Youth Home

Was a patient here back in 2023. I was there for 7 months (would've left sooner if I had actually worked in therapy) and not only did I learn a lot about how to "deal with" my emotions and traumas, I also made connections that helped support me through my stay. Miss Tiffany and Miss Ashley always made sure I (1) was motivated to work on myself and (2) understand why some of my behaviors were harmful to myself as well as others. Many mental health-based facilities make the kids feel isolated or villainized, but Youth Home provided a safe and structured environment perfect for my healing journey.

I'm looking for a place for my son who's 14 I'm seeing a lot of different reviews on the different treatment and terrified of that. I have seen in other places the staff will antagonize the kid till they reacted or tell kids they won't go home if they keep crying I'm not saying this place has done that this is a real true fear of mine and I just need to know what are the actual staff like what is the food there? does anyone have their teen boys there that can tell me if it's a good safe enviu?

I was there around the end of 2020 and most of 2021 up until summer. I was in mabee house and towards the middle of treatment a patient they had placed as my roommate accused me of sexually assaulting her. There was a huge investigation and I was transferred from mabee to rose house. She said that I busted my way into the restroom she was in during shower time and physically assaulted her. I truly believe it was because she had a weird attraction to me which I was aware of and shut down immediately. She was 13 or 14 and I was 17. I didn’t find out til they put us on a peer limit during Friday evening progress group. I’m going to tell y’all rn I was completely innocent with proof. The hall that the restrooms are in also house the Dorms were we slept. At the beginning of the hall entrance that opens out into the main area is I full scope camera also if it was during shower time there’s a staff member that sits at a table infront

I’ll start with the only positive-BP and the other Sturgis House staff members truly care for these kids. If I were rating them alone, I’d give them a 5-star review. This place as a treatment center, however, doesn’t even deserve the one star I’m required to give. My nephew was here for six months before we were told he was being discharged. In the beginning his therapist assured me that they’re familiar with kids not opening up until about six months in so they have time to develop a relationship with their therapist. That’s fine… but four months in they said he wasn’t opening up and they were discharging him in two months. His therapist called off family counseling sessions for WEEKS in a row because of a completely unrelated court hearing coming up. She said there was no point in family therapy until the judge decided who was going to take my nephew… but the court hearing was related to criminal charges not custody and she knew that. They never attempted to have my nephew work with a different therapist. The therapist very rarely responded to my emails despite there being discussion of his discharge being to me rather than the family member he’d lived with prior. She was besties with my nephews biological mother because bio mom lives in Little Rock and visited twice a month or so… but didn’t feel his bio mother needed to be in family counseling because bio mom refuses to change her living situation to accommodate her own child. My nephews guardian felt bio mom shouldn’t be involved in his treatment if she wasn’t going to make changes to take custody back. The therapist didn’t seem to think that bio mom having a new baby or taking her step-son in but refusing my nephew had anything to do with his attachment issues or behaviors. This place is a joke. The administration, therapist assigned to my nephew, AND her supervisor left much to be desired. One month after his discharge and my nephew is back to his abusive behavior towards his 68 year old guardian. His teachers had nothing but negative reports regarding his participation with school… so his last two weeks there he didn’t even have to go! If you really want your child to get some help-avoid this place because it’ll just cause setbacks!

I was there when the “maybee” houses roof fell in (I can’t remember how to spell it). I saw a review saying that maybe they have the wrong youth home and they don’t. One of my peers was sitting at the table serving time and the guy that was working in the roof fell through. I don’t appreciate yall trying to hide it. Also I went through so many therapists. And I know one of them was leaving that’s why. He was amazing. I absolutely loved working with him. However the therapist I had last was horrible. I didn’t have a therapist for WEEKS. And she blamed it on Covid. When everyone else had a therapist and quarantine was 2 weeks at the time. I will say some of the staff were amazing. I loved Mr. Ben and Ms. Allison. They made it feel more like home.