1/5 Gabrielle M. 10 months ago on Google
Unfortunately
my
son
was
referred
to
this
program
twice.
Last
fall,
and
this
summer.
Last
fall
he
did
amazing,
the
staff
was
amazing,
they
were
so
kind
and
supportive
and
gentle
with
the
kids.
My
son
put
in
so
much
effort
and
I
saw
so
much
change.
Sadly
no
one
listened
to
me
when
I
said
he
needed
to
stay
longer
and
he
was
discharged.
I
will
never
understand
why
this
level
specifically
of
mental
health
care
is
not
offered
for
an
extended
amount
of
time
without
the
child
being
a
danger
to
themselves
or
others.
Our
second
time
around
was
a
disaster.
A
DISASTER.
My
son
was
placed
with
older
teens
when
he
himself
is
not
even
a
teen
yet,
kids
were
able
to
sneak
in
vapes
nicotine
and
thc
and
what
ever
else
that
my
son
was
able
to
access.
THREE
weeks
in
we
had
our
first
family
session,
after
ZERO
communication
from
staff
members
other
than
to
communicate
his
drug
test
results.
There
was
no
phone
call
to
me
in
the
beginning
to
talk
in
depth
about
what
has
been
going
on.
His
intake
appointment
was
rushed
because
they
had
to
start
the
program
for
the
day.
It
was
sloppy,
the
entire
thing
was
sloppy
and
it
was
clear
from
day
1
that
these
kids
are
not
their
priority.
They
put
my
son
on
a
behavior
contract
immediately
due
to
something
he
hadn’t
done
for
over
10
days
prior
to
his
arrival
at
the
program.
How
does
that
make
sense?
Oh
and
vaping
nicotine
will
set
you
on
the
path
to
substance
abuse/rehab
referrals
and
discharge
from
the
mental
health
program
(you
know,
the
program
that
was
decided
your
child
literally
needs?
But
ok)
While
it
is
not
OK
healthy
legal
nor
appropriate
for
minors
to
vape
nicotine,
it’s
not
a
way
to
get
high,
to
numb
yourself,
to
escape
reality
etc.
Ultimately
when
his
behavioral
issues
presented
themselves
to
them,
blurting
out
answers
and
one
day
refusing
to
cooperate
in
a
group
session
he
was
discharged
from
the
program.
What
a
joke.
These
kids
come
to
you
for
help,
it’s
your
job
that
you
signed
up
for
to
help
them
WORK
THROUGH
and
give
tools
to
change
these
behaviors
during
the
time
they
are
in
your
program.
Not
send
them
home
and
discharge
them
because
their
behavior
is
inconvenient
for
you.
I
held
this
program
in
such
high
regard,
but
these
new
people
have
taken
something
truly
helpful
and
special
and
run
it
into
the
ground.
I
will
never
recommend
this
program
again
to
anyone
whose
children
are
struggling.
I
hope
a
staff
change
comes
again
soon
and
the
program
can
get
back
to
what
it’s
meant
to
be
so
these
kids
can
get
the
care
they
desperately
need
and
deserve.