Mount Saint Vincent Pediatric Behavioral Health

Our child became more angry and violent, ran away more, and had worsened sexualized behavior because of the incompetent, vindictive, self-reported "lead therapist" at MSV going by the name of Laura Woodward. Her supervisor Marelena Romero condoned all of Laura's incompetent behaviors and errors in reports regarding my child. Our 11 yo child ballooned from 80lbs to 120lbs in a few months more than likely because they doubled his medications. Maybe easier to warehouse children? Without notice, Laura belligerently removed my child's diagnosis made by psychiatrists in multiple states. Why? To mask Lauras incompetence for astronomical fees. My child's condition was later diagnosed AGAIN by another psychiatrist in a different state. Instead of being honest with parents about Lauras and MSVs lack of experience and understanding of my child's issues Laura covered her incompetence by blaming us parents to "step up" before giving us A 30-DAY NOTICE TO REMOVE OUR CHILD OVER THE HOLIDAYS. LAURA AND MARLENA EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TELLING US TO GIVE UP OUR CHILD TO FOSTER CARE. One wonders if their vindictiveness stemmed from working with a child having 2 Dads? Laura Woodward and Marlena Romero put their greed and prejudices over the needs of a desperately lost child and his family. FROM LAURAS, MARLENAS, and MSVS MALTREATMENT OUR CHILD WAS REJECTED FROM OVER 40 RTCs IN THE US. Their handling of our child was negligent, unprofessional, and completely inappropriate. MSV, Laura Woodward, and Marlena Romero must be investigated for aggravating the mental health of our child, traumatizing our family, and most likely warehousing other children under her reckless, incompetent, and vindictive watch.
Sep 19th, 2022

I came here and it's amazing how the staff care about you.you can freely express yourself and thay take you on amazing adventures.so if you have a kid that needs therapy or a school for kids with mental health.thats a great place to drop them of
Aug 30th, 2022

This place still haunts me til this day mentor named Greg only reason i Didnt commit he really was the only guy made me feel safe there
May 14th, 2022

I'm a pervious child of this place!...and they always did the best they could and always treated us with the love they were allowed to give!! I was baptized in that church and it was my home when no one else cared or wanted me!!! All these ladies and gentleman give time away from their life to show a bunch of kids that they care about them and are worth love and that we matter!!!! im so grateful of everything I was given by them!!!!
Apr 14th, 2022

Horrible experience. Parents and guardians beware. Mount Saint Vincent will align with the child and make you the bad guy. They allow all children in their care to decline phone calls from parents and therapy with parents, even in person visits from parents, enabling children who have control issues from trauma to have all the control. Mount Saint Vincent gladly took our money and addressed none of the issues we enrolled our child there for. We trusted them and feel very betrayed. They even coached our child prior to discharge, to refuse discharge to us. Absolutely the worst place to put your child. This school has 5 children currently in their care, when normally they should have 32. I think that speaks volumes.
Dec 28th, 2021