In a Sept. 28 article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Rochelle Bennett said she was inspired by her son's experience at an American wilderness camp. Her 16-year-old son was in treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.
They put over 200 kids a year through their program, Bennett told the Herald. The thing that stuck in my mind was when the kids and the staff were out in the wilderness, they came back to a place where everything was totally organized. The infrastructure really stood out.
Bennett plans to call her program"The Hero's Journey for Treatment Wilderness, Australia." It will serve youth (ages 13 to 21) who have emotional and behavioral problems.
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