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Mental
health
treatment
for
minors
was
absolute
garbage.
It
was
like
a
prison,
but
maybe
a
bit
worse.
We
were
practically
unsupervised,
but
at
the
same
time
we
couldn't
do
anything!
Immediately
upon
arriving
at
two
in
the
morning,
I
was
strip
searched
in
front
of
two
people.
One
of
them
wasn't
even
a
professional,
she
was
a
cleaning
lady.
It
was
humiliating
and
uncomfortable,
and
they
didn't
even
let
me
bring
a
stuffed
animal.
I
was
put
in
a
hospital
gown
and
given
uncomfortable
pants
until
my
parents
could
bring
me
something
else.
The
staff
did
nothing,
all
the
care
was
just
art
and
music-
it
was
fun,
but
didn't
solve
the
problem.
When
I
was
there,
I
saw
about
three
kids
get
sedated
after
they
had
meltdowns.
They
attempted
punching
the
staff,
I
saw
people
get
forced
to
the
ground
and
held
down
by
their
necks.
We
wanted
to
file
a
complaint
for
excessive
force,
and
we
sat
in
the
hallway
to
make
sure
the
guy
getting
restrained
didn't
get
killed.
We
were
threatened
if
we
didn't
go
back
to
our
rooms,
as
they
didn't
want
us
to
get
them
in
trouble,
probably.
One
of
the
restrained
and
sedated
kids
was
tied
down
to
a
bed,
and
ended
up
vomiting
and
soiling
himself
because
the
staff
refused
to
untie
him.
Everyone
had
at
least
two
panic
attacks
while
there.
The
put
the
kids
with
anxiety,
depression,
and
suicide
attempts
in
with
the
kids
(almost
adults,
too)
who
were
there
for
anger
issues,
severe
behavioral
problems,
and
drug
addictions.
The
psychs
were
inattentive
and
it
seemed
like
they
just
wanted
to
leave.
They
didn't
listen.
We
weren't
allowed
to
call
anyone
aside
from
nuclear
family,
and
would
be
yelled
at
if
the
call
lasted
more
than
a
few
minutes.
We
were
isolated
and
treated
like
we
had
done
something
absolutely
horrible.
It
was
basically
a
breeding
ground
for
more
mental
problems.
Total
textbook
abusive
asylum.
Showering
was
my
only
escape,
and
even
then
it
was
difficult
to
do
so
because
the
shower
and
the
bathroom
were
both
absolutely
filthy!
I
woke
up
with
bruises
I
didn't
remember.
I
felt
like
I
was
in
a
horrible
trance
the
entire
time.
You
got
in
trouble
for
sleeping
in
too
late
(even
if
you
were
admitted
at
three
in
the
morning,
like
I
was.)
Only
good
part
is
that
they
let
you
take
whatever
you
wanted
from
the
fridge.
I
had
fifty
cartons
of
milk.
DO
NOT
SEND
YOUR
LOVED
ONES
HERE.
IT
IS
A
HORRIBLE
PLACE
AND
DOES
ALMOST
NOTHING
TO
KEEP
YOU
FROM
COMMITTING
SUICIDE.
They
left
the
closet
door
in
our
room
unlocked,
and
there
were
things
like
shoelaces,
guitars,
stuff
that
could
easily
be
used
as
a
weapon
in
there.
Avoid
Bournewood
at
all
costs.
It
was
unprofessional,
unhelpful,
chaotic,
violent,
and
the
staff
were
hardly
trained.
It
deserves
0
stars.
I
felt
alone
and
scared
and
even
worse
upon
leaving.
I
had
to
trick
the
psych
into
letting
me
out,
because
they
wouldn't
accept,
"I
don't
want
to
be
here,
this
place
hasn't
helped
me
at
all"
for
an
answer.
It
has
taken
me
a
long
time
to
be
able
to
write
a
review,
as
I
had
avoided
talking
about
it
because
I
didn't
want
to
relive
it.
Again,
Do
Not
Go
To
Bournewood.
P.S,
the
food
was
absolutely
awful.
Worse
than
a
school
cafeteria.
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