KidsTLC

i was here april 2024 - october 2024 and i never had suicidal thoughts until after i came here. shout out to therapist josie tho she's the only reason i'm alive

I was here from January-2025 to August-2025, honestly it was a good experience, alot of things happend to me that were out of the staffs and in bosses power, as in other clients behavior and such, but unfortunately I did get harrased and assulted by other clients but when i stated that, action was taken immediately, they would separate the client from the other(s), and even though it may have not been far, it was better then being traumatized, these "bad" reviews have too of been caused by bad past staff or a lying child, and I was there as I was 14, I was first on the unit champions& Defenders, but maybe 1 week after, my group switched units with champions (Our sister unit) and we got renamed, but as i stayed kids came, and kids went, but I had a good experience overall, and the meals are okay, I feel like the portions should be increased a little for each unit depending on age group, everyone got the same amount, but alot of kids there would do about anything for extras, even in small amounts, I was one of them sometime but it was always 50/50 whenever I ate, I feel as bedtime is WAY too early for 13+ as its 7:00PM for bedtime, as it is healthy but it was extremely hard for me too get up in the mornings because of the time, the beds are really low on the floor if ur in building 3[unless it has been renovated by now] and in building 7, the beds are a normal height,

I was a client At TLC for at least six months and then discharged honestly for me I had a great time I have no idea these parents are talking about the one in the first photo I was there for that kid the only reason why her therapist told her no for the headphones was because they were working on headphones and then when they got unit headphones she refused to use them for the second one a hold is mandatory you cannot blame the staff they're just doing their job and if your child wouldn't have struggled then she wouldn't have so many bruises apologise but I was here for both of these kids both of these kids were in the wrong during their stay because the one that got into the hold tried to fight a staff so of course the staff has to put them in a hold because that's physical aggression and then as soon as the staff tries to put them in the hold she struggles which causes them to hold her tighter and make them stay longer the more she moves the tighter they get the girl that got bullied because of her autism she did not get bullied because of her autism she got bullied because she would cuss people out she would cuss therapist out obviously I had the same therapist so I can put this on put in that therapist was like the best therapist in the world like I have him again before that therapist left he spoke so many good things about your daughter he spoke good about your daughter even though she did so many bad things to him I'm not saying “this is the kids fault” because basically if I'm saying that I would be telling myself that same thing I'm saying that didn't help your kid and that was your objective go to another place I've been to 2 places TLC and pathways send them to another place if they don't do good especially kids in foster care the caseworker is obviously going to send them to another place if they're not doing better after discharge please this place is done so many good things for me I literally struggled in the beginning I got in so many holds in the beginning so many runways in the beginning as time progressed I got better and they finally let me out and I wasn't in a hold for like 3 months

these are not from other clients. this is from overly forced restraint. hope your child can defend themselves

Our foster daughter was sent here and not by my chiice. She is higher functioning autistic human with a developmental delay slowimg her brain down. While in their care for 3 months we had to fight for accommodations and basic tools to cope. They stuck our 16yr old foster daughter in a wild unit not designed for Autistic kids. She was bullied, got milk thrown on her buy a student and thry haf a complete disregard for accommodations they agreed she needed. To have a therapist tell me repeatedly that he doesn't know how to work with Autism and they were making no progress. This was wasted Resources when they weren't equipped with knowledge or tools to give a high functioning, low IQ kiddo to self regulate. The facility did more damage than good for Abby. Not letting her out of a room full of kids for a quiet break. They are being loud and picking on her because they are short staffed was what sealed the awful experience we had the 3yss they kept her just to not help her. She was given no tools to sell regulate, they forced her to remain and her to just figure it out she scratched at her arm all up till they bled. Way to go putting the special needs kiddos in a normal unit where she only learned more violence and hate.

As a former “patient” at TLC, I am appalled. I have had insane growth in these past two years, working through trauma and finding myself. TLC was simply another traumatic event I was forced to endure. The conditions are disgusting and sad. The therapists are simply not fit to be working with these kids. They do not work with them for self improvement. The whole point of the facility is to build a better behavioral system within a home— yet all these kids are taught is to put on a fake face so they can get out of there as quickly as possible. The activities and lessons they give to these children are completely useless. If you ever consider sending your kid there as a “punishment”, or you simply want to correct their behavior, PLEASE choose another way. One that is not degrading and dehumanizing. There are so many other options out there. Please consider your child’s mental well being.