It took me years to talk about this place because ...

It took me years to talk about this place because my experience here was so traumatic. I was an in patient at this place when I was 12 for depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. The staff here was absolutely cruel. The staff here were evil and would make fun and mock the patients. One of the ladies that worked here would scream at me for being too quiet, crying, and rocking back and forth (I have a mild form of Autism, rocking is a way for me to remain calm in times of stress) and when I asked why she was being so mean to me she said "cause adults rule". Rooms aren't clean and they smell like urine. They would not let us go outside either. The staff were also incredibly rude to my parents by screaming at them for being there for too long when visiting me. I would beg for my parents not to leave and whenever I got to talk with them on the phone it couldn't be for longer than 5 minutes. Words cannot describe how happy I was when I left this place, I literally got better with programs outside Rockford. I am 20 years old now, and in good health both emotionally and physically, but NOT thanks to this horrible hospital. This is the first time I have ever written a review on a place and first time I have ever told my experience at Rockford publicly. I am writing this review to stop others from more pain. To parents or anyone out there looking for a place to get help for either themselves, friends, or children, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEM HERE. PLEASE.