Oak Grove Institute

I attended Oak Grove for 10 and ½ months in dorm A in 2013 – 2014. There wasn’t one day where I felt safe. Please do not send your child here. The other residents are so crazy and the staff don’t control them. I shed so many tears while living there and it honestly changed me in a bad way. Staff also gossip about residents and it was all so rude and just a horrible experience. Im so happy I left and am at home again. Trust me, Oak Grove will fuck up your kids more. They immediately put you on a lot of medications like Seroquil and Benadryl to make you numb and tired so you don’t «act out». Every resident was on heavy doses and the psychiatrist doesn’t care.

I attended oak grove from 00 – 01 and I have to say I actually miss it there, the staff at the time not sure if any still work there helped me through so much specially Connie she was such a huge help when I missed my home and mom, she made me laugh and got me through the year I wish I could see her again to thank you. I became a much better person because of this place

This «Institute» does not have the psychological support for mentally ill minors. Their interns that act as the «counselor» are not skilled in any «real» mental healing. Once they are backed into a corner and asked to give examples of what they are teaching, they call you a bully and consider you the source of conflict. Our son is mentally ill and in need of constant care. This particular residential inpatient care facility didn’t maintain any level of responsibility for his care mentally or physically. They did not make him shower or wash himself. They did not have a psychiatrist working with his prior diagnosis nor did they test him to figure out what his mental state was. They were intent in teaching «deep breathing.» A mentally ill child needs more help then deep breathing. Once he was released to our care and we tried to get him reunified with our home and family, we were greeted with the police. Our mentally ill son was upset at coming home so he claimed physical abuse and instead of trying to figure out the truth in our multi family meetings, they reported the lie that changed each time it was told.
This particular facility is not going to help your family. It is a holding facility while they eat up your medical benefits.
BEWARE AND DONTO LEAVE YOR CHILD HERE!

Didn’t put my son back on his meds as requested. No communication in administration. Dorm C has immature staff bullying residents. Do not send your child here!

There Residential program on Dorm C is a Absolute Joke i can not speak for the other dorms even though they are so similar, They do not follow through with what they say they will its an absolute nightmare to get into the psychiatrist there. The reason i believe there isnt very many reviews bad on this program is because parents can not sit in on the say because of «Confedentiality» so its hard to have an idea what its like but i guarantee you the negatives out weigh the positives i hope you take this into account when sending your child there. I do believe the autism program is doing a great job i do not see the same progress in the dorms.