FOREST FOR THE TREES

The Truth About Wilderness Therapy

aN IN-DEPTH documentary

Forest for the Trees: The Truth About Wilderness Therapy is an upcoming feature-length documentary that, for the very first time, explores the history of this often-misunderstood industry, the successes and tragedies, and uncovers the facts about its true impact on young people's lives today.

With exclusive access to Wilderness Programs in the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia and the desert mountain landscape of Utah, Forest for the Trees seeks to unravel decades of fact and fiction about outdoor behavioral health, and explores what drives an industry often clouded in controversy.

real STORIES

This in-depth documentary shares the stories of families who have been positively and negatively impacted by this often-misunderstood industry.

One powerful example is the true story of the McCord family's journey through addiction, the near-death overdose of their son Carson, and his life-changing experience with Wilderness Therapy.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS

For the first time ever, our producing team has been granted exclusive access to top Outdoor Behavioral Health (OBH) and Wilderness Therapy organizations. This allows us to bring to the world never-before-seen, factual sightlines into an industry that is often painted with sensationalized half-truths and misinformation.

From a behind-the-scenes interviews with leaders, counselors, therapists, and field staff, to hearing directly from students going through the process, we will be able to finally tell the true stories surrounding this industry.

UNBIASED INTERVIEWS

To get to the truth, we are uncovering the good and the bad. From transformed families to lives lost too soon, and from successes to tragedies, the world will finally get the facts about this often-misunderstood solution to the many addiction and mental health issues plaguing our youth today.

Never-before-seen interviews wtih:

MEET THE TEAM

Our documentary team includes award-winning filmmakers, directors, and writers, along with professionals from the mental health industry, and Wilderness Therapy historians who have dedicated their lives to understanding Outdoor Behavioral Health.

Each of us has chosen to be part of this project because of our personal experiences with loved ones struggling with addiction, anxiety, suicidal ideations, and even death. We will cut through the sensationalized drama that has clouded this solution for decades so that families can make an informed decision about choosing Wilderness Therapy – especially when they've exhausted all other options to save a child's life.

Dawn McCord
Executive Producer

Vince Dixon
Producer & Co-Director

Mark Strauss
Producer & Co-Director

Christopher Wells
Producer

Dr. Will White
Executive Producer

Catherine Dal Canto
Line Producer