Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center 301 Fort Lane, Portsmouth, VA 23704

"Where do I begin this is the worst facility I’ve ever worked in I witnessed the worst things go on inside the building. The Director Scott Hurt doesn’t know what to do or how to run things he is short on staff so he has the Unit 4 forcing the Residential Counselors to 16-18 hours a day mandatory and drafts that is without a break yes WITHOUT a break a violation to your rights. They are short staffed. People quit and walk out everyday. They are unorganized, not consistent, and they treat the kids like animals. There isn’t any TREATMENT taking place they are getting a check from the state and Medicaid. The kids are how they keep the money coming in. It’s is a disaster and I don’t see this place being open in 2026 it won’t last it’ll be all over the news. You never see the program managers once you are on the floor you are forced to after you 8 hour shift. You never get a bathroom break. You are watch 9-12 kids by yourself out of census. They call you on your days off. The kids are being abused by everyone verbally and sometimes physically the staff curses at them, hits them, pinches them… they are not sanitary Covid, rsv, and flu is going around they still don’t care no heat on the units THE KIDS ARE SUFFERING SO THAT GROWN ADULTS CAN RECEIVE A CHECK THE CEO FREDDIE IS HAVING AFFAIRS WITH THE STAFF THE HIGHER UP RARELY SHOW THEIR FACES THE DONT REPORT EVERYTHING IVE WATCHED KIDS GET SLAMMED ON CEMENT IVE WATCHED KIDS BE ABUSED EVERY SINGLE DAY. Do not put your kids here and do not apply here"

"DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE IM CALLING WAVY TV 10 ON YOUR SIDE THEY OVER WORKING THE STAFF TELLING THEM THEY CANT GO HOME BECAUSE NOBODY CAN RELIEVE THEM BECAUSE ITS NO STAFF HOW CAN A JOB FORCE STAFF MEMBERS TO WORK FROM 6 A. UNTIL 11 P.M AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE SHORT STAFFED THIS WHOLE FACILITY NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN!!!! AND IM GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN THIS IS A HORRIBLE PLACE FOR KIDS AND THE STAFF CLOSE THIS PLACE DOWN!!!!"

"I went into Harbor Point in 2020 because I needed long term treatment. I was in Harbor Point for 6 months, the staff there were amazing towards me. Ms.Paula, Ms.Maud, and Ms.Stacey were my favorite. They treated me as their own and made my stay 10 times better.(They bought me gifts for my birthday!!) The only people who weren’t that friendly were definitely the nurses who handed out medicine. (Plus the art teacher was dating one of the kids who were about to turn 18)The other children who were in there did make things pretty traumatic though because they would fight and hurt themselves in front of everyone. But it’s pretty much like that in any place you go to like this. We had a pageant show and it made things feel as normal as it could get. The doctor helped me get on medication that was safe for me, he took me off medicine that was bad. My therapist was amazing I’m pretty sure her name is Elizabeth. I got out of there really fast and finished my treatment. It was helpful towards me, it’s now almost 2024 and I’ve been sober from self harm and out of mental hospitals for 4 years!!"

"My daughter was just removed from here finally by dss. This place is under investigation. Do not send ur kids here. The staff pinned my daughter down on a bed with hardly no clothes on and allowed a male staff to sit on her and he pitched her thighs. Like really don't accept a job if ur just there for a check. These children are already traumatized. Without yall adding more fuel to the fire! Shame on any DSS that is willing to send ur kids here. Do ur research instead of collecting a check. This place is no different then the group homes I was in. Whisper ridge in Charlottesville was the worst place I was in and I feel for all the children in dss care.."

"My daughter May went here around 2019 and they have very emotionally abusive staff. They are very famous for lice , and they have very untrained staff and it’s unbelievably unsafe for your children. I tried to get her out early but they refused. And she has scars from a child who broke her arm and had no Consequences from it"