Child & Youth Development Center - Mike Davis PhD

You think your so called "hospital" is good?! Perhaps, your base would be inferior, if the fact your base would be damaged.

I was a patient here when i was 13 nd they wouldn't let me call or see my parents at all i was in there for 12 months until i gt to see my mom nd the staff are harsh really if u have a bad attitude like me they might put there hands on u dont go here its very underrated place is like hell surrounded u

So far my 11 year old has been here since 8/21/20. I can't really relate to the other reviews. The staff has always been VERY respectful to me. Much nicer then these people in Chicago. They are very well mannered. They always have returned my calls in a very timely manner. My daughter seems to be happy overall. She has been aggressive a few times, and I never feel like they have unrealistic discipline.

I also do like that they offer zoom for family therapy. It is much nicer to see people in person. This is coming from a very INVOLVED parent, who has had to move mountains to get her help. She is diagnosed with, oppositional defiant disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, ADHD, and concerned because she lacks remorse. So out of all the hospitals and facilities we have been through for the last 6 years, I m satisfied overall

I'm going to be honest with you this facility is more of a place for children who's parents want to get them out of their face and forget about them.or dhs kids who have no one.if u don't care what happpens to your kid and don't really care about keeping in touch with them after care this is the perfect place.many of the MHPPs have NO experience with traumatized children.

The last time i talked to my little brother August 31 2020. When they came and got him from my granny(ag) house in Chicago. I have been calling no one is letting me know if he is okay my granny sent him here and know nothing Im scared these reviews aint making it no better i didnt want him to go in the first place. Update 70 days no word yet

I was a patient here for five months it was horrible. I was not treated well and had some injuries and health issues when I was there and the staff never got appointments set up for me to go see theses doctor's. When I got out of the hospital i ended up going to the doctor to get seen and i found out I have hurt my right arm my left leg but my injuries were not treated when I was there.

Please never send any kid here there is a lot more worse stuff that happens behind those closed doors if you love your kids don't even think about getting them help here it's like hell on earth.

Only they got a star because I have to give one, DO NOT I repeat DO NOT send your kid here, think about it they suppose to give your kid Therapy, they go to school and get put on more meds you can do that at home, these kinda places just won't your kid insurance and money. You would think the woman here will be nice and loving no they the worst ones have the nastiest attitudes, once you call to check on your child to see if your kid is doing better they hand up in your face than block your number mind you they have a attitude with you the whole time like you're bothering them, the female staff need to kill they self definitely have issues and I can see why the kids come out worse.

Now all the male staff I have talked to been great never a problem with checking on your child, also it shouldn't be a privilege for your child to talk to they mom or dad weather or not they on unit restriction also if there's no staff to complain about how rude they are over at rock hill and if you're reading this your might be wondering why not take your kid out, I didn't put him in there and the courts are a joke.

These kinda places don't help or fix your kid even if my experience was good. I believe every bad review on here and the two good ones are more than likely staff. Don't do it don't send your kid here, even if you hate the person you have a kid with try to work something out anything is better than this hell whole.

This is from a patient point of view. I was a resident their for 5 months DO NOT EVER SEND SOMEONE THEIR! The food is undercooked or burnt to a crisp the staff are rude, harsh, and WILL LOOSE YOU CHILDS VALUABLES! But there is one and only one good thing that I know Ms. Brandi. She is a therapist there and has done good for me. But the staff there need help the shots are veary painful and if you get into a restraint they will make shure you get hurt. I say again IF YOU HAVE A SOUL AMD OR BREATHING DO NOT SEND YOUR KID THERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE!

I was placed here as a foster care placement because they happened to have an open bed. My first night there, that bed turned out to be swarming with bed bugs. It took them a week to get someone in to exterminate them and remove the bed. Not the best first impression, and it gets much worse. There's a reason we called this place the Misery Mill. It's a for-profit that is designed to keep you there for as long as possible so they can keep billing your insurance.

They entice bullying and fighting by packing anywhere between 12-18 boys or girls into a single small living area and letting them go wild. This is intentional. By maintaining such a stressful and violent environment, they remove any chance of "behavioral improvement" that could allow you to finally leave. The only way to be released in a reasonable amount of time was for your insurance company to stop paying.

On top of that, the food here was all cheap, pre-prepared, high-carb low-protein meals. They saved money on these because meals with lower protein content are much cheaper, but they also leave kids hungry. But because of the high carb content and high calorie count, we would still gain a lot of weight. So when a DHS worker came in and asked "Are you feeding these kids properly?" Mill Creek's officials could say "Of course!

See how big they are? They're obviously eating well!" They are also notorious for not contacting parents, guardians and caseworkers; nearly always refusing to keep them updated on their child's status. They will do so for as long as they can get away with it. Once they have your kid, it will take an act of God to get them back, and by the time you do, they'll be worse off than when they walked in.

After all, if they give your kid back, it's a loss in revenue. If you care about your child's well-being, don't send them to the Misery Mill. It's not designed to help your child, it's designed to make money off them.

If you have a child that needs help with social problems, if you have a child that is destructive, is violent, is verbally abusive, a child that hurts animals, hurts themself or you or starts fires then, this is the place for them. If you are a parent that will call and check up on how your kid is and their progress and you truly care these people are great and attentive.

They will answer questions and they will call you back and keep you posted. There are about 16 to 19 kids in each cottage. They are children and teens that all struggle with behavioral issues. Some have been neglected and abandoned and others that haven't. There are fights that break out. Some of these kids terrorize the staff members, but these people are there to do a job that's far from easy and they care.

They have great staff, nurses, therapists, supervisor and administration. They have a farm which is good for children that lack nurturing bonds or thought process and empathy. Each child is also responsible for cleaning their area of the room they're in, making their beds, folding their laundry, cleaning up the floors and taking care of their hygiene and other duties.