Sarah McConville

Review of Excela Health Latrobe

My experience in here has been a traumatizing one....

My experience in here has been a traumatizing one. While in the adolescent mental health unit (4 North) the people around me who are struggling have been called drug addicts in front of everyone bluntly told them they needed rehab without consulting anyone just saying it because they can, and everyone has been told we are dangerous people. I myself signed myself in to learn coping skills and talk to educated people and have my meds adjusted, not to have someone tell me i needed to express exactly what sent me here in front of every other person in the room including children of only about six years old. I wasnt about to express my self harm and suicide attempt to someone who cant even comprehend it, and could potentially be traumatizing. Even arguing with a staff member can have you in room restriction or seclusion where you are locked in a cement room. Now let me ask everyone does this sound the slightest humane? And forget about it if you need things before your parents come to visit, your limited to one phone call a day unless youve been there longer where you get two where at most are usually a little less then five minutes long and only allowed at very restrictive times. Im not even going to mention the food this expeirience has left me traumatized and even more depressed when i came in