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    Great Lakes Behavioral Health - Front Entrance

    Great Lakes Behavioral Health

    3.0(2 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    I have had a great experience here, I have seen the PA for about 3 years now. She is so caring and…read morecompassionate. She is incredibly educated and careful about the medications she prescribes. Love this place (:

    I am a previous patient. I went there for about a year. I absolutely LOVED the psychiatrist and PA…read morethat I saw at GLBH, however, their receptionists are HORRIBLE. Not only were they rude and not understanding, but they threatened to remove me as a client if I had to reschedule my appt. after having done so a couple times, even though up until I left, I hadn't had ONE no call-no show. I always called ahead of time and re-scheduled. I was working as a nanny at the time, and I'm sure many mothers understand that things come up, and appointments have to be rescheduled, but this office was not understanding about it at all. The final straw for me was when I missed an appointment (which I completely forgot about under the circumstances) because my grandma had a STROKE. She was 3 hours away from me in the hospital under observation and so of course, I decided to drive to her and make sure she was going to be okay. During my drive, I received a call from the receptionist at GLBH saying I had missed my appointment and through TEARS, I explained why I had forgotten and why I missed the appointment. The receptionist showed NO sympathy whatsoever and decided to go ahead and change me the $50 no-call no-show fee, despite the devastating circumstances. I was completely distraught that I was being charged when the situation was completely out of my control. I asked if it could be waved because I had never had a no-call no-show, but they refused. I decided to leave their practice and find a more understanding and courteous environment to meet my health needs. I refused to pay the $50 fee and now they have increased it because I have not paid it. My credit is terrible, I plan on letting it go to collections because it is complete crap that I would have to pay it to begin with considering what I was going through at the time. I highly suggest finding another office for your mental health needs. I now go to Forest View and they have been much more understanding; do not complain about missed/rescheduled appointments and have always understood when something detrimental comes up.

    Forest View Hospital

    Forest View Hospital

    1.8(21 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    i was admitted in this hospital for the adolescent inpatient program twice. both times in 2025. i…read morewas 15 both times. the first time was for a suicide attempt and it was a pretty okay experience for me. the hospital had been a co-ed unit at the time so there was boys and girls. i made a lot of friends and was kept company. they have a pretty good eating disorder program, which was something i struggled with heavily so that was nice. however the staff member (Bex) was probably the worst staff member ive ever encountered in my life. there are 2 adolescent units (400 and 500 west) she removed me from the unit i was on - 400 - and onto 5 west because she said me and another patient that i had been friends with, were becoming "too close". mind you, this is a no touch facility to begin with, so i don't know how close we can get. i was moved onto a different unit with people i was not comfortable with (i struggle dealing with new people due to trauma, which the staff knew about) when i was supposed to only have 1 day left until discharge anyway. they ended up extending my stay because they put me on another medication change, and because i had 3 panic attacks after being moved units. all the staff (minus bex) was VERY nice. they all took very good care of me and made sure i had everything i needed. we were allowed multiple phone calls a day that lasted up to around 25 minutes each. we were allowed food/water anytime we needed it, but after a certain time at night (pretty late, around like 10 pm) they had to put snacks away. i felt like i was doing okay when i was in there. we did a lot of rec therapy with games, art, movies, journaling, etc. we went outside when able to, we interacted with one another, we always had someone to talk to. it was very helpful for me. i had gotten discharged from the hospital after 22 days of being in there, and they created a very strict safety plan for me. they gave us many resources and places to call if we needed help or if i needed to come back to the hospital. another negative thing was when i had gotten out, i finally weighed myself and got to see my weight, and i was flooded with instant panic. i was being given 2-3 Ensure drinks a day, along with 3 meals + snacks every day. the mirrors were very distorted so i couldn't ever really see my body clearly. i ended up struggling worse with eating disorders when i got out than when i went in. i think they should definitely have more personalized treatments instead of a "one size fits all" kinda deal. but anyways, my experience was overall very good and if I had to go back to a mental hospital it would be forest view in a heart beat.

    I was not a patient, however I worked there for 3 years. I saw so many ways that patients were let…read moredown if not further traumatized by their time there and I was helpless to do anything about it even though I tried to advocate for them. Safety there is nearly nonexistent there for floor staff and patients. The doctors barely listen to the patients or address their concerns. Often meds are changed whether the patient wants it that way or not. Acuity is often not separated, so those with depression may witness full blown psychosis aggression. I was often shocked and angry by what was happening at Forest View. I spent nearly 3 years angry every day. I have had career trauma from my experience working there. I have heard the term "moral injury" and that sums up every shift I had. I wouldn't recommend this "hospita" as a place to work or a place to recover from mental illness. I've seen it do more damage than good.

    Vander Velde David DO - psychiatrists - Updated July 2026

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