Wilderness Adventure Therapy Effects on the Mental Health of Youth Participants, written by mental health professionals Daniel Bowena, James Neilla, and Simon Crisp (2016), is an evaluation of 36 adolescents participating in a ten-week Wilderness Adventure Therapy (WAT) program in Australia. As young adults make up a large clinical population, many interventions are designed for younger children or adults, so this article begins by expressing the need for therapeutic interventions specifically designed for adolescents (Bowena, Neilla, & Crisp, 2016). Bowena et al. (2016) explain how adventure therapy is an example of a more appropriate intervention for adolescents, as it empowers teenage clients through participating in fun and challenging activities, while applying an eclectic therapeutic approach.
