Millcreek Behavioral Health

I was placed here as a child around 1999. I was angry because nobody would listen to the fact that I was abused at home. I was seriously being abused. This facility did nothing to help me. As a matter of fact, I had a staff member named Deborah and Mrs. Daffney to allow another girl of a different ethnicity than me. The same ethnicity as those 2 staff to break my things. She made threats she was going break all my things before doing it. These 2 staff members sit there in the hall and watched in my room and heard the threats she made and allowed her to break my stereo, throw my clothes on the floor. She broke all my personal effects. I stood up, and these 2 staff members picked me up with tons of force. took me to the males time-out room, and threw me against the wall, slammed the door as my face began to bleed. The wall is concrete. I guess I stood up too fast because that was enough to warrant this to happen to me. I was wearing a pair of prescription glasses that shattered and part of the glass cut threw a layer of skin on my face. I was bleeding and required stitches and a hospital visit to put stitches in and take stitches out. This facility didn't call my mother until a week after the incident. Those staff were not punished. They were sent home on paid leave for a week. I had to face those 2 women again. The only thing the facility did was tell Mrs. Daffney to stay away from me. However, I still had to see her. I stopped eating for 6 months. I went from a size 20 to a size 6. They called my mom to come get me because my mom never came to see me for those 6 months, only family sessions by phone, and phone calls to her at night. She didn't even recognize me when she came. She looked me right in the face and asked the staff where I was. I said, "Hello, mom. I am right here. She then said, " What the hell did you do to my daughter. They did nothing differently than she did. I had to go to many different places before someone caught on. Youth villages in Arlington, TN, seen right through my mom and her abuse and what do you know because they seen the situation for what it was all of a sudden my mom was the victim and my step dad was the victim of the system she placed me in. This facility youth villages gave me hope. They genuinely cared for me, and what do you know. I succeeded. I wouldn't recommend Millcreek if it was a shelter for dogs. I am now 36, and I remember how badly this place treated me. They never reported to dhs what I told them was happening to me at home. Instead, they wanted to blame me for my outburst after nobody would listen, diagnose me with anger issues, place me on medication strong enough to put a horse down. Did I mention my sister was placed in dhs custody during my time at Millcreek. Dhs never came to speak to me about what was happening with me, or maybe they didnt know due to millcreeks lack to report child abuse allegations. However, I was left there in the same situation to be released and harmed somemore. Thanks Millcreek! . The system is a joke. Youth villages saved my life. Millcreek is an awful place for kids. Not to mention, there is sexual activity that can happen at any time. I saw the laundry room used by 2 individuals who weren't being supervised male and females who would use that room for sexual activities. I seen them go in there clearly because the female day room was by the laundry room. I saw them go in, shut the door, come out disheveled. Nobody even knew it. However, if you said something to staff, you could and would be harmed before a staff would intervene. The boys and girls are in the same house or cottage. They have one side of the house. The girls have the other. You still see each other. Eat with each other. Male and female time-out room are separated, but girls could be placed in the boys time out room if the girls time out was already occupied.

I was a past patient back in 2019, lots of lice, and ringworm breakouts while I was there. The bathrooms were severely unhygienic, lots of kids fighting, and my roommate tried to forcefully kiss me. The food there is horrible, and I had food poisoning almost every single time I ate. I wanted to run away so bad, but I was then told there was animals in the forest that would maul and eat me alive. My first 3 weeks there was a nightmare, I cried and screamed every night begging to go home. I could hardly talk to my mother while I was there, and had to have my 14th birthday there. I was there for about 4 months until I was released...do not, and I mean DO NOT take your kids here. They will come out 10x more mortified than what they were to be first going in.

Hi, my name is Raya Lewis I am from West Virginia and was a past patient at mill creek behavioral health, my cottage was flamingo hall. I was admitted 3/16/23 I discharged 6/16/23. Some of these reviews are interesting to read but everyone’s opinion is respected. Mill creek being my first facility ever wasn’t as bad as it seemed. Some staff have their own personalities like every human would, but some staff really did care for me in this facility. I put my head down did my treatment and learned some things and was discharged on my 3rd month mark while being an out of state kid. It’s not so much that the staff are jus upfront rude to you, it’s are you being respectful? If you really jus focus on yourself and don’t worry about other kids opinions it’ll make your stay 10x better my therapist ms deedra was awesome as well as my case manager ms brittney this place was difficult sometimes being distracted by home life and the 19 girls I had on my unit, but it also made me realize there is alot more good in life than being caged inside of 4 walls everyday. Overall the education system was great the teachers were willing to help. The days were scheduled accordingly. The place was fairly clean and staff tried their hardest to find activities for us kids to do. This was just my experience, I’m aware everyone’s is different. Shoutout to Ms Leslie brown, ms Mona, Ms Zee, Ms nia, ms Kimberly dawn, and ms Christina. Y’all staff most definitely made my stay 100% better.

My mom works here and she is talking horrible abt it there everyday but when she brings her 9 year old daughter all the attention goes to me

After going there my nephew began accusing his family members of different things. That he was a slave to his brother and sister were some of the mild statements.

Stole all of my sons clothes and replaced them with trash. Did nothing for my son and also had bed bugs and lice outbreaks twice while he was there.

They do not watch the kid like they are supposed to. They let my baby brother run away. And know he is no whare to be fought.

I was a patient there for 9 months. i was admitted october 16 2021-june 24 2022. it was really hard at first, i had severe cravings. i was hardcore addicted to really hard drugs. all i wanted to do was go home. yes, some of the reviews are kind of true, but half hearted. while being there, i did realize the staff were harsh, but its a matter of, are YOU going to be respectful? i did notice there were a lot of aggressive patients there, a lot of patients also had behavior issues obviously, but being there taught me a lot to be respectful. the place did teach me a lot. i personally would not go back though...