Resource Treatment Center – Indianapolis

They helped me a lot and got me where I am now And never give up on me no matter what I did

Resource "Treatment" Center is hands down one of the worst adolescent residentals in the state. They do not care about your children, neither do they want them to get better, they just keep them as long as they can.… They are poorly staffed, and most of the staff they do have are very under qualified, speak broken english which causes a communication barrier, start drama with the residents, and you can tell that a majority are just there for the paycheck. There are some very helpful staff members, but they never stay long. The "theraputic programming" they so call it doesn't even fit every resident, and what they are there for, which is not helpful at all. Not to mention the residents are poorly divided, eleven to nineteen year olds should not be on a unit together. Residents have been assaulted by both other residents and staff members, it is very easy for residents to elope from the facility, and residents have passed away while in the care of this facility. This is not a safe environment for your children. If you are genuinely wanting to get help for your child sending them to this facility is not the answer. I can guarantee you that putting your child into the care of this facility will do more harm than good. There are plenty of other options to send your child to in the state of Indiana that are much more qualified. Resource Treatment Center is not the answer.

my name is niya Ellington, I went to resource August 5th 2025 discharge may 22nd 2026. my experience at resource was something im forever gonna be grateful for. the higher ups do an amazing job advocating for youth.… they also do a great job making sure staff are good people. i am a completely different person from when I stepped foot into the facility to now. the clinical team is amazing, they ensure safety of residents. they get youth out the building alot to give them motivation even if they don't have family to take them out. they are very good at making sure kids are comfortable despite there background weather it's LGBT,ethnic,or different/less common beliefs. Youths needs are met within guidelines. they have an amazing discipline system definitely hold youth accountable and process issues. many activities provided to the kids as rewards for good behaviors. they teach youth many life skills for current situations and future. some youth are even offered aftercare following discharge. youth are treated with respect and when they feel disrespected they mend to their concern allowing kids to advocate for themselves through " situation reports" and more.they do a great job making sure appropriate boundaries are maintained during treatment.there are many amazing authority figures you can count on such as miss qtylor, miss Kelsie, miss amber, miss Caitlin, miss Elaine, mr jack, mr jhon, mr tim, and I could go on for hours. overall amazing treatment/program. resource saved my life, I definitely recommend

Hello, I was in here from January 29th 2025 to September 30th 2025. I would like to say that this place isn't the best for recovering from anything. A lot of the staff dont care or dont do their job. The medicine… doctor, Dr osman (i dont know if thats how you spell it) doesn't listen to you about your medication and will bully you and threaten to put you in juvenile hall or another placement if you refuse your meds. On the unit peace there was mold and a window that was broken on the outside for most of my time there, also earwigs on every unit. Things got out of hand many times and staff did very little. I was attacked within my first week there and the staff member that was on shift sat in her chair (miss fumi) and called the code. It was about 7 minutes later when the supervisors and other staff arrived and I was still being attacked, I think that could have been handled better. Also in the community court yard you can easily find glass. There were only a few staff that did their job and did it well. William Clark (mr bill) jack whnobry (im sorry mr jack idk how to spell your last name!!) And I forget this upper management guys name but he was amazing! Miss charity and miss Jacqueline (is that how you spell her name?) Were the others. I would like to give props to them for making my time here better. Thank you. I hope to see this place make it a better time for all the people admitted, but I dont think this will happen.

This place actually really cares about the kids

I was here for 6 months, the staff were all very nice to me. Mr jack is an amazing therapist who helped me tremendously in my time there.

