Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center

this place never helped me. it didn’t fix anything—it probably only made it worse.

Terrible place. My step daughter was there for a week when got released. Was out a week then she got sent back. After another week in they are discharging her. Still having problems to say the least. We expressed our concerns of the self harm going on there and they said it was her counselors job when she gets released. I guess it's not their jobs to help the children while they are in there I guess.

I have a long history with this place, been here 4 times from ages 11-17. I really hadn’t had an issue with it until the most recent hospitalization, here’s why. -The doctor cut multiple peoples meds in half, and explained it was because she thought they were on ‘too many medications’. She did not tell me, nor did she tell my parents. -A staff told me they were going to ‘pop me’, when i reported this my assigned therapist told me that since she didn’t actually punch me there was nothing wrong. -They have a teen side, and a pre-teen side. i was placed on the pre-teen side at 17. was also put in the same bedrooms with them. When I brought this up to my mom, they called her and said they moved me. They never actually moved me, and when i asked why they lied, my therapist said ‘lying is a bit of a strong word’ and it never got addressed. -When you leave you are asked to rate your stay. My therapist quite literally refused to check any boxes that negatively effected her, and she would say that i just didn’t understand the question. I understand these reviews are full of angry, mentally ill people, and i’m sure there are people who have benefited from this place. If this is your first time being admitted it’s likely a good fit, but Lincoln Prairie hates people who know what they’re doing, and will probably take you off all your meds and make you start from scratch. The therapists name was Alana. Update: I followed their response to this review twice. Have never been contacted back.

I was 15 at the time when i was sent here,i was here for 2 weeks and it was literal prison. I was Sexually assaulted in my sleep by one of the male staff members. When i told a staff member i was told that “i would be transferred to a different facility and have to stay there longer if i said anything” The next time i was able to have contact with my mom i told her. Lincoln Prairie would still not discharge me. My Parents had to go to springfield police department And have them go WITH HER to the hospital to get me out, 3 days later.

"A large group of girls came at me and started cornering me,yelling at me,and threatening to attack me and the staff were not responsive until I got attacked."

i went here about a year ago and i would say its horrible. there were always people fighting or yelling and the treatment from the staff made me want to rip my hair out. there were only a few good ones that actually respected us. when i got there they checked my hair and told me it was gross how i didnt have the energy to shower because i was depressed. i have scars on my hands from burning them trying to wash my hands, and when i told the staff about it they did absolutely nothing. the food was amazing though. 2/5, i would not recommended to send your child here.

i hated it, if i could give you zero stars i would no one cared about me here i was alone. i threw up in the middle of the night because of the food and i got in trouble. i told the worker i was gonna puke and i needed a trash can, she took 10 minutes to bring it to me and i threw up. i started crying when they yelled at me and tried to force meds down my throat. i hated every second i swear this did nothing to help and only made me 10x worse. if your kids comes to you for help don’t send them here they will get worse, find a good place

Food gass oms, staff chill, But people are very messy

You're forced to send your child to a place like this when they have a mental health crisis. It will cost you dearly, and it's all pointless.

Would highly recommend