Drug Rehab Centers in Effort, Pennsylvania

Only been here a couple times so far, but place seems decent. Staff are all friendly, and I like that they have cloud cloth's over the lights to make lighting more bearable. It is also close to home, which is nice.

Honestly, as a patient (14 at the time) I had a really positive experience. It s been around 2 1/2 years since I ve actually stayed, but I remember my stay like it was yesterday. I went in November of 2022 and I was there for 2 weeks. The unit I stayed in had really friendly staff, of course some were strict because they had to enforce rules. I think I was at the northwest unit, I didn t personally experience any fights while I was there but I heard of fights happening frequently in other units. They made extra care to make sure you don t feel like you re alone and things will get better. The separation from normal society is actually what I needed, I couldn t handle every day life, hence needing to stay at kidspeace. I actually made a few friends while I was in there which made it a lot more enjoyable. I started a medication (Zoloft, 25mg), which was just to give me a start to recovery, I knew I wouldn t actually feel the effects until around a month after. A common misconception is that you don t get a choice, medication was completely up to me and I wanted to start. They handled when you took the medication as well as when you ate and the activities you did, having others in control of my schedule made me feel at ease. It was a safe environment, we had fun activities such as making cheesecake, making slime, occasionally watching tv, seasonal crafts, and group therapy exercises. The sunsets were actually incredible there, I wish I had a phone to take pictures of it. I personally had my birthday while I was there, they made sure to make me feel like I was still being celebrated and cared for. They got me an ice cream cake and everyone made cards for me, I still cherish the cards to this day as a reminder of what got me here to this day. I cant speak for everyone, but kidspeace really did have a key role in my road to recovery, helping me build a routine, socialize, and start me on a medication. Mental hospitals aren t an immediate solution, they are just a step forward. After returning home, I noticed I had intrusive thoughts much less and that I was no longer having panic attacks every day. Recently, I started struggling with the same paranoia and panic again since my stay. I will always remember how much kidspeace helped me and I know that if I ever need a safe space to regain normal function and get back a normal routine, that I can put my trust in kidspeace like I did then. Thank you kidspeace for helping me when I was at my lowest <3 -Gabrielle Sanders now 16 years old