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<p><strong>ABOUT DEL AMO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM</strong></p> <p>Located in Torrance, Calif., Del Amo Behavioral Health System is a private institution that offers <strong>treatment of psychiatric conditions, behavioral health disorders, detoxification, and substance use disorders.</strong> Just a 30-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles, the center is accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by the State of California. The facility provides <strong>12-step treatment options for children, teens, and adults</strong>. The center has specialty treatments focusing on trauma recovery, military trauma, and eating disorder recovery.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>According to the facility’s website, Del Amo Behavioral Health has a “wide range of treatment programs that are <strong>individually tailored</strong> to each client’s individual needs.” Thus, these treatment programs are well-equipped to provide <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis treatment</a>.<br /> Patients at the hospital participate in one-on-one therapy, group therapy, anger management, therapeutic recreation, cognitive restructuring, and relapse prevention education. The facility’s website notes <strong>partial hospitalization (PHP