I'm not even gonna lie as much as i love a few staff members, I was traumatized. my life spiraled…read moredownward. yes i found God again, but it was forced down my throat. lots of things happened that were staffs word against the girls. i kept my mouth shut about almost everything because i was forced to. i got written up once for singing in the shower because the song wasn't christian. that gives you a general idea of what it was like there for me. some of the staff were amazing and so sweet, while some others were the horrible to us and didn't care about us truly at all. i came in an atheist and wasn't offered a second option until about 3 months in my program and then if i chose that route i would have to completely start over everything i had already done. i would never recommend this place to a child, especially mine. let alone me, lost at 15 just needing someone to truly understanding all the terrible things that'd happened to me and the trauma i'd gone through before going there. i lost every single friend i had while i was there because i was gone so long and they found other people to be friends with except for one which i ended up loosing too once my addiction began. what i really needed was a hug from my father telling me everything is gonna be okay i'm here for you. i needed someone to truly be there and someone i could trust and showed me i could trust them. i needed them not to judge me and understand i was hurting and i was a hormonal teenage girl. not to have a year and a half of the most valuable years of growth as a teenager ripped away from me. i came to Hope Harbor a little before my sweet sixteen. i had my sweet sixteen crying on the couch begging my family to let me come home. then i also had my 17th birthday while i stayed there. we were aloud one 15 minute phone call on tuesday, where i would do the same thing and this continued for the half a year until i realized it's not worth it nothing will change their mind. i used to smoke weed, and run away from home, and get in frequent bad arguments with my parents. but it was deeper than that. here i was basically forced to change my religion against my will, or rather act like it until i really started to kind of believe God might be real. nothing about the hope harbor program made me believe in God. what really did was Mr. Allan, a great man who volunteered there. i had to put on an act for everyone just so that i could leave. i contemplated suicide daily and thought out plans of how i could carry it out, legitimately. i debated hurting myself badly just so i could go to the hospital because i thought it would be better than staying there and hoped i would get placed somewhere else. and at the hospital i could actually eat all the food i wanted to or until i was actually full rather than one serving size of everything we ate which i was never aloud to do there. if you are debating on sending your child here i pray you reconsider and look at all your options or really do your research first. but in a few ways it has positively impacted me. i met one friend. i met a few great staff who are still here for me. i got baptized, but not truly because i really wanted to and felt God telling me it's the right time, but to please my family and the staff members so i could leave faster. but i do believe in God today, but i won't give the credit to this place at all. when i truly found God was in the depths of my fentanyl addiction that began once i left hope harbor when i was crying on the bathroom floor begging him to just end my life or help me. my life was been hell since the end of my 15th year i ponder who i would be today if i was never sent there. what things would've played out like and who i would be today. if you know who i am and went there with me i want to say i'm sorry for everything we went through and i love you guys. and to Miss Tracy, Miss Kayleigh, and especially to Miss Katy and Mr. Allan, I love you and thank you for being the peace in my hurricane. also i'm 2 months sober now. Edit : you may not sing or hum any songs that are not Christian, listen to any songs that are not Christian, watch anything that is not Christian besides Disney movies, have any hair color that is not natural, have any piercings, wear any dark makeup or nail polish, all you do every day is school and then chores and then Bible study & volunteer work. If you are not Christian, they don't care. It is not all religion & culture inclusive. Once I was messing with my friend talking in a British accent and they wouldn't even let us do that. Every food you eat has to be the perfect serving size and you can never eat seconds. You have to stand around the table and the staff tells you when you are allowed to sit, and then you all have to sing the prayer. You have to memorize so many Bible verses in order to progress and eventually get out if you don't memorize the Bible verses, you literally can't leave. staff once threw their book bag at my housemate.no one believed me

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WMHC is dedicated to helping people with mental health issues and taking the time to help people…read morebetter handle some of the tough trials of life. Perhaps to find more meaning, live with more energy and increase the joy. Each person is unique and their focus is on restoring the whole person. My observance of the staff is far different than the review below. The staff will go out of their way to help and have always been friendly ~ sincere and have a smile for you. Confidentiality is something that is a top priority and I have never seen that compromised. With all they do in the community providing services and education, I am glad they are here!

Western Mental Health isn't so bad, if you're okay with your private info not staying private. They…read moredo help a lot of people, but they don't always realize that the people they deal with are adults who deserve to be treated as such and also with respect. They manage a treatment house called Westbridge for people with long term mental health issues. The staff there will talk about the client while they're in the same room. Staff there belittle the clients and in no way are treated like they live in their own home and the workers make it seem like either a chore or a joke or something to complain about when a client needs something. Very rarely do they take a resident seriously and they don't stop there, they purposely above and beyond with making the resident feel "defective", or "inadequate". Call it lack of proper education I just call it plain disrespect. That is someone's home and you come in and respect people in their home. Not talk to them in a kid voice and belittle them. So many people have been damaged by what goes on there. And there's just nobody you can go to to let it out or get it to stop.

Our experience with Hawkcreek was the best ever! We managed to save and change the lives of 4…read moreTigger kittens abs a black one with their help! They were kind and compassionate when no one else was. Believe me we tried everywhere for help. We are 2 geriatrics with cats spày nurtured and medical love and nurtured in our home. Sometimes we forgetting count but alway remember their names!

They openly discriminated against my friend who wanted to adopt a cat. I was so angry at how they…read moreopenly said my friend needed to jump through more hoops. They acted in a legal gray area as they are able to ask for references, but then openly saying they don't ask everyone to do the same thing they wanted her to do was absolutely infuriating. I hope they get rid of that one lady, she's so full of herself.

Amazing God- based charity! If you have an extra car you want to donate, this is the best place to…read moredo so. They help families in need of getting places, by loaning them a vehicle for a period of time. Good people, kind hearts, amazing love for God!