Halifax Health - Child & Adolescent Behavioral Services - Daytona Beach, Florida

Aydon Cain

i came here because i’ve been having a really rough go and i finally had the courage to speak to a therapist, when we arrived me and my mom waited for hours to even see the screener who asked me a few questions then disappeared for like 20 minutes when he came back he said i could stay the night and participate in group therapy and one on one therapy as well as other activities like going to the gym and such, or i could wait until october 14th for an appoinment. i agreed to stay the night as i actually kind of liked the sound of having these resources. when my mom signed the sheets he didn’t give her over half of them mostly the ones that say they are allowed to touch me and give me medicine against my will, more on that later, so me and my mom thought this would be good. when i entered the in-patient area a very rude and cold staff member made me sign some stuff with a marker then i changed my shorts and she gave me some blankets to put on my bed. then they ignored me for about 6 hours while i slept before waking me to answer my moms call. afterwards i just went back to my room and they never called me out again, i went back out around 8:45 and asked to speak to my mom as it was the calling time and they said i had to wait my turn and someone will come get me when it’s time, nobody ever came so i went and asked again and was told no because she was on the phone with someone, so i waited out there this time and they finally let me speak to my mom, i asked her to please come get me as i haven’t been given anything i was promised and they forced the call to hang up and told me to go back to my room, i refused and asked them to call her back because i wasn’t done talking, one of the nurses then smiled and laughed at me and walked into a back room with another nurse, a few minutes later a cop and another nurse show up and they start surrounding me, keep in mind all i did here was refuse to go back to my room because i wasn’t given a chance to speak to my mother. so they’re surrounding me and i started to back away before one nurse says “GO” and all the sudden two nurses lunged at my legs and flipped me to my back while the other two held down my arms then they carried me while ripping off my pants in the public social area and put me into a room with nothing but matress and camera, then the nurse that was in the back room comes out with not one BUT TWO needles full of medicine they refused to identify for me and gave me both doses in my left buttcheek then left me to lay there in the room having a panick attack during which i caught my breath and said “i can’t breathe” when i said this the nurse looked at me and laughed and ignored me before walking me back to my bed and leaving me there for the night (my mom never signed anything giving them permission to touch me nor use any medication on me because she was never presented with those papers) this morning they finally allowed me to have hygiene products and discharged me, i’m scared man

2 needle marks from the double dose of medicine they gave me illegally while forcefully holding me to the ground

Ms. Janice

We’ve been here numerous times. I recommend you take a much further drive to a professional office. They treat the children having a crises here very poorly. They discriminate against low income parents- they will demand you pick up the child at that very moment or they’re opening a DCF CASE FOR NEGLECT. That’s a shame. Not everyone has a support system, not everyone can walk out of work. They also do NOT accept CUSTODIAL COURT ORDERS. “That’s a civil matter.”

Again, take a much further drive if you care about the welfare of your loved one.

VBabii 88 _

Place is a joke and needs to be shut down. It's changed over the years. You're better off taking your child miles away to something more professional. Dr. Prasad was a good doctor, but Dr.Afridi does not listen. And others don't as well.

KJ

Stay away from this place. My own experiences were horrible and a complete failure of their whole system. Staff are very questionable. Food reeks. Some dates i saw were back to 2022 for expiration date. Definitely not a place to leave minors. Hope and pray this might help someone who is thinking of putting their own children in that facility.

Laurie

Dr Afridi admits every child that comes in. She doesn't listen and is very impatience. I know there is a quota to make but these nurses and techs shouldn't treat the kids like prisoners. They are more like babysitters than caregivers. I seriously would not bring my child there.

Kenny Crowell

Absolutely stay away from this facility. Staff are cold and reserved. ARNP that we saw was inept at speaking with a 6 year old at a child and adolescent geared facility. Attempted to incorrectly diagnosis child without formal testing. Offered no supportive therapy and only pushed medication (anti-psychotic) on a 6 year old that never utilized medication in the past. Tried billing us out of pocket even though insurance information was supplied to them. Horrible.

Joni Weir

I witnessed what I consider to be barbaric abuse. I've never been in jail bimut it sure felt like and looked l7ke a jail. No way to help a person in crisis. No harm done. Well just the opposite here. Some of the staff were compassionate and helpful. I have years of experience in the classroom with special needs children and adults. I'm frankly angry about this Facity. Change it or close it.

keyondra williams

I sent my child to Halifax to get help and the doctor decided that she did not need to be there but what I'm trying to understand is if I'm sending her there is a reason I just think this place is not fit for children because the doctors are being lazy instead of doing their job stating that my daughter doesn't fit the criteria so the question is what is the criteria when a parent is crying out for help