I was like 13 my first time here. I have been here 3 times I do believe the first time I was upstairs the last 2 times I was downstairs, there was a lot of fighting / bullying kids always fighting each other or fighting… staff 3rd shift always falls asleep, some staff even bully the kids because they have favorites, they always put you on medications my therapist was Jill I did really like her she was very good to me Mrs Ebony was my favorite staff I’m not sure she works there anymore tho

I'm only giving this one star because I can't give it zero it was a terrible place

My family has had an excellent experience with RTC. From the first day until the last, my child and my family have been treated with kindness. The staff has been very transparent about everything, Including Medications,… School, day-to-day activities, emails, and phone calls. My child also states the same about her experience and has been very vocal about the "tools" she has gained to make day-to-day life better after RTC. Thank you, RTC Staff, for making a challenging transition a bit easier for all parties involved. Working with youth is a challenging position, and you all did a great job.

It was nice and the staff were kind and respectful!

ah yes.... the shitstorm of rtc i was here 5 MONTHS ago and they kicked me out cuz i ran out of insourance and sent me to the STREETS at age 18. only ms. ceira cares

I was at the lockdown facility about 5 years ago. (I was 12 at the time, also the youngest in my unit) The staff were great, my personal favorite would have to be Kat. Although being the youngest in the unit at such a… young age made things very difficult. The people in my unit tended to be a lot more crazy than you’d imagine, it almost was unbearable, even though I truly couldn’t do much about it. I had many traumatic experiences being admitted there, and it ruined my life even as I grew older (As in present day.) I witnessed things no child should witness, people would run around naked, and try to come after you. One of my roommates traumatized me for life after they attempted suicide, I was scared to shower for years without thinking about the situation, I either had to have someone outside the door, or I needed to listen to music to try and get the memories out of my mind. And no one should feel unsafe in such a locked down environment that has so many strict rules and regulations as well as procedures, followed by many protocols. My therapist at the time also made me very uncomfortable for how touchy she was. And I suggest if you truly want your child to be the better version of themselves, then you need to be there for them and actually try to understand them, rather than tossing them aside like an old journal that seemed to have lost all purpose in this world, as if they don’t have feelings. I was constantly brought into drama, and constantly being belittled. I can assure you that this place is no place for a child. And if you can not be a parent for your child, and be there for them when they truly need someone else, i’d highly recommend you should not have children. At that moment you clearly don’t understand the importance and the amount of responsibility it is bringing a child into this cruel, dangerous world. Everyone that was in this lock down facility deserves so much better. I know I was sent there for a reason, however I ended up being worse after leaving that place, rather then getting better. This facility causes children to constantly bully one another, and try to bring each other down. School wasn’t easy, and the food was horrendous. I also didn’t like that we had to be forced into religion while being there. I’m an atheist and I had to sit down against my will and listen to something i’d rather not listen to. Although I respect everyone’s religion, as well as their personal beliefs, but no one should have to attend nor listen to a religion they don’t believe in (Considering the fact that this goes against the amendments based on religion.) And I wouldn’t ever wish for anyone to go there, not even my sworn enemy. So if you have some human decency do not send your children there if you want them to get better. Instead be there for them, and try to get a better understanding on why they might be lashing out the way they do. Not all children that have mental health issues know exactly what they are feeling, as well as how to explain it to others, when they don’t even recognize it themselves. If I could give this place zero stars i’d do it quicker than the speed of light. Such a cruel and evil place. And I truly hope that others will see this message and act immediately, instead of thinking repulsively. I a desperately despise whoever built this “community,” and I hope you feel the pain and guilt all of us did. And I would hope you get the worse of it all, I wouldn’t even flinch at your desperate pleas to leave. You one hundred percent deserve hell, and I genuinely hope terrible things for you. You will and would never understand what it truly felt like to become the monster you invented us to be. And i’m speaking up for all of the girls who felt like they had to keep quiet. In conclusion, much love to all the people who made it out, and became the better version of themselves. I’m glad to be out of there, and I constantly thrive knowing I beat the hardest year of my life. Thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to read this, it means everything to share my story with you all.🙂

Complete waist of time and energy if you're reading this do not ever send you're kids here if you don't want them traumatize for the rest of there lives

Worst place on the planet staff fights staff fighting kids and bullying kids I am now 25. My therapist Jill was awful and cruel. She lacked compassion and understanding. She made up things in her reports and often tried… to make excuses on why I was the reason I was attacked. She lacked actual skills of a good therapist.

