Saint Luke's Hospital Crittenton Children's Center, Kansas City MO

The treatment I received here caused me permanent developmental damage. I can say this confidently after 10 years.

I was a straight A student athlete before I was under St. Luke's treament.

If you need someone to spell it out for you: This is NOT the place to take your children if you want them to get better.

These people are still in the metaphorical hacksaw stage of their field of medicine.

Miss Celeste, miss grace and miss Carsen really helped and took care of me throughout my stay here. So glad this is where I went

My daughter is only in intake they are very rude horrible people they smart mouth don’t even know what they are talking about they are very disrespectful and they are very rude telling you about your kid they know nothing about they try and make you keep your kid her for the Medicaid do not send your kids here this place is horrible he told me that 50 people are lying about the same reviews says they all mad about the same things that happened with differently people no it’s this place don’t send your love ones there I have conversations between us they are horrible

Terrible experience all around. I've basically wasted two months of my life for these people to jump through all their hoops only to have problem after problem after problem. And good luck getting a call back.

Spent 3 years here from 2016-2018 this place accepts many foster kids and then keeps them as long as insurance will cover for money. Me and almost every person who I knew at the hospital still talks about the trauma we experienced here. From belittling and threats to full on bullying and neglect from the staff and nurses. I was overdosed on almost all of my medications including ones that are dangerous for children (Depakote and lithium) effects of which i still deal with including a autoimmue disorder gang behavior is encouraged by staff a d when I tried to hurt myself while in residential the doctor threatened to ask the cort to approved shock therapy. The only reason I was released was my bio father showing up (which anyone could have known was not a safe place for me to be discharged to.

This hospital traumatized me. I lived with flashbacks everytime I heard sirens for years. I had an attempt on my life and then was sent to Crittenton. I was on max doses of three different meds before I went. They took me off all of them cold turkey. I could've died, and I was very sick.couldn't walk, throwing up everything I ate. They would take patients clothes and put them in gowns when they were misbehaving. A trans girl on my unit was misgendered and told they'd call her a girl when she acted like one. They planned my discharge without talking to my parents, the only way they knew I was going home was when I told them on the phone. Please, PLEASE do not send your children here. It is the worst childrens psych hospital in Kansas.

I was in unit 9 in december of 2016 when my all girls ward had to accept a male patient who was beat almost to death, completely unrecognizable in the face, because the hospital would not send him to receive actual medical treatment. I have not been able to truly think about this experience because it was so traumatizing to think about.only saw a therapist once in my 5 day stay, the hospital "nurses" just sit on there phones all night at full blast while everyone was trying to sleep at 8pm, making abusive comments towards any patient having an actual crisis because of the disgusting abusive conditions we were put in.

I can't remember if this is the place or not but I was admitted here when I was 9. I tried to run away and got taken here and my mom had no choice in the matter on whether I would go or not. I was taken by ambulance. I kept telling them. "I'm not supposed to be here! " And I kept repeating "I want my mom" over and over while crying in the corner of the room. I never stopped crying for one moment when I was there. I was so upset that I was there that I vowed to not eat until I get to see my mom because I hated being there with a passion. I don't remember how the staff team was but I do remember one thing. The only person who actually listened to me was this really kind black lady that was just so sweet. I'm pretty sure that she was the reason I got out of there in a day instead of a week like it was supposed to be. So for that I thank you. Whoever you are. I have nightmares sometimes about this place. It was truly traumatizing and it always lingers in the back of my head.
I hate this place with a passion

No. For one their food was horrible and one time they MADE someone talk about their trauma in front of everyone and were denying the person's feelings because the staff didn't understand what they were saying and when they said exactly what had happened they were crying and they got upset as a normal person would be and got put on this thing called restart which probably made things worse and there was what looked like a camera on the mirror pointing right towards a shower so yeah i wish this place would just close down oh also sharing your social media isn't a hippa violation a hippa violation is sharing personal information of other people stop giving more trauma to people who come in here

I was admitted here twice when I was 10 and 11, this place just added more trauma. My experience here definitely increased my ACE score. They threatened to sedate me when I was having a panic attack and locked me in a room which only made it worse, because I am claustrophobic, all the while, the staff were making fun of me.

They kept us in our rooms almost all day

They wouldn't let us go outside into the fenced off courtyard.

They yelled at us and insulted us when we got upset.

They forced me to take a medication without telling me what it was, otherwise I was going to be sedated, I still dont know what I took but I didnt remember the next few hours.

They dont do any actual therapy, only forcing meds on you, and watching movies like veggie tales.

DO NOT ADMIT YOUR LOVED ONES HERE! This place is literally hell.

I was there twice years ago, when I had no choice. It was a disaster. Staff would expect you to get better but then make fun of, belittle and shame you for anything they didn’t like. For example, hurting myself and talking loud. It was impossible to sleep because staff would be on their phones and computers all night without headphones. The second time I was there, we asked for me to get tested for mono when all the other blood work was done. They said they did and I was negative. Months later, found out I DID have it and had it for months before. That spiraled into a massive slew of health issues; all from their negligence (Epstein Barr virus can very rarely mutate and cause things like autoimmune diseases). The doctors were incompetent, just threw random meds at you. They put me on one that is not safe to take with a med I was already on and I had massive neurological issues while on the medication. When I was ready for discharge, they never notified my family and just waited for them to call. Intake process takes hours.
Horrible facility.

So I would not send anyone here personally. Critt can do good things for people and they have some staff that are really good but they are firing the staff that actually care about us. The therapists are good but i canh say I left with more trauma then I went in with.

I absolutely love Dr Barth. We're very pleased with his care. I'm not so sure about the leadership however as the departure of recent staff is very disappointing. I sure hope they repair the damage. (Outpatient clinic not hospital)

This place made me so much worse when I was a teenager. I went for anxiety and depression.do not go here or take someone you love here. Worst 7 days of my life

Administration is terrible, if you attempt to leave in the professional way by submitting a 2 week notice, you will be reprimanded. My character is being tarnished, (so i cannot be eligible for rehire) after worked 4 yrs, and because I'm moving into another field, I'm currently being reprimanded after submitting my letter of resignation.