Foundations Behavioral Health Review

Josh is incredibly disgusting. Discussing drugs in front of patients, violating privacy by informing people of other patients' conditions, threatening them, and being completely unprofessional.

very UNPROFESSIONAL! what kind of Dr. calls a school to COMPLAIN about how a student did on an UNSCHEDULED phone interview. Dr Torro needs some serious help! I thought counselors were supposed to show empathy and support, not bully!

Awful, I went there when I was 16 and the staff was so dismissive about people's problems and acted like people chose to be mentally ill. I suffer from ADHD and bipolar disorder as well as OCD. One staff member even said " ADHD and aspergers aren't even real disorders!" Are you serious? The majority of the people who are there have ADHD, autism and other mental disorders. However, I don't think good mental hospitals exist, they are not hospitals they are jails!

I was just in foundations last month it's really helpful place I was also there in December I only trusted some of the staff that work there which Is Mr.Jay and both the Mrs.Aliyahs the photo of me in the black dress is July 17th the day I tried killing myself and then the one of me with the hoop earrings was September 17th just 2 months apart I changed a lot but I need to go back to get more help

If I can give zero stars I would.
I was told by the staff that this facility was capable of taking care of type one diabetics.
I brought my child late in the evening via transport from local emergency room due to self harming. My child hadn't eaten in days, I strongly suggested to call the endocrine dr to get guidance (they did not) they didnt test my childs blood sugar durring the night Or for breakfast, not till lunch (1st attempt of murder). I suggested they call endocrin dr to get guidance on amount of daily long acting insulin because I knew the full dose will be too much (they assured me they can take care of my child) they gave the full dose without calling dr. My child dropped so low for breakfast my child thought they were going to die. No ambulance was called (2nd attempt of murder). Then they over corrected and the blood sugar went high for lunch and an afternoon snack of cookies and juice was given without testing the blood sugar (3erd attempt of murder). The blood sugar went very high for dinner and the staff couldn't figure out what they did wrong and thought my childs diabetes was out of control and they got into a panic and transported my child to a trauma center emergency room (again no correction given at dinner). ER ended up admitting my child to get their diabetes back under control and eating again. My medical insurance co now thinks the hospital admit was not justified to be covered. Foundations will be getting a bill from me.
While at Foundations my child witnessed other kids getting thrown into an icy cold bath to piss them off then throwing them into a pitch black room. When I spoke to staff at foundations they they told me that their directions on how to care for my t1 diabetic came from an general practitioner working for foundations... Not an endocrinologist (diabetes Dr). I know my child more than anyone, why the staff here thinks otherwise is mindblowing.

i went to foundations less then a year ago for about a month and its was so great. they treated the kids great and had wonderful bonds, im 14 now and all i can say is they really helped me and the trueness of family, also mr. hector and mrs. megan are the best staffs! also thanks to them im living a better life and being with my friends!

I was on unite 19 for roughly 9 months not long ago, and although there were some staff that were obviously just there for the checks, there were way more there that showed great support and encouragement. My first few weeks there were extremely hard and I had a lot of anxiety. Two particular staff members, Kyle and Todd, always took time to make sure I got a decent timed support walk no matter the weather. There were so many other great staff who deserve recognition for what they do and have done, these are just the 2 who have helped me most throughout my darkest times and have honestly helped me find myself while in RTF! (As for unit 20 - shout out to Miss. Megan, Mr. Billy and Mr. A-A-Ron ) I really liked this place a lot and suggest to send your kids here if needed. It's obviously not the best situation being in a "house" with a bunch of other kids with disabilities and mental health issues, but the staff make the best out of the situation!

UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE IF YOU WANT THEM TO GET BETTER. -2007 SURVIVOR

I am writing this review as a patient point of view.

I was involuntarily admitted by police officers to New Foundations Behavioral Center. I was admitted in 2009, and spent two months in the facility. I can honestly say that this place is no different than being in jail. I do not have any mental issues, so I was able to see the wrong doing behind those closed doors. I m not going to write down everything I witnessed, but here is a brief summary.

