Clarion Psychiatric Center

"I have historically chosen CPC for my mental health crisis needs. While there were visits that originally seemed negative, given the overall experience has been good and beneficial I believe I was simply sicker during those "negative" visits and this affected my view of the visits. Doctor Moll got my symptoms into remission when no one else could. I highly recommend this psychiatric hospital."

"It’s been a year that I was in Clarion I had great experience there the nurses were very kind especially Mrs Barb and Cheryl. The groups really helped in a very difficult time in my life. I was able to find God. Clarion really helped me and shaped me into a better person in my life today."

"My son was here. After he was there three days, which is a good amount of time, they called and said that he would be ready for a discharge in a few days. He called a few days later, never said a bad word about the facility, but was very clearly ready to go home. I tried multiple times to call and discharge him the correct way, but no one would answer or call me back after multiple messages. I supervise a mental health department and do intakes where we get their mental health history and the most common statement from clients that have been inpatient is that they are the most helpful but they have poor communication and keep them so long that they lose hope. I went in to discharge my son AMA because he was clearly ready, the facility in agreement with him being ready since we already had a meeting set up for his discharge. But it was very disturbing to me that the discharge meeting was set for a Tuesday and he wasn't to be released until the Friday after. At this point, if I didn't take him out, I new that he would never ask for help again when he needed it. It went from being a good thing to a punishment. When the insurance company called about it, they agreed that I did the right thing by removing him when I did . So I guess it was a good thing that he went. Just know that you will not be released when you should.. I see by the reply that they don't even acknowledge me as his legal guardian, which I am. I'm the mother of this 16 year old. Very unprofessional. Wonder if it's a way to avoid a valid concern...."

"I voluntarily visited this place twice a few years ago during a very rough patch in my life. During my stay there, I learned a lot from doing groups and ways to control any negative thoughts I had at the time. The mental health technicians and the therapist were incredible and put everything into treating their patients and addressing their needs. A woman named Barb and another one named Cheryl both had a huge impact on me and from them, I use a lot of coping skills they taught me to this day! The food is remarkable for a hospital setting, there is always somebody to talk to and they even have smoke breaks. I’m not sure if it’s still a thing but they even provide tobacco for patients who did not check in with any. There are a lot of restrictions such as when you can be in your room and so forth but the main reason for that is to occupy your mind and keep you from self-isolating. At first, I let negative reviews I’ve read deter me from checking in until I looked at other options. I genuinely believe that a lot of the reviews on here were written by people that did not take advantage of the treatment provided here because it really helped me improve my mental health. If you live in Pennsylvania and are going through dark times, this place will take care of you if you go in with an open mind."

"Drove 3 hours just to visit my husband. Visiting hours were from like 2-3pm. We didn’t go back till 2:18 and of course they didn’t give us a full hour with our loved ones! They say the make accommodations for people but they really don’t. Also took my husband a day to get the clothes I brought him when they checked the bag right in front of me. They had him in the same clothes for over a week!! So, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a good mental health care facility."