Fairmount Behavioral Health System

I think you get what you put in out of places like these. I was placed here involuntarily, and honestly that was the best for my own safety. I had been admitted to other places before and all I could think about during those times were how much I hated it and how they wouldn’t let me out or listen to me. Thinking back, i honestly just didn’t want the help yet, and was angry to be “trapped somewhere”. My time here was one of my last two times being admitted (the last time at Mercy), and those last two times saved my life. I suppose it was time for me and I felt like I WANTED to be better, and so I didn’t feel so trapped anymore, even though it might have seemed that we were. I was more cooperative, I wanted to hear what everyone had to say, and so I actually learned a lot. They even introduced me to an art therapist during my time here. There were small smoking breaks, for smokers, and we even had group therapy outdoors when the weather was nice. I’m now 2 years cut free at 24 (I started when I was 11), and successfully coping with type one BPD. My recovery started here and also started with myself, mostly.
4 7 years ago (06-05-2018)

Conditions are horrible. I was strip searched in an humiliating way. And we were not allowed to go outside at all! Groups are not well conducted and they are not well separated between mental health and addiction... I did not need to be with extreme drug users going through withdraw. I had ptsd symptoms not that. Disgusting. All they do is yell at you.
1 7 years ago (01-03-2018)

This facility helped save my life. I had been to 5 rehabs. You get what you put into your recovery. Perhaps it was just “my time” to finally wake up and get clean, but Fairmount was the last rehab I have been in, and have since been clean for 2 years. The staff was supportive, the doctors were intelligent, and it was the only rehab I had been in that really advocated the females to love and forgive themselves.
5 7 years ago (27-01-2018)

When I was 16 years old I had the unfortunate experience of being placed into his facility twice both within 6 months of each other. And both times I was admitted there I did not belong there because I was blamed for doing unspeakable things to my sister and mother, which was not the case. and because of which, I no longer have any contact with them. My first time I was admitted to this facility I was held there for 28 days without explanation and I must say that throughout the entire experience the staff was degrading especially the individual who was my assigned doctor, and the fellow patients should have been in juvenile detention or in adult incarceration for the things they said, especially to me for my lighter skin tone and ethnicity. I was truly scared for my well-being. The only thing that doctor did was put me on medications for anti psychosis and horse tranquilizers so needless to say when I was discharged I was little more than a vegetable. And the second time I was admitted to this facility I was admitted for 8 days. And within 24 hours I was physically assaulted both by a fellow patient and then by the facilities staff. Because the individual who assaulted me had a darker skin tone. If anyone is reading this with psychological problems or has a loved one with psychological problems do not go to this place it is horrible and uncouth.
1 7 years ago (23-01-2018)

This place is a joke. Your staff lost a 70.00 under armour hoodie that was placed in lockup because I didn't want the Strings out of it. I was told by staff when I left that Joe on n-2 the nurse manager would take care of my issue. I was also told by staff that I would be reimbursed if not found. All you did was lie to me to get me out the door. Thanks a lot fairmount, I won't recommend anyone to go to your facility..
1 7 years ago (07-05-2018)