduate from the program. I was actually the 3rd girl who was there. They only had the one main building then. The boys were on the second floor and girls on the first and school was on the third floor. At the time, when I was 13, of course I hated it. Now being 32 next week, I look back and know that this was a good place for me to be. I cant give you a whole story about every little detail because that would take forever, but if you want to know more, you can always contact me privately. Yes, I did do things there that landed me in trouble a couple times. I had to be put in detention where I had to sit at a desk in a room with one staff member which seemed like all day but who am I to remember times at 13 being my age now, everything felt like an eternity. And I was always allowed to go to the bathroom, when I needed to. I never was left alone, there always was a staff member very close by. I even was not able to be with my parents overnight when they came to visit when I got in trouble once. I did alot of cleaning as well, but now realize that has had a huge positive impact on my life because my mom never taught me how to clean properly, we always had housekeepers for that. The other thing that has impacted me was the fact that there was a somewhat strict dress code, mainly the shirt thing bothered me. After I got home, I never wore a sleeved shirt again, always wore tank tops. Not saying they had to be long sleeves but had to have some kind of sleeves. Other than that, all positive for me. I loved most of the staff and maybe because we were still small and new, it felt very family like and comforting, met alot of cool people very few though I still keep in contact with. Would earn money like allowance and be able to use it on outings, we went on lots of outings the(I think 9 to 11 months) I was there. When I got out, I did pretty well for about 2 years. Ended up getting into alot of bad stuff from about 16 to 19 but that was totally my fault, would not blame LRA for that at all. I think this place definitely helped me, I think without it I would have died a long time ago. I am now a mother of 2 beautiful girls and doing well. Just thought I would share how it was like way back at the beginning. I have so many more memories but dont want to type a whole memoir. Oh by the way, my name is Lindsay Eisenberg, if it doesnt show.

I was a student here a few years back and to be 100% honest it has helped me become who I am now today. At the time I went to Logan River Academy I didn t do very well and I didn t really care much for being in a treatment center so I ran away. When I left LRA to a different program I looked back and thought about everything that the staff had ever told me and I processed it. They teach amazing lessons and life skills that I feel that every teen should have. If you are a kid reading this, take advantage of what they offer here and apply it to your everyday life. It s worth it. If you are a parent looking at sending your child here, do it. It s an amazing places. It s beautiful, the staff are friendly and supportive, it s an interactive program, and it s worth the time your child needs to be away from home to get better.

Wonderful place! I would highly recommend Logan River Academy.

If you are a parent looking for a fantastic place for your child look no further,diregard all of the bad reviews, because im about to tell you how fantstic the MRA/LRA program is. I can tell you now that i know about half of the students that have posted these bad reivews and say that in the begining it was rough but even though they didnt like it and dont't want to admit it they are way better people now. but now here is my storie and view on this program:
My name is Hannah dafferner and I got to LRA/MRA in march of 2013, and it changed me, when I got there I was a broken 15 year old girl, and didn't understand anything going on.I was NOT happy to be there but I needed it, they sat there and talked me down from my screaming, they where patient when i refused to do somthing and there was no real punishment, yes we got consequences and they helped us, I never once saw any of the staff there lay a hand on any of the students, they talked to us, and they never yelled, yeah every so often when there are a bunch of teenage girls in a room they had to raise there voices, but never hurt us they treated us with love and respect.I was there for at least 200 students, i was there for 2 and a half years, and in that time I learned coping skills, they got my meds stabilized and got me back to where I needed to be. I went through all of high school there and the little profile picture is of me and my dad on the day that I got to graduate high school a year and two mothes early and this is after my public school before MRA/LRA program, said I would be a super seinor!!!!!! The staff,teachers and theripist are fantastic, I came from california, but decided to come attend USU to be close to my theripist and the staff I had made friends with.I highly suggest you send your child to this boarding school, you won't regret it and they will end up thanking you like i now thank my parents. THE LRA/MRA PROGRAM SAVED MY LIFE AND IT CAN SAVE YOUR CHILDS LIFE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My experience at LRA was full of anger and hatred toward specific staff that were too eager to help with situations they really had no clue how to deal with. If my parents had not pulled me from this program i would have been they're for 4 more extra months when i didn't need them. I came home and did exactly what i needed to do on a daily basis all because of the program i was in BEFORE LRA. And for the record, my user name is my real name.

they don't do anything when someone takes something of yours on a home visit like as an example some one took my hat and when he got back he admitted it to me so i went and told staff and of course he denied everything and he still go away with it. also they had a breach of confidentiality when a staff member took a picture of some kids in the library and then posted them on a social network

Mistake, mistake, mistake. In my line of work our organization will make recommendations to adolescent youth facilities when needed. A couple of the families we work with eventually sent their child to Logan River Academy. What I've seen on their return hasn't been heartbreaking. Logan River is not a good option.

the only reason i'm giving LRA a 2 star revue instead of a 1 star is because there were a few staff members and like 3 kids that i liked. That being said, the program its self and the school were both awful. Please don't send your kids there. if you take a tour and you just think all the kids are super nice its probably due to the fact that kids are bribed to give really positive tours, and if kids who aren't giving the tour talk to the people on the tour, they'll get a major infraction immediately. in concussion it will most likely be a horrible experience for your child. FYI this is not my real name

PS: if for some reason you do decide to send your kid there don't have them gooned (which means taken from there beds at 2:00 am without telling them) its not a fun experience

Is this a WWASP afliated school? I bet it is managed by a former employee of a school that was closed for abuse and neglect.

