Bradley Hospital

"Nothing productive happens here. If you need serious mental help do not go to here. Groups were never productive kids made fun of each other. They would strap kids to a board till they went to the bathroom in their pants sometimes. The food is awful I lost so much weight while I was there bc the food was so bad. There are some great staff members, but like I said nothing productive happens here I rather get help for my issues then watch a magic show."

"I was a patient there not too long ago, I thought it would be a great place but it was traumatizing half of the time. I made good friends there yes, but for staff… I had an only a couple nice staff who cared. As an older kid who had was In the same area as toddlers, when the toddler did something that was unsafe or to get us (older kids) in trouble, we would tell the nurse and they would respond with “He’s just a kid why does this pod have a problem with 5 year olds?!?!?” And we would get yelled at, that quote was in a screaming tone. At night, the same person who had yelled at us would invalidate my feelings of missing my home and being homesick as I am not used to being away from home and it’s a very traumatic experience as I am now scared to leave my home to go to places I don’t know. They also need to work on genders and pronouns. I’m non binary and everyone would misgender me because I had short hair. I’m glad they would apologize for it, but it needs to stop happening. There was also kids getting restrained or trapped in a room whenever they have a breakdown. I could hear screaming all night, it was terrifying. And what’s even worse is that during the little check in, in the morning, they would expose them on their breakdown and make them apologies while sobbing of embarrassment. And sometimes it feels like we can’t be honest to them, like whatever we say will make us stay longer. We need a better environment and give people breaks when they need it."

"My experiences here were horrible, been there 3 times. Over 2 months every admission, half the staff were amazing others not so. Very aggressive and disrespectful with the patients and parents. some of the staff or peer made me uncomfortable and every time I brought it up they wouldn’t help me, they don’t know how to help or handle kids when struggling. The medical teams were horrible too, took me awhile to get discharged, and when I did I didn’t get placed with no help like I was suppose to. Also stopped my meds and wouldn’t prescribe them to me. Horrible place and I don’t ever want to go back. I came out with multiple new disorders and issues."

"I came for a 13 week assignment…I stayed 10months. I didn’t want to leave, but I had a family that needed me back home. I miss it Bradley Hosp. every day. It was a rewarding position. I loved the camaraderie of the staff and knowing they truly cared for the patients there. The kiddos, I felt, were treated like family. The staff would frequently spend their own money getting supplies for them. The supervisors were always there to lend a hand when things went off kilter. I felt appreciated and I appreciated everything they did for us…the snacks, pizza night, t-shirts, meals, food trucks. It was a wonderful experience. I am trying to instill all I have learned to my new place of employment. When joint commission came in…the best compliment was: this is a place other hospitals should learn from. Thank you for the wonderful work experience. I cherished the staff and kiddos. Miss you all so much…love my Rhody family"