Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors
308: The Evolution of Wilderness Therapy: L. Jay Mitchell, SUWS, and the Early Days of Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Treatment
This episode revisits an interview with L. Jay Mitchell, founder of SUWS, discussing the early development of wilderness therapy. It covers his personal journey, the founding of SUWS in the 1980s, and reflections on the factors contributing to change in young people.