Laurel Oaks Behavioral Health Center

Wonderful staff, helped a lot with my grand daughter. She was here for a week and they really helped her with coping skills. The staff was amazing there, i would really recomend it.

I stayed here a few years back due to self harm. They never administered my meds to me for the first 4 days and randomly changed them. I had been on those meds for a few months and my mother tried to provide them with some we had and they told her they couldn’t take them and they had it handled. There were constant fights they would barely try to break up. I spoke to the therapist one time in my stay and I was there 2 or more weeks. I saw a doctor one time also. My belongings were stolen and disappeared. They never gave me my school work that my mother drove over an hour to deliver. There were only two good staff members there and one was male even though my mother was told no men would be allowed on the girls hall including workers. I watched someone have a seizure in the cafeteria and the staff stood back while they lay on their back and watched them choke for 5 minutes before a nurse came.

I went to Laurel oaks when I was 12 or 13 because I had huge struggles managing my ADHD and autism the staff was amazing I am currently 16 in high school and I will never stop thinking about y'all you guys are amazing you made life growing up with ADHD and autism not that bad and that some people are different thank you guys so much for everything you do I will never forget you guys kindness towards me thank you

I was there when I was 13 I am 17 now it helped a lot it was the best mental health treatment I ever got. They helped and cared shout out to the staff when I was there.

I went there for an entire year, (march 1st, 2024-march 5th, 2025.), being around kids who fought with me for no reason and jumped me and each other, argued all the time, and threatened over the littlest things. All because I kept self harming because of the fights, but refused to get me away from the almost everyday fights, so I slept harmed, staff complained that I did it, and did nothing half the time. So they kept me there, claiming I was 'mentally unstable' because of the self harm, but they did nothing to help with it. And on my last day there, a kid got jumped, 8-1 because he tried to hit a pregnant nurse.

Our teenage son struggles with mental health issues. We have tried a number of programs hoping to get him the help and support he needs. One of the facilities/programs we enrolled in was Laurel Oakes in Dothan, Alabama. This facility was like no other we experienced. Every staff member we encountered was courteous, caring and always willing to go above and beyond for our child. This Facilities’ culture is created and carried forward by the Facility CEO, Jeanette J. Jeanette was and remains extremely accessible, responsive, supportive, and always willing to go above and beyond. After our son left the program, he wanted to remain in contact with Jeanette. Without hesitation, she continued to support and communicate with our son. Jeanette not only remained in contact with our son after he left Laurel Oakes, but she was also always willing to speak to us about his current challenges and continued care. You couldn't ask for a better steward to oversee your child's care. As I said, all of the staff went above and beyond always. Our son gravitated towards one staff member in particular, a gentleman known to the kids as Sarge because of his prior military service. Sarge was always a touchstone for our son. Sarge also took time out from his day to speak to our son after he left the program. I am sorry if your family finds yourself having to consider such programs for your child. That's said, if you do, I can highly recommend Jeanette and her team at Laurel Oakes.