There would be fights almost every other day, either between kids, or between kids and staff. My roommate and I had to make shift weapons to protect ourselves from another kid who was determined to kill us. This determined kid ripped the rubber lining off of a window, and was attempting to strangle my roommate. He also ripped the handle off of a toilet, and attacked my roommate with it. Kids would pee in corners of their room, and nurses would sedate children so they didn't have to deal with them. I did not learn anything from being in this facility. I cheated my way out of this place by saying I was fine, and pretended to be happy. This place is depressing, and if your kid is already going through some tough times, than this is not the place to go.

ive never had more suicidal ideation in my life also tell albert i love him and thanks for the pudding

I was a patient back in late 2005 to early 2006. This was my 3rd RTF since I was 15, I was in there for 4 months and within 2 weeks I was getting jumped and / or threatened everyday. They had to move me to an off campus house just for protection. Everyday I woke up in fear of getting beat up again. Staff chose favorites, paid no mind to my abuse no matter how much I pleaded with them.
I was in for depression, surrounded by kids that physically abuse everyone around them, and half the time it was out of boredom!!
I'm 27 years old now, that's 10 years passed, and I can still say in hindsight that this place is nothing but a cesspool of 2 kinds of kids. 1; Aggressive, abusive sociopaths 2; Poor depressed kids that were tossed aside by their lazy parents.
Safe to assume which one I was.

Although i can say there are some down sides to this hospital, if you use the resources they have to help you, there is a true benefit. they don't sugar coat things, unless that what you need. but my therapist, told it to me straight, and that's just what i needed. i was there 8 months. i personally am not violent, i was there for depression and the negative coping skills i was using. at the start of my stay, of course i didn't want to be there. but you can learn a lot about not just yourself, but the world around you and the people in it. if you give people respect, you will receive respect in return, and that's no matter where you are. Yes, the food wasn't the greatest, but they gave every resident a cake on their birthday, and most of the staff really did care about the residents there. Keep in mind, its not the easiest job. but without my stay at FBH, and the people who stuck with me till the end, i really do think i wouldn't be here right now. i thank them with all my heart, and although when i was there i wasn't too happy about it. They really did help me regain my happiness, self confidence and my life.

I have been sent here three times. Twice in 2014 and once just in the past two weeks. The staff here are INCREDIBLE. They are caring and fun and truly help if you re in a situation. I have never NOT ONCE felt unsafe here or saw any other children in unsafe positions. In 2014 I was placed with up to 30 others kids and we were all fine. Recently it s only 12 or so kids and they still take great care of us. I m so confused on what people are talking about with abusive staff . That is not foundations at all. If your child is having trouble I highly recommend here.

First of all, this is one of the worst facilities you could go to in the short, medium, or long-term. The longer-term the care, the more abuses there are. I was a victim of these monsters during the '04-'07 period.

In addition to the in-patient facilities, this company has a school on the grounds where I was a student, which is the main thing I want to review, but apparently all reviews are being stealthily blocked from view by the public, although the site hosting these reviews claims it is allowing you to publish.

The first thing you need to know about this place if you are a parent considering sending a student here is that the staff are not vetted. No background checks, nothing.

When I attended, a trailer (yes, a trailer) parked next to the gym was being used as a classroom. You heard right.

This was a school rife with fighting, scandals of various sorts, high turnover among students and staff, and worse.

In a school exclusively serving students with disabilities, it is incredible that they would permit the US Armed Forces into the school to try to enlist them when everyone here has some sort of documented learning disability. I was approached by recruiters who told me that enlisting was likely the only way I could gain my freedom from this snakepit. I jumped at the chance, but I didn't know what I was getting into.

I was stalked by a teacher for years and have lost jobs due to her obsession with me, almost a decade later.

Students were routinely hospitalized, dragged kicking and screaming out of the "school" building and into one of the nearby psychiatric facilities located only feet away from the school. Staff and security personnel used excessive force routinely when a student was exhibiting a "behavior."

School did nothing to prepare anyone for the real world. I got in touch with the media about my experiences but apparently there are deep pockets involved and connections that run deep which continue to protect those who operate this business.

Beware.

I am very great full for foundation today I am going to pick up my son Richard I am so happy , thank you .

