Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program - Chino Hills

"This is absolutely one of the worst mental health residential centers !!! And I know because my whole family suffers from some sort or another mental illness. My daughter was there for 5 weeks they diagnosed her with bipolar !!! Which they got WRONG she has now been diagnosed with Boarder line personality disorder !!! Which is completely different. They based her diagnosis on that her sister is bipolar !!! What a waste of money and 5 weeks spent in a lock up mental faculty that treats there patients like they are inmates in jail. DO NOT GO HERE NO MATTER WHAT !!!"

"This place impacted my in a way I cannot describe. This is the best MH treatment I have ever received. The amazing staff made me feel emotionally safe to open up. I feel that there was a balance of understanding, respect for the client's needs and a real desire to help me in treatment and with that sensitivity I was truly able to trust, learn and improve! This place is number one in treating all types of mental health disorders and is EXTREMELY professional and helpful."

"i went there recently due to wanting to get away from my family situation and other personal matters. when i got there, my mom and i werent aware of a 72 hour hold id be under to forget about going home, and my mom didn’t receive the 35 page document explaining how they do things until ten minutes before we got there. they have good food selection, though the website advertises gourmet meals and we had to make breakfast and lunch ourselves. the staff there is friendly, though once my insurance ran out of days to pay, they acted hostile and wanted to get me out of the house as soon as possible (i wasnt allowed to truly say goodbye to anyone). there were also a few clients there that i believe should have been at a more intensive program(the person im referring to was kept stable by being forced to miss all the outings, which i thought was a little odd). additionally, i wasnt told about the phase system until i got my binder, and something about that kind of reward system irks me, though i suppose it’s mandatory for some people to have that kind of structure. i also felt that the staff spent more time baby proofing everything and keeping constant surveillance on us rather than actually forms of therapy (and for the few days i was there the only sort of thing thatd be considered therapeutic would have been reading out worksheets about mental health). overall, besides the withholding information and being rude once my insurance was up, i didnt have a whole lot of complaints, except when my mother was told on friday that i only had five days, that directly contradicted the fact that one of the therapists could try and talk our insurance into a “few more days to really get some work done”. when i said i wanted to go home after my 72 hour hold, i was told “are you just going to give up like this?” and attempts at persuading me. it didnt feel good, and i felt like they were very manipulative of my feelings. i also feel like the fact that i was told many different times that i could call my mom and that the schedule changed twice while i was there that they wanted to keep the girls confused- i was thoroughly dazed the whole time i was there because i wasnt aware when anything was, even after looking at the schedule dozens of times. wouldnt want to go back, wouldn’t recommend it, wouldn’t go to any of their alternative services, and i hope the milieu i was in is doing well."

"I went as a twelve year old and I was the youngest but because of my history I could relate to everyone amazing and the staff is amazing! Definitely suggest this house if you or someone else needs it. It is an amazing mental health program"

"I went at age sixteen, and it helped me tremendously. The staff are fantastic, and if you feel that yourself or a loved one needs this level of care, this is a fantastic option."