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Terrible place. Don’t allow your children to go here. They do the opposite of helping children.
About Nexus Family Healing
Gerard Academy is located in a private, homey setting offering ample opportunities for outdoor recreation and relaxation. The campus features community gardens and comfortable common areas, as well as a state accredited K through 12 day school. The grounds are located adjacent to a nature preserve, and wildlife can frequently be seen on the center’s property.
The inpatient program is designed to help individuals achieve recovery through mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Children and their families receive trauma informed, CBT based individual, group, and family counseling. Evidence based complementary approaches like EMDR are available to support trauma recovery. Education and life skills development are also prioritized to support long term health and sobriety. Courses are offered in self care, coping, problem solving, communication, relapse prevention, and family and community reintegration.
When clients complete treatment, aftercare services provide ongoing support. This continuing care can include academic and vocational training and transitional support. Social services, medical and mental health, and addiction recovery referrals are also provided to facilitate clients’ successful reintegration into their home community.
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I went here when I was 15 and only had a 9 month stay. I’m still working through the trauma from HERE. Most of the people I stayed in contact with never made it out of the bad place they were in! I saw the most unprofessional people being hired while other staff STRUGGLED due to the dorms being SO overcrowded and Dysregulation. Gerards hiring process does NOT have an accurate screening (I watched as a staff member casually scroll through pornographic Material) I Living with 14 other girls dealing with similar issues and the Environment was so toxicIt made everyone worse and STRAINED ALL THE STAFF. I’m in college now and I’m STILL trying to work through the ptsd, Please look elsewhere and do your research? This place will not benefit your child! DHS has investigated them to research! This place will make your child WORSE do your own research and find a place to benefit them the most. Nexus Gerrard failed me and all the other children that went there.
We are sorry you did not find your experience beneficial. The work we do is critical to those struggling with mental health and behavioral challenges and we have strong policies in place to ensure we are creating a safe, trauma-informed environment for those in care. If you would like to share more about your experience, please reach out to ndudycha@nexusfamilyhealing.org.
Response from the owner1 week ago
Hi Lauren,We are sorry you did not find your experience beneficial. The work we do is critical to those struggling with mental health and behavioral challenges and we have strong policies in place to ensure we are creating a safe, trauma-informed environment for those in care. If you would like to share more about your experience, please reach out to ndudycha@nexusfamilyhealing.org.
I was treated here when I 15 years old, and while some of the staff while I was there was some staff who genuinely cared about the kids, and their saftey, they got fired, while i was there, FOR caring too much, and getting to involved with the children's feelings. Not to mention there was a staff member arrested for abuse, they where arrested while I was still there, and while I was there, I was attacked by another peer, and I was the one slammed against a wall, where my lip was split open, and the girl who attacked me, was STILL punching me over the staffs shoulder, when all I was doing was trying to push her away from me. Did I get medical attention for the split lip the staff gave me when they slammed me against the wall as he called me a disappointment, and made my blood spray against the wall? No. I was REFUSED medical treatment, and despite having braces, they refused to take me to any Ortho appointments because "it's to far and my father's job" when they KNEW from my therapy appointments appointments that my father was the reason for my mental health decline. The only thing this company "cares" about healing is the holes in their pockets as they scam you into believing they can "heal" your child. The only thing that will heal your kids is you LISTENING to them when they tell you what's wrong and not dismissing them, or treating them like they're the cause of all YOUR problems! Instead of shipping your kids off to a place with people who will only worsen their mental state, there is a 2.5 star review for a reason. They're just lucky it's been too long for me to sue.
Sincerely, Ex Patient. Triniti Edwards
Thank you for your feedback. The safety of our clients and our employees is our top priority. We share all feedback with leadership teams to consistently assess and make changes to ensure a productive and nurturing environment for our clients. If you would like to talk further about your past experience, please email us at ndudycha@nexusfamilyhealing.org.
Response from the owner1 week ago
Triniti,Thank you for your feedback. The safety of our clients and our employees is our top priority. We share all feedback with leadership teams to consistently assess and make changes to ensure a productive and nurturing environment for our clients. If you would like to talk further about your past experience, please email us at ndudycha@nexusfamilyhealing.org.
I stayed here for about 6 months from when I was 12-13 and that was ten years ago there is plenty of stuff that is wrong about this place they had aloud me to be bullied by other girls on my unit and by other kids in school you can’t get off property if you have permission from your therapist or psychiatrist or if you where going to an appointment or to see your family other then that you could never leave all you would be seeing all day is all the units and one little school I have stuff stolen from me and they would let the kid that stole it keep it and then take it away from me and if your a Christin there is no church on the property you don’t even sit and hear bible stories they just sing worship songs and call that good and it’s a staff for the academy that will lead it and they only do it when there up to it I would say that I was given the option less then three times when I was there and there are these little rooms you sit in if you are not following the rules they are very strict and I have been in there so called holds where yes I was misbehaving in this situation but it should have not happened in reference your supposed to raise your hand before leaving/entering or to speak at all story: I am in the unit room I ask to use the bathroom and I do get permission to go and then on my way there I get stopped by another staff and there like nope go back and raise your hand and ask me for permission and so I did but here is the other part if you leave the room without permission you are no longer allowed to go back in and so then I got mad and walked out and then the staff said something and it made me more mad and long story short they didn’t help much with the trauma I have from my childhood because I was abused by the staff there
Thank you for your feedback. Creating a safe, supportive environment for those in our care is our top priority. We take all feedback seriously as we believe in continual improvement. If you would like to talk further about your past experience, please email us at ndudycha@nexusfamilyhealing.org.
Response from the owner1 week ago
Hi Ruthanna,Thank you for your feedback. Creating a safe, supportive environment for those in our care is our top priority. We take all feedback seriously as we believe in continual improvement. If you would like to talk further about your past experience, please email us at ndudycha@nexusfamilyhealing.org.
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Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
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Inpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Treatments
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
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