Did not address the underlying problems (actually made them worst). Patients were also excessively restrained. Avoid at all costs.

Terrible, plain and simple. Staff is oftentimes mean, uncaring, and unprofessional. More comparable to juvie than a place that actually helps.

My teenager stayed at this hospital after her suicide attempt. I have no complaints about the staff or facility. She was not harmed and has been doing better.

My experience was alright, treatment was working for the first week i was there it worked but the whole time I did not see my doctor once and my second week there when I was getting discharged my doctor was not there at all which made me have very very very bad anxiety attacks but I'm glad I'm out there

As a previous patient of FBH I can say that is by far the worst behavioiral health center ever. That wasn't 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 wasn't allowed to. The staff didn't keep a good eye on the patients there, many of them we self harming themselves and the staff didn't 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 didn't care about the patients dietary restrictions. I wouldn't 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 weren't informed about it until I told them!! This place is a disgrace! I would NOT send your kid there!!

I can't say enough good about this place. Caring, professional, friendly. My child was at 2 other facilities and this is like a country club compared to them. I highly recommend it!!

WOOO 5 STARRRR!! A LOT TO OFFER! STRAWBERRY MILK, IPAD, APPLE TVS, AWESOME CRAYOLA VARIETY!!!!!!! HIGHLY AND COMPLETELY RECOMMEND THIS AWESOME PLACEMENT!!!
(Pristine Reputation)

I am writing a review as the mother of limited verbal autistic child who spent time there. The place is beautiful, clean, well-staffed. The staff were very professional and helpful at all times, even when I wasn't cool headed abut things. They keep the kiddos busy and on a tight schedule. They have them do their school work there. They play. They watch movies. They have a dietitian who makes sure they are eating right and will make adjustments for each child's taste. My son needed nursing support for activities of daily living and they provided them too. When he first got there, he had a one on one person with him at all times. Top notch care. My son enjoyed his time there. He adjusted just fine. Also, the neighborhood it's located in is beautiful, so going to visit was a pleasure. I felt safe leaving him there. I had never really imagined needing a place like this for my child but I did. This place not only did their job but they did it well. It is a psych hospital but they make it comfortable for the kids. I will trust this place in the future should my son need their services again. I was not paid to leave this review. I wanted to leave it for my other autism families out there!

This place came highly recommended by clinicians. I don't understand how, unless they are getting kickbacks for admissions. They did NOTHING to help my son. At one point, I went to visit and noticed he was having extrapyramidal symptoms due to improper dosing of an anti-psychotic that I did not give permission for. The scary thing is, I was the one who noticed this the first minute he walked into the room. I had to have the nurse call the psychiatrist for cogentin!! How can they be considered professionals and not notice something like this? Unacceptable. When I suggested that maybe an inservice was in order, they rolled their eyes. I feel sorry for patients/consumers who do not have the education I have to notice things like this. Stay far away from this place.

this place was a discrace!! i came to that place because i was suicidal and wanted to die. my first night a staff member assaulted me and gave me a black eye.
my roommate tried to ah g herself right infront of me, so i screamed. the staff was horrible and i didn't eat for 1 week straight. i drank water that's all. i cheated my way out there and said i was fine but wasn't. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE! IT IS JAIL FOR KIDS

A child abuse center. Do not send your child here if you want them to live happily.

My son went almost a year in there I was gonna put 2 stars but he won't let me he did say he had his difficulties but now that i think about it he also said that everyone treated him very well and it wouldn't do any good for just keeping him in there that long so he said just do 4 stars

I am 14. I went to this facility when I was about 7. It was one of the most painful experiences in my life. They had no proper way of keeping control of the kids and it was hell.
I got my face kicked in because a really large kid thought I was laughing at him. The staff would taunt kids and make fun of them.
It was a very unclean place, with no order what so ever. I was beaten by multiple kids and staff did nothing. I was constantly bullied and picked on and there was no where to go, I was stuck there with those kids.
If you are planning to take your child here, don't. Do not take your kids here what so ever!