I would give this treatment center less than one star if I could. I worked here as a female youth counselor for one year, and I had to quit due to ethical conflicts. I am currently in my PhD program studying psychology, and I was and continue to be appalled at the way the program treats the students. Even by looking at the reviews, you can tell that many students who have been in this program have been traumatized by the experience. Please look for other options in entrusting your loved ones care to others.

The staff and administration are very professional and provide a friendly, positive, and safe learning environment. Highly recommend!

I am 23. I went to LRA when i was around 16-17. Aside from losing all of my school relationships from public education this place is a tragedy. I wasn't a subject of physical abuse I'm a bigger guy and was back then so I assume I was more of a "threat" but the smaller kids were. They would use physical methods before assessing a situation. But i was subject to Devo, a form of solitary confinement which was rated in Hours of devo time. I was subject to this multiple times in varying severity. And it was as if I was under arrest and being controlled and told to act a certain way. This is unhealthy for the growth of a teenager. Teens require guidance not conformity. This kind of "therapy" insights more trauma and hatred. I am 23, graduate of High School and I have a degree...it is not thanks to this place. Please do your own research and watch the testimonials on YouTube. This is not a safe place for a child.

Logan River Academy saved my daughter's life. She was depressed, suicidal and it was very dark for years. Without the help of LRA my daughter honestly would not be alive. The team of teacher's, therapist's and administrator's are truly supportive, insightful and know how to help in a way that only residential treatment will help. I could not have saved my daughter at home in any way shape or form. Hands down, this place is the most amazing place ever. I can not say enough good things about them. My daughter thanks me for sending her there even tho she was not happy about it for some time. She now realizes it saved her!

Interesting how all the reviews here are either 5's or 1's. (I'm curious: How many posts are from the same people using different Google+ accounts?) For those former students who have posted here, did you expect a cruise ship or resort stay? I hope not. As staff, we had some rules to enforce that some kids didn't like. Frankly, for me, it was a pain to enforce some of those rules. Yet, as a teacher, I understood that the rules existed to create a safe environment conducive to learning and teaching.

However, despite the lists of policies, as I taught there from 2008 - 2010 I saw plenty-- P-L-E-N-T-Y-- of kindness and outreach. Every former student who has posted negative comments must surely remember an act (or two or three or ten) of kindness from a staff member. I worked my tail off to let those kids know that 1) I cared about them, and 2) I cared about my work-- in that order. And I know every other staff member did and does the same.

I was at LRA for 7 months a decade ago as a teen. Some things were helpful, particularly just being away from home. That said, a lot went wrong, my first therapist had a breakdown and left, the staff let the LDS kids make fun of me and the other Jewish kids and did nothing when slurs were used in front of them. They also had a policy of bribing the kids to give "positive" tours to prospective parents despite our disdain for the facility while there. I also looked over the staff and was disappointed they have retained the incompetent principal and let go of the two teachers who taught me algebra and really worked with me. The last thing of note is they used force very aggressively while I was there, though I believe that was more on two particular counselors who do not appear to still be working there. This place should be something along the lines of a last resort, if your child is struggling, I would recommend a normal boarding school as half of the programs success comes from getting away from tough family/living situations and the maturity that comes from living with one's peers 24/7. I tell people it was good for me in retrospect because it was, but I don't believe LRA actually had anything in particular that other schools or facilities might not offer. The kicker for me was that my personal therapist who was supposed to be my first line of support refused to act when I went to him for help in regards to the faith based discrimination. I could go on but I don't want to overwork the poor clerk they will send to respond. Best of luck finding the support you need.

Great teachers but the owners are very selfish and want money. Some good staff and a lot of bad staff. My therapist Mont was amazing but a lot weren t.

I would like to point out that all the 5 star reviews are from either staff, or parents. All the 1 star reviews are from people who have actually been there, like myself. Now people, I ask you...
Would you go to a restaurant that the owners said was delicious, was bragged about by the chefs, but everyone who actually went there got sick?
-I think not.
And I rest my case.
Logan River should be burned to the ground with all the staff inside.

Also, I HAD MATT ERICKSON AS A THERAPIST, and he does a terrible job. Hes a solid Mormon, and that should tell you everything alone, considering the Mormons are all idiots led by one idiot-con-man.