Not as bad as other places I’ve been. I was a resident here 8 years ago and the staff actually cared. Food was alright and my roommate wasn’t too bad. Wouldn’t wanna go back who would wanna go into treatment?

Was put here when I was 14. Im now 17 and still have vivid flashbacks of the place. Youre fear mongered into getting better. Do not recommend

I wish I could give this place Zero stars. I went to CRTC because my insurance wouldnt pay for any out of state residential centers till I went to every place in MN. I was there for anorexia, they didnt care if I didnt eat. The other patients there were extremely aggressive. They would punch each other and push each other down the stairs. I was 10/11 when I went and was scared for my life. The way I got out was starving myself till I was able to go back to the hospital. People at CRTC leaked my information and my parents got many calls from cults to have me sent to. The staff sucked and were mean, some of the staff would inappropriately touch the patients. IF YOU HAVE THE CHOICE DONT GO HERE!!!

I still look back to the days I was here, it was fun and a good place to be!

I was here in 2007 and I still have PTSD from this place. For starts, they did everything they could to slap label after label on me in order to have the authorization to test medication after medication on me... So much so that I have gaps in my memory missing. They tested respridol, seroquel, depakote, lithium, abilify, and various other medications on me in the 3 or 4 months or so that I was there. During that time, I went from 145 lbs to 225 lbs from all these medications and they drugged me to the point of not being able to stay awake much and function. The harder the time I had trying to function, the more they punished me and took away privileges including going outside at all for months at a time. No one listened to me and eventually, my parents were seeing how bad this place was and at that point, the therapists and staff just kept reassuring them that everything was ok. I started to do everything I could to try to hurt myself as I couldnt handle it anymore and the staff would dog pile on top of me and then throw me into an isolation room. They took away everything I had except for a sheet and a pillow and I was not allowed to leave me room pretty much indefinitely. Feeling like there was no other way out of this torture, I ended up secretly tearing a strip off my bed sheet and strangling myself in an attempt to die. During all this, there was someone that came in to do a safety check... I had the rest of the sheet over me so he couldnt see me doing what I was doing so he came in, pulled it off me, and obviously didnt even look at me because he walked away chastising me for putting the sheet over me. As I went longer and longer without oxygen, I felt myself starting to lose consciousness and at the last moment possible, I got scared and managed to get to my door before passing out. I woke up with paramedics over me and was taken to the hospital. Finally, I was saved. I was admitted to the intensive care psych unit there and was finally able to tell someone what CRTC did to me and I was told I would never have to go back. I ended up living with some family after that and not only did I not need any medications or anything, I was on the A and B honor roll throughout the rest of my schooling, graduated and got accepted into UW Stout, and had no psych issues going forward as all my issues that brought me to CRTC were responses to situational stresses at home, not clinical issues. Long story short, if you care about and love your child, DO NOT SEND THEM HERE.

I was a resident here between 2013-2014. Im not even sure how to start. First of all, theyre extremely strict. I would constantly sleep in and fall asleep in group and theyd give me a UR (unit restriction) so i couldnt have snacks or watch movies or access most of my stuff. I told them so many times I must have a sleeping disorder, the staff never believed me and accused me of doing it to get out of group, and never, EVER even took me to a doctor to see if I actually had something wrong. Imagine my surprise when later in life I was diagnosed with delayed sleep-wake phase disorder and sleep apnea. Yeah, they really helped my mental health by refusing to take me seriously or believe anything I say. (sarcasm). That brings me into the next point, the staff play favorites. They act friendlier to those they consider to have fewer mental or behavioral issues and act very coldly to those who do, even when those issues are obvious signs someone needs help. Mentally ill kids need help and compassion, not scorn and punishment. Every single time I got to talk to my parents on the phone Id beg to be taken out to no avail. And now for the best (worst) part, when I was finally discharged, my mental health was WORSE than when I first went in. I was misdiagnosed as just having depression when later I was (correctly) diagnosed with C-PTSD. My experiences with the staff at CRTC made me feel even more worthless and i continued to be hospitalized several more times for severe mental health problems in the years after I was discharged, so everyones time and money was completely wasted with me being there. My time at CRTC gave me even more trauma. Im in my 20s now and while theyve become less frequent over the years, I still occasionally have nightmares about being back there. TLDR; do NOT send your kids here. I hated every single second of the nine months I was in CRTC. I agree with one of the other reviews; Id give 0 stars if I could.

I was placed here when I was 15 for the most part most staff seemed to actually care and that is rare with these places because i was in them for close to 10yrs straight in and out of different places but there where some good people here

Stayed here for 3 months over a decade ago. This has to be the worst passive aggressive place to send your kid. It feels like a prison. Staff were horrible and rude. Family therapists acted like she knew everything, and the director was delusional. They only are there for the money. I felt scared even being on the phone with my mom while I was there because you had one staff at the desk next to you listening and another on the side of you. Barely got to go out and be away from the building. Everything you did was in there.I could go on because a lot happened that still gives me the chills when I think about this place to this day. Im glad to see others sharing their stories and let me say I am so sorry you also had to experience living in this place. It should of been shut down a long time ago.

I love this place. It really help me. The staff are amazing. I really recommend .

So I was here last year 2017 of April and discharged 2018 of January and My first 5 months here at this facility were not all that great. In fact this place traumatized me to the point where I developed panic attacks. I feel like they don’t know how to handle out of control patients. The staff were mostly nice tho although some didn’t pay attention much and that’s why so many bad things happened when I was there but overall In my last 4 months (which is a total of 9 months)they were pretty oky and I now know how to talk to people before doing something damaging to myself. So I thank you guys for that:) not sure if I’d recommend this place...maybe if you can handle screaming and banging on the walls almost every day but yea

Almost a decade later and years of trauma therapy I feel like I can finally say my piece on CRTC. This place attempted to brainwash and gaslight their way into my “recovery”. I was admitted as a depressive ED/psychosis patient. My actual diagnosis is DID, with other comorbid disorders. The therapists here refused to listen to my symptoms/me; they said that DID and some certain other disorders were not real. They refused my request to do “identity work” (me as a trans guy with DID apparently did not need that type of therapy, who knew). They continuously tried to convince me that everything I told them was lies or delusions. The last month I was there I had my personal therapist break down in session crying at me because my dad had “hurt her feelings” during one of our meetings. Almost all of my treatment progress went out the window at that point. When I came back 4-6 months after discharge to visit remaining patients, and all of my previous therapists had left. Neither my parents nor I were surprised. The patients were overmedicated frequently and got into trouble because they couldn’t stay awake or were having adverse medical reactions. The orderly staff were mostly kind and understanding, however the night staff often appeared irritated to be there (I don’t blame them). Daytime staff was often hit or miss, but depending on who you were interacting with (if they liked you or not) you would either get UR/Quiet Room time if you did something wrong, or they would turn a blind eye.Would I recommend people sending their children here willingly? No, not necessarily. They did their job, kept me alive when I needed to be. But long term, being at this location effected my long term, and not in a positive way.(BTW, I’m so glad to see a fellow patient post on here that the staff was helpful to her during her stay here. I wish you the best Madi V!)-Quinn

I recieved more help at first placement than I did here at residential.

I went there before and I know it couldve just been timing but I know for a fact that if I did not go to crtc when I did I would not be alive today. I 100% guarantee that... However some staff in particular were very rude and did not seem to care about us. However most of the staff were very kind and caring and the school teachers were absolutely incredible. Especially Tim! 👍

My experience at CRTC is something I will always remain greatful for. Even though I didnt know it at the time, I was being taught skills and resilience techniques that would help me for the rest of my life. The staff there gave me the care I needed to confront my negative and self destructive behaviors to reclaim my life.I graduated from college at winona state with majors in marketing and psychology and a minors in child advocacy with the hopes of going into nonprofit work to impact people the way the staff there impacted me. Im thankful CRTC was a part of my story, the good parts and the hard parts.

I went there for five to six months and it really truly helped me, i was out of control before going there, Although sometimes the staff would either not pay attention or listen they were there for my best interest.Also i thought the sandwiches were AMAZING

I am only giving this facility 1 star because I can not give it 0. For a secured facility in the heart of Minneapolis, your security is an absolute JOKE. Staff allowed my child to use their phone while in their facility, and then could not figure out how she was communicating with people on the outside and devising an elaborate escape plan. JOKE, absolute JOKE. I would not trust my Childs safety there, knowing what I know now. Poor management, not equipped to deal with real issues....JOKE, absolute JOKE.

I was at crtc two separate times and it has really helped me build relationships with people and find who i was. The staff are all different in their own way and that was probably the best part because everyone was still able to connect and work together. And the school teachers carmen and tim are the best at doing what they do, overall a good place to go to for residential care and the food isnt that bad lol

I wouldnt recommend sending your children here if you have a good conscious, my experience was quite some time ago, however that will always remain a traumatic time in my life. Now being an adult several years later I can see and realize how poor the staffs knowledge of actual mental disorders are. My average week consisted of being given a bland generic topic about describing why I was the way I was and then to be pummeled with irrelevant questions by the staff and even more irrelevant questions from your peers who truly have no business speaking on anothers mental health issues. I would honestly say if anything CRTC killed a little part of me on the inside and my nightmares now consist of being dragged back through these doors. They pride themselves on preparing children for the real world while sheltering them in such a way that they cant learn about the world around them. Your kids will have no freedom, or privacy and will be managed by a staff of under trained adults who dont even know what a mental Illness is. do your research on the facility and please press the therapists and admissions staff for answers on any questions you have because once your kid starts living on the unit you will never be able to see how the staff treats them or whats going on behind those locked doors. The list could go on and on, unfair biased staff, dirty environment, unrealistic treatment plans, therapists that are more damaging then helpful, sometimes dangerous, erratic acting other kids living with you for sometimes up to 8 months, (during my stay we had some kid who went nuts and threatened me and then the staff and we all had to retreat to our rooms and block the doors. this place was like a prison with day care staff instead of correctional officers.

Very helpful and caring treatment for children. Bet committed therapists.

Made me develop depression when i cured it myself

I do not recommend going.

Doing well to serve the community.

Its a flippen prison.