I have been trying for three days to get a phone call through to my adolescent brother who seems to have been sent to this facility by mistake. Usually the phone rings for 5-7 minutes and then the line is cut. The other times, I get bounced around from staff member to staff member, none of whom can actually tell me where my brother is or who is in charge of his care. I finally got ahold of him once in three days of attempts and he told me there s feces on the floor, they never turn the lights off (a tactic used as a style of torture in the military) so he can t ever sleep, and they put him on an extremely addictive antidepressant Lexapro. I m half scared he will never come home from the chaos and insanity I m witnessing in this program. If you get stuck here, lawyer up.

Very filthy. My child has been attacked several times by other patients and now has marks all over his arms. They need to be reported to the state health department! I would not send anyone there again

My son is currently there now and this is his 2nd time now. I have found staff very kind and caring both times. My son is showing improvement now with his medication changes. My only complaint is that my son always looks like a scruff when I go to visit. I dont think his hygiene care is very easy to manage for them.

My grandson is there currently and the therapist scheduled a zoom call but did not send a link to his father. When he called today 3/13/21 the aide told him he would have to contact the mother who constantly tries to exclude his father from everything. My grandson gets upset when talking to his mom but asked specifically to call his dad and they are excluding his dad!? How much sense does that make?! Very angry grandmother and I want answers. My grandkids are my world

Awful environment, mostly insensitive staff, and poor quality of intervention

i really do not understand all of these negative reviews, because from my experience, foundations was a great place to recuperate and reevaluate. im fifteen and i was in the partial program around july into august. the food was GREAT, first and foremost. of course, it wasnt necessary a "fun" experience, but it wasnt supposed to be! the point is to help kids learn coping mechanisms to get back out into the world and manage themselves. although i obviously never hope to end up back in foundations for the sake of my own health, i really do miss the staff i came into contact with and im sort of getting emotional just thinking about how much id love to see them again (just to show how much better im doing!)

Lived in fbh for 9 1/2 months a couple years ago. It's a long term living facility. Staff is like family. Would recommend to others.

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 didn't 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 wasn't bad. And we used to grocery shop for our breakfast and lunch and snacks. I don't know if they still do that.
The doctors are idiots. They swore I was cheeking my meds when I really wasn't and was forcing me to drink my meds and crushing the others in yogurt. Yuck!
One unit had a door that didn't 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 can't tell you how many girls got infections.
They had a school on campus, different therapeutic groups and I don't 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 shouldn't 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 you're 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 wouldn't feel comfortable sending them here. It has potential to be a great program, it's 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.

abuses patients, does bodily harm and takes no responsibility. state and government need to step in and shut this place down. patients are there for help not to be hurt and abused

everytime im down i read these reviews love that for me

The staff would slap me in the face and put me in a choke hold if I made a mistake.

Please do not allow your child to be sent here. Our daughter was in Foundations over 50 days. Foundations is not equipped and staffed to meet any persons needs. We have been at Princenton House for three days and have received more care and education than Foundations! Our daughter was physically attacked, was allowed to self harm and left unattended that a trip to the emergency room via ambulance was rendered necessary. I don't know how the employees at Foundations can sleep at night.

B.T.

I have anxiety disorder and without lifeworks (the school at fbh) I would not be the person I am today. I probably wouldnt have graduated high school if I stayed at my public school

While there were definitely things that weren't what I wanted, I wouldn't be where I am today without Foundations Behavioral Health. Their inpatient (20/Applewood) was by far the best inpatient behavioral health treatment I've experienced and while it was often difficult, I gained a lot from their RTF program. It was definitely restrictive, but, for the most part, the staff were dedicated and caring and the therapists were caring and helpful. Thank you, Foundations! (p.s. Have you found my art supplies yet? I miss them.)

staff is rude and has no care for patients, every single room is way too cold, therapist dont help and it takes a long for anyone to talk to you. DO NOT recommend foundations to anyone.

Meds and out the door! Child's actual problem was not addressed. Drs are going to discharge child back to abuser.

