Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities

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Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring…

The hotel heiress has said that she suffered mental and physical abuse as a teenager at a boarding school in Utah.state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities.

She added: “I will fight until every child is safe and keep shining my huge spotlight on these abuses.” In 2021, her testimony about her experience at Utah's Provo Canyon School helped pass a bill to impose stricter oversight over youth treatment centers in the state. Hilton has also traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate for federal reforms and helped changed laws to protect minors in at least eight states. Earlier this month, she spoke in support of boys sent to a private school for troubled teens in Jamaica.

 

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