Department of State Hospitals-Metropolitan

"I work there as a groundkeeper I was taught alot"

"My son was taken here on October 12. He killed himself on October 23 after his request for a change in medication was repeatedly ignored. He was experiencing really bad side effects from Haldol. He said the staff just laughed at him. The doctor also ignored him and refused to speak with me or his friend - my son was hoping the doctor would listen to a parent or another person and finally believe that he was really suffering miserable side effects from the medication. My son was happy here at first. He liked that he had more freedoms than at the Twin Towers. He survived three months in jail. He was reading lots of books, writing letters, learning languages. He was making plans for his future. We thought the hospital would be better. It seemed so at first, but I feel they killed my son by ignoring his desperate plea for help. I don’t even want to give it a single star."

"David Walters they used 5 point restraints on me but they only kept them on for half a day then they locked me up in the padded room. But I was in the childrens dorm so maybe it was different for me. But now I am better and although I'm not a productive part of society like I don't have a job I don't really have anything that's my own I'm doing all right."

"Not well. Due to an outdated protective order I wasn't allowed to have lunch w/ my fiance, because it still wasn't updated into their computer syst !!!"