I hate foundations. Last time I was there for 10 days

i didn't enjoy my time here in the acute unit, but this is by far the most helpful hospital i have been to. it was here that i FINALLY received a diagnosis other than depression and was able to then seek out more specific and helpful treatment. Dr. Penaariat identified things about me that no other doctors has before, she is fantastic. My biggest complaint is that we were kept inside the majority of the time and had to push for outdoors time, which is the opposite of other hospitals i've been to. Other than that, I can say without a doubt that this is the best mental health facility in the entirety of southeastern PA and delaware.

I'd like to give it a 4 and 1/2. my son has been there for about 5 weeks and is coming home tomorrow. He has so many staff that he loves so I'm confident that he was treated well the whole time. He's nine and didn't share any concerns about staff being mean. His therapist was great was wonderful communicating with me and I really appreciated that. My only two disappointments were that there was never a true team meeting. I never felt like everyone who work with him sat down to talk about it with me and that his therapist team and Doctor were changed just a couple days before he left which made absolutely no sense to me

Proud to be part of this organization that serves very challenged poppulation and tries to create safe environment for staff and patients alike. We promise to continue working through our challenges to further satisfaction of families that have high expectations from us. Although we are aware that we can not meet expectations of 100% of our clientele, we intent to be reaching closer to that goal.
Thank you for your trust and allowing us to care your loved ones. We appreciate your suggestions to lead us to identify our shortcomings.
Thank you.

I was here and nothing happened to me here.I was actually treated nice

As a surviving patient. I can confidently say that this was the single worst experience of my life. I have developed a severe form of PTSD and drug abuse because of this facility. I am in the process of filing a law suit against Foundations so no other kid will ever be subjected to this kind of torture. I gave this post one star so I was able to post it.

My 17 year old son went in with depression and anxiety. He came out with cutting himself and hearing voices. The Therapist and Doctor didn't take it seriously. Discharge him on middle of the week and he was back in by Saturday. They first told me they will not take him back because of 30 day policy. So be careful with sending your kid here.

If your child is having a tough time please don't send your child to this place. This place is extremely dirty. And most of the staff are careless , rude , mean , abusive and not very professional. The RTF staff's don't care and they don't support the patients , the staff only comes for their paychecks. When i was a patient they assaulted me in my room because there is no cameras and my biggest regret is that i should've pressed charges against the staffs that assaulted me , but of course they will cover it up and deny it. My mother released me a week after that incident and i know i have been having nightmares every night. This place needs to be shut down permanently !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My son was there for a little over week and I'm so glad he is home! They didnt really do anything for him while he was there. You had to wait an hour just to get through to speak to your child for 5 minutes and then when you explain that you've had to wait this long you got nothing but attitudes from the staff they acted like you were a bother also they are very rude and not professional it certainly doesnt put you at ease when you hear staff members in the back screaming at the children when your on the phone with your child. The bathrooms he said were filthy and disgusting and they smelled. The Male social worker and Dr.Abulu is a joke as well I only spoke with him once the whole time my son was there, he told me he was going to discontinue one of his meds and when we went to pick him up we found out he never did he told the nurses he discussed it with us which he never did turns out he did it to another family as well that same day. Also I brought to there attention about my son having issues with a fellow boy and they did nothing about it my son said he ended up in 3 fights with this kid which got physical and the staff did nothing about it they weren't supervising them like they are supposed to. I could go on and on anyway I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone period! The only good thing I can say is that my sons behavioral and case worker were two of the best staff they have in that place they were very professional, listened to your concerns,took pride in there work and they actually care about there patients and take there jobs seriously!

Awful, never even got to see my therapist, was poorly treated and staff were very threatening, mean, an unprofessional. Most times staff were on their cell phone. I also got C-Dif from the hospital which is a parasite you get from dirty spaces like their door knobs and bathrooms. Very violent with the kids there and it s rare any progress gets made. I would not send your children there.

This place is disgusting! My child's hygiene was completely neglected. He spent a week there and never showered or brushed his teeth. His clothing was soiled and he smelled of body odor. The furniture had vomit on it. I had to remove him without getting any actual medical advice. NOW, years later I am being contacted regarding his care and he isn't even a patient there. They are confusing patients files. This place needs to be shut down.