I was here like 7 years ago I was on the original peace unit down stairs...me and some other girls tried making a Lil fire to let everyone run away lol...I was crazy there but I did like it...

I went here from 2023-24 and I had this one staff taunt me over and over again and would yell at me I had a resident try to kill me when there was a big fight self harm and suicide was a joke to the kids and the… treatment was very unfair to the kids with less severe mental health problems and there were girls on other units getting in your business and talking and bullying through reaches door I would not recommend sending your kid here

I will never be the same after this place and I don’t mean that in a good way

Sisters here sounds like a decent place

I can't express enough the gratitude to RTC. No court order was involved, it was all voluntary on both my part and my granddaughters. I was at one of my lowest points and worried sick. It was an extremely hard decision.… From day one, not only was my granddaughter getting the help she needed but so was I. It didn't matter what time of day I called or what department I called, someone was always there to listen and help me understand and yes, let me cry. We have a long way to go still but she's still alive. A few shout outs, Marva Lewis-Therapist Kaitlin Shoemaker-Therapy Supervisor Elaine Sullivan-Clinical Director All of the RN's on ALL shifts All of the staff on ALL shifts I appreciate each and every one of you! Susan May aka "Nana"

I was here in the 2011-2012 I believe ... They didn't care back then so I highly doubt they care now. Riots fights not allowed to call family and let them know what was going on . The fact that judges are still court… ordering children to be here or danar is pathetic. The amount of PTSD I received while being here is crazy. I still go through stuff today bc of what I experienced

Horrible place. Not helpful. More bullying than imaginable by staff and peers. Riots were daily , fights and self harm were a pastime. Its legit like someone locks you away and throws away the key whilst you try to keep… your mental sanity for the many many months you're there. Most kids were there thru dcs for doing something so little and fixable like (running away/having an attitude) you're constantly being degraded, belittled and DEFINITLY NOT NURTURED. That place is the furthest thing from nurturing I've ever endured and I grew up with no parents. I dont ever remember starting problems or giving attitude to the girls but for some reason they would wanna fight. As soon as you walk through the double doors you're game for the residents who are already there. The staff take nothing you say seriously because in their eyes you're the problem and that's why youre there (not all of them but the good ones usually quit fast when they realized they didnt wanna be apart of that type of emotional abuse.) anyways yea it was like being in jail , sleep with one eye open and dont try and make friends. I was there in like 2016 or 2017 for about 8 months. I guess I've tried not to remember beings the place was hellla traumatic.

The best part about Resource was Miss Jennifer Payne, she is top down the best therapist ever. She definitely cares about the kids and the family unit .. she is AWESOME!!! We really miss her . Also Miss Alexyss was… awesome as well. THANKS Jennifer for being awesome provider who cares😊

Love working with amazing kids! Love working with amazing team!

my sister goes/went here her therapist miss jennifer is so good she doesnt just agree with everything she gives goid suggestions and helps my sis focus ob what she needs to do

Was at this place for almost 11 months... putting it simply, the worst placement I've ever been in. The staff were... mediocre at best, some of them openly ridiculed the kids and taunted them when they were in high… distress, or didn't do anything to help. There were several times where I, as a resident, was the one calming the kids down or trying to get them to not SH. Or the kids, if they had an issue with you, they made your life a living hell. I was on the phone and kids were taunting me, throwing water on me and the phone, and yelling to the person I was talking to. The staff would sit by and watch as kids would bully and put the other kids down, and wouldn't do a thing about it. I sincerely hope that you read the reviews or look online before sending your kid here. This place hurt me more than it helped me, and honestly didn't fix a thing that was wrong.

It’s been four years and I am surprised this place is still in business…. this is not a good place to send kids. I would be cautious and do a lot of research beforehand.