Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson recently attempted suicide and has since been in treatment to deal with the bullying and familial stress that may have caused her distress.

There is currently a trial for damages surrounding the death of Michael Jackson.  Dr. Conrad Murray has warned that he will have to "go nuclear" if forced to testify.  Paris Jackson was supposed to testify, but onlookers were concerned about the stress.

Paris was supposedly going to be sent to Diamond Ranch Academy, a Utah residential program.  Later it was reported by Mstarz that Paris Jackson was rejected by a Utah residential program.  That rejection may have been a blessing in disguise for Paris upon further investigation.

According to CAFETY, a group that represents former students of teen residential programs, former students of Diamond Ranch Academy had the following things to say:

"The difference between that place on a regular day and a day when an interested parent thinking about sending their kid to Diamond Ranch or a health inspector came to look around was as different as night and day."

"After a few months I was able to mail my parents, but mail was closely monitored and read, and they ultimately decided if it was sent or not. If you did anything to expose the ranch for what it really was, you were instantly punished and knocked back down on the level system, promising you an even longer and harder stay at the program. Same with phone calls. They were always monitored and you would be instantly cut off if you said anything that could be deemed as 'manipulative.'"

According to Heal Online, a group that represents former students of  teen residential programs, a former student of Diamond Ranch Academy said this about the program's system: "I was stripped of all my possessions except for my shoes and coat. I was told to remove my clothes. My clothes were then searched and I was made to turn around many times, naked, to make sure I had nothing on me. They provided with me a bright orange hoodie and sweat pants. You'd think that the desert is hot all year round. Not in winter. I was told I was to be sent to the first component of the program called "homeless". I was literally homeless. Outside all the time. Breakfast was oats. Not those brown sugary oats you would usually eat for breakfast. It was oats, water, and powdered milk. That's it. That was breakfast every day. Lunch and Dinner were always the same. Either undercooked or burnt rice and a bean called a lentil. That's it. 16 days of freezing winds outside every day. Also the homeless component contained the most rigorous physical training throughout the program. First day I arrived I was to run a mile straight. No walking at all. You walk you'll run longer. I hadn't run more than a few meters in years. First 1/2 a lap I was dying. My chest was burning. Very little oxygen was going into my brain.  My other companions in the component attempted to pep talk me to keep going. They were scolded and made to run more. There was no talking between anyone in this component. I staggered my way another 2 laps before just giving up. In this level of the program you had to pass 14 successful days. I failed my first day for this incident. The rest of this level was filled with 2 work projects a day."

Experts say that the coercive approaches found in troubled teen programs just don't work.  Maia Svalavitz in Time Magazine cites a review of the literature on such programs: "Four decades of research have failed to yield a single clinical trial showing efficacy of confrontational counseling, whereas a number have documented harmful effects, particularly for more vulnerable populations."

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson may have avoided an ordeal by being rejected by a Utah residential program.  In her fragile mental state, Paris Jackson may need a more therapeutic approach than is provided by these programs.

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