This place wasn't the worst thing in the world in hindsight, in comparison to those with other experiences, but I was never admitted to any inpatient facility. "Inpatient" They made it sound so much better than the past. My account was nothing like the others - but to be fair I wasn't there for a long time, about a week and a half. I was determined to get out I wasn't forced in I wanted treatment and I was 14 at the time. Most of the staff except for one man who I felt helped me a bit, were rude, and mocked the patients when they weren't around. That put me off. I was threatened to be killed on my first day by a patient, and the staff did nothing about it nor did they seem concerned. I was there in November of 2017, it felt like a punishment more than rehabilitation, and looking back they treated us as if we did something wrong and deserved punishment, as we were restricted from things that could help us before we even did anything at all - like we had to prove ourselves worthy of treatment before we even got settles in. They assumed the girls and boys in my unit were struggling with learning disabilities, everyone in my unit seemed very intelligent and capable of learning more in the "school" than the meaning of the first Thanksgiving, and why water is necessary to live. They would physically restrain people with no reason to go that far, and they all seemed to have no clue about mental health, and threatening to label everyone as anorexic when they didn't eat their prison rubber-like food, or if we filed to be released - making us feel we shouldn't or there would be consequences. They seemed entitled and as if they were better because they weren't stuck in the hell hole. But the truth is they were. It was understaffed, and the employees were stuck working days without rest or shift change. I felt sorry, but I also felt treated inhumanely as a patient- It was more like being an inmate 99% of the time. Their exhaustion almost caused an issue when they called the wrong parent (who wasn't doing so well either, clearly) intending to call my own from exhaustion. I had no option to go anywhere else, but if you do, please find somewhere with a better reputation.

happy new year foundation im bored i hope yall new year going great

I was here in 2009 at age 18 at the residential treatment facility in the Chalfont House because my parents (more like narcissist mother) didn t want to deal with me anymore and thought it would be a grand idea to just put me here. While it helped me become the person I am today (that s a good thing), some of the staff were not very professional and a creepy psychiatrist by the name of Dr. Basem Shlewiet (thankfully, didn t do anything inappropriate to me at least; I believe he knew better not to) was working there then don t worry, he s in prison for sex crimes/touching people inappropriately/etc ... I do not know what it s like now, so I cannot say if this is a good place for your child or not, but it was okay for me better than other places I was in. I only gave it a 3 star rating for good reason.

My son is currently at foundations I was hesitant at first I did not like the idea and so many of the negative reviews worried me. But he is doing great he loves that staff (Hector is his favorite). He is a very picky eater no issues with the food at the facility and he made a few friends. He has been at foundations for about 8 days now and he is all around a happier child and talks to me about things a lot more. I am very happy with the choice I made to send him. He is coming home next week and can t wait!

I was placed here when I was 12. Almost a year after I went to Fairmount. I went here for three weeks, and in my opinion, the treatment is horrible. The staff were abusive, the food had bugs and hair in it a lot of the time. And there were only 10 minute visits with parents. I was assaulted by a fellow patient in my room and I had multiple death threats from the kid and the staff did absolutely nothing. The showers were unbearably cold, the rooms were poorly insulated. Another issue I'd like to address is their education program. There was at one point in time where I was straight A's and in honors, but that changed once I got here. I was not given any work to do, and I fell behind a lot. I'm still suffering from what happened there 5 years ago. I'm traumatized by the nature of this program. The staff were very unproffesional, uncaring and condescending. I would not recommend this place to someone even if I'd get a million dollars for it. The experience was horrible.

Horrible place!!! I sent my son here and the first week he had a black eye, huge bruises in his neck and throat, bruises all over his breast and ribs and up and down his arms and legs, all he tells me, are from staff. I reported them to CPS and the police who both did zero investigation but took the lying facilities word. My son told me every incident happened in his room, where they forced him to go because there are no cameras. He was prevented from calling home and after we reported them, they wanted to put him on psych meds, and because we refused because of his brain damage and autism and the fact that he had been on over 300 different meds in many combinations and they did not work for my son and we would not give them authorization. As we were while in route to pick him up and bring him home, they 302d him and we are now going thru a rigorous legal battle to get him home, while they are shoving him full of whatever meds they want!! He was there all of 9 days, covered in bruises, 15th day took away my rights as his parent to direct his care by their 302 process because I would not let them give my son medication and gave them all the reasons why. ( 8 years of high levels of psychotropics-sometimes 5-7 different ones together at one time- involuntary muscle movements, ticks, tremors, shakes, stuttering, nightmares every night-terrifying him, organ functionality damage, gynecomastia, leaking breast milk, anemia, diabetes, obesity). My son has been in 38 facilities prior to here on over 300 medications that have not worked and have caused severe damage to him over the last 8 years Because we refused to let them dope him up, they started doing it any way. And when we were on way to AMA him they completed their farce of a 302 procedure!! My son reports they are shooting him full of meds at their discretion and doing whatever they want without notifying us of anything at all!! We are still pending court action!!! Do not send for child here, staff are abusive, their Director Admissions is the biggest liar and the worst individual I have ever seen. Dr. M. is a psychopath and thinks he is God and is the only person in the world who knows mental illness and even when he is wrong cannot admit it and just wants to dope up our children with whatever he can. I believe he is definitely on the payroll of the Pharmaceutical corporations. Half of the meds he gave me paperwork to review were not even approved by the FDA and it didn't matter if I approved or not, he gave it to my son anyway!
They committed legal kidnapping and now I can see I am not the first parent they have done this to. I will be connecting with all the other reviewers very soon. They are all liars and try to steal your children and take away your rights as a parent!! Don't listen to the lying staff, especially the lying Admissions staff, every word they say out of their mouth is a lie and I am sure the only people who gave this facility five stars are the staff or those paid to say it!!! Their records are in paper binders so they can quickly rip them up and change them so that they can avoid culpability for what they do!!! Stay far, far, far away from this facility!!!! Still fighting a legal battle for our son we have been advocating for and caring for all of his life. Fifteen days there past admission day, after multiple staff abuses, black eye, bruises covering his body and they locked him in with a 302 hold so I could not AMA him while I was traveling there to get him!!!!

Was not told that this is the last time i would see my child before the locked her behind doors. Was not able to see where my child is sleeping or the environment she was in. Doctors did labs w/o notification of the parent. Child under 18 must have parent consent. Dismissed 1st Dr for being unprofessional and not reading labs before prescribing meds. Next Doctor we met in person at visitation She then prescribed meds. I then stated that she will be now of 3 meds? She replied no 2. I said did you read her chart. She quickly excused herself to go to nurses station. Obviously she did not and adjusted her prescription. Daughter hygiene was less then desirable. Smelled horrible and ungroomed. Husband and i removed her from the facility on our demand.

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 doylestown's 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 didn't 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 aren't. 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 shouldn't 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) didn't even deserve that treatment!!! The food was worthy of not even the poor. I realize that it's a hospital but for the sake of humanity make the food actually enjoyable!!!

But remember this is my account of life there, not yours. I'm 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 aren't as bad, but still, I think you get the point by now. I didn't 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.

I have been to FBH twice over the past year. I'm not speaking for everybody but my experience here was rather pleasant. Both times I was there for about 2 weeks and I never had any kind of negative interaction with ANY of the staff members. They were very kind and helpful to me during my stay. I do not like how there is only one adolescent unit where the aggressive patients are housed in the same building and the suicidal and depressed patients. This does make the setting a little more high stressed for patients who are dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, ect. But the staff are very on top of things and problems usually get resolved quickly. Now, the food isn't the greatest but reading through the comments I was seeing things like "not even suitable for a dog" is an extreme exaggeration. Through out the day, patients get 3 meals and two snacks. Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner and another sack before bed. They even have an alternative Lunch and Dinner menu so anybody can choose alternative meal incase they don't want what's actually being served. FBH also has a lot of therapy groups led by licensed therapists and even music, art, and cognitive therapy. I recommend this hospital for somebody who is suicidal or depressed because it a safe, and healthy environment and the care to the patients given by the nurses and staff was great.

I personally went to FBH and it helped me learn about myself. Things that I had struggles with emotionally/mentally and now, they're extremely better. FBH is the only place I would feel comfortable sending a patient.