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March 2024 by Lea Berg
I am rating summit oaks a firm 1 out of 5 stars and honestly wish I could give zero. As someone who is finally unlearning the brainwashing that goes on in “treatment facilities” for teens is held to no “standard”. I luckily was not there for all to long before my parents learned that I was not receiving the “help” they promised. In a parents eyes we were supposed to have 1 on 1 weekly therapy with our therapists. In my 6ish months at summit oaks I meet with a therapist 1 on 1 three times in my stay with 2 different therapists! Not to mention I was pulled due to covid at the end of the day, because of that my therapist said we would do weekly “zoom” calls to make sure I keep up with myself. She never reached out after I left and it’s not like I’m surprised. During my process of packing my things to leave a staff member named Holly that I will forever and always remember told all my pod mates to “stop being happy for me, every kid pulled before they are 18 comes back” so I made it my mission to never go back to a place like that again. If they are trying to get teens to stop communicating they mastered that, restraining kids would become normal and you are not to react, to go with that if you did react or have a “panic attack” most of the time you would get yelled at for it. The “point” standard at summit oaks is crazy. A kid gets based off of body language, participation, tidiness of your bed in the morning, with no expectations you are sick. If you get sick you immediately drop down to zero points and can lose the privilege of a family phone call. If you are sending your kid off for mental health care shouldn’t they understand when days get “bad”. Another point to bring up they put me on lots of medication at very high doses, when I worked my way up in the program to a family visit off campus they drug tested me upon my arrival, I failed my drug test due to the medication I was on so they pulled my bed onto the floor and I had to sleep with lights in my eyes next to the overnight staff member. They didn’t believe it was my medication so they even sent my urine off to get tested and I lost all privileges until that test came back. Another thing I would like to mention is there staffing, on my pod there was 13-15 girls and one staff, if there where to be someone acting out everyone would have to go to there room until another staff was called to the pod to address the issue. Maybe not every experience is like mine but it definitely gave me truama rather than helping with it.
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August 2023 by lea baker
I was a resident a while ago in 2019, a girl was screaming in pain for 3 hours b4 they actual called an ambulance... then they forced her to get dressed and walk out bc they were not gonna let the medics inside the building.They yell at you when your having a panic attack.And your not allowed to call any of your family for the first week your there.I got their 2 days b4 my birthday...You get grounded for not eating even if your just not hungry one meal....
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June 2023 by Tori Franken
If I'm being honest, once I got out I was more suicidal then ever. I went to the hospital due to their food and the "head honcho" Molly told my roommate that I was just dramatic. I no longer believe in god. Thank you Summit.
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March 2023 by Ashyr Byrom
I was a resident there a while back and there were so many red flags they treated us as if we were criminals about to attack I was refused breakfast because I didn't make my bed properly my "baby voice" and "chicken dance" which was a form of coping mechanisms for being locked up we're frowned upon when we bond and make "friends" yet td my mom they wanted to see me make meaningful relationships
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March 2023 by Asher Miles
I was a resident there a while back and there were so many red flags they treated us as if we were criminals about to attack I was refused breakfast because I didn't make my bed properly my "baby voice" and "chicken dance" which was a form of coping mechanisms for being locked up we're frowned upon when we bond and make "friends" yet td my mom they wanted to see me make meaningful relationships
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March 2021 by Ivory Cummings
As a former resident. I would not recommend anyone to send their child to here. It is a horrible experience. The staff treated us like garbage. I encourage parents to find another place to put their children in if they need help.
