Foundations Behavioral Health

Reviews 3

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Cristina Yang

This is my opinion and experience from a patients perspective. I came there years ago when I was 14 and I was there for 11 months back in 2004. I started off in the residential program and I had several stays in the hospital units. I was even in the chalfont house. That goes to show you how much they moved me around. So basically my first week there I was bullied and attacked by an older female. I didnt feel safe. I was moved to the chalfont house within my first week. Keep in my mind that the house was for residents that were doing well an able to live off campus. Big mistake the staff made sending me there. I was in no way mature enough to be there. And neither were the other girls. Needless to say a fight broke out and I was moved again to another female unit on campus. Within my first week there I was involved in another fight. A girl tried to attack me again and staff broke it up but then a 2nd girl tries to attack me while my arms were being held. So I had to kick her to stop her from hitting me. It was an ongoing battle. Those girls were violent and out of control. I eventually ended up in the hospital unit where I was safe but totally out of my comfort zone. The kids in the hospital were extremely sick. Some had been there 2, 3, even 4 years. It was sad honestly. I finally transitioned back to the residential unit but I was attacked again. A girl even kicked me in my face when I was being restrained on the ground. Because of all the moving around, I lost literally everything or my stuff was stolen. It got to the point where I literally had no clothes and my dyfs worker had to give me a check to purchase new clothing. Which staff did take me shopping. Thankfully. As far as the food, I mean I was there over 10 years ago. It wasnt bad. And we used to grocery shop for our breakfast and lunch and snacks. I dont know if they still do that. The doctors are idiots. They swore I was cheeking my meds when I really wasnt and was forcing me to drink my meds and crushing the others in yogurt. Yuck! One unit had a door that didnt lock from the inside making it easy for patients to run out the door and off campus even. And a lot of patients were sexually active with each other. Even girls on girls. And they were piercing their tongues, ears, belly buttons etc. thanks to lack of supervision. I cant tell you how many girls got infections. They had a school on campus, different therapeutic groups and I dont know if they still do this but they used to throw a carnival at the end of the summer. It was fun and they took us to dorney park. As far as the staff goes, some were just there for a check. Others really were kind and went out their way for patients if they bonded with you. Eventually I had my mom sign me out against medical advice cause overall I was miserable. From what I read from other reviews, not much has changed. They shouldnt be mixing violent people with those who are just depressed, have anxiety, etc. I personally had bi polar disorder, depression and behavioral problems as well. I fought to protect myself. And in some cases, to prove myself cause if those girls smelled fear, you were a target. It was like prison. You had to fend for yourself. Yea staff would break up fights but you never know if while youre being held back, someone else is trying to get to you. And the staff could only do but so much cause the patients outnumbered the staff. As a parent now, if my child had issues, I wouldnt feel comfortable sending them here. It has potential to be a great program, its just not there yet. There needs to be more supervision, separation between small children and adolescents. Violent people and non violent people. And those who are mentally deteriorating to those with basic mental health issues.

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Connor Atkinson

I can say this from a patient point. Foundations is not the place to send your depressed kid, not even close. I would say that a week at foundations is like a week in navy SEAL BUD/S training(of course mentally). I am saying this from a 14 year old survivor of foundations of doylestowns point of view. The staff are honestly there not cause they cared about me and my fellow patients, they were there for money, lots of it. They didnt care if we starved or not. I am not going into names to blame anyone, but you know who you are. The people who wrote good reviews were favorites of the staff, allowed to do many things we normal patients arent. I am glad I am out of there and not going back anytime soon, most likely never. I was even shocked to see that some staff were overly bossy and dictator like to a kid who really shouldnt have been there in the first place, and when he was finally leaving there the staff said they knew he would be back, and the kid(in my eyes) didnt even deserve that treatment!!! The food was worthy of not even the poor. I realize that its a hospital but for the sake of humanity make the food actually enjoyable!!! But remember this is my account of life there, not yours. Im sure there are people that will disagree with me but that is their account or opinion. I am sure there are probably other sections that arent as bad, but still, I think you get the point by now. I didnt like foundations of Doylestown at all, it felt like prison for the disgrace of humanity, and every other kid that joins us is just as sane as a stalker. Thank you for reading to the end if you did cause all of that is what I felt.

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Trinity Rooth

As a previous patient of FBH I can say that is by far the worst behavioiral health center ever. That wasnt my first hospitalization either. For starters you were allowed one phone call every other night. In emergencies when I needed to get in touch with my parents, I wasnt allowed to. The staff didnt keep a good eye on the patients there, many of them we self harming themselves and the staff didnt do anything. There were numerous fights while I was there and the staff would wait to get involved until someone was really hurt. They had a teacher there to help teach the kids and this teacher upset most of the patients in the room including me. This teacher would yell at us triggering some of the patients and instigate the patients causing multiple fights between patients and the teacher. Not to mention but the food there was absolutely disgusting. They didnt care about the patients dietary restrictions. I wouldnt even give that food to animals. The staff there was extremely rude to patients and their parents. When I was first admitted my parents had brought me clothes, I had to wait three days to get my clothes. In that time I had to continue to wear the same clothes over and over. The rooms are disgusting filled with writing all over the walls and they are smelly. The psychiatrists talk to you for five minutes and then put you on a bunch of medications. They did this to me and my parents werent informed about it until I told them!! This place is a disgrace! I would NOT send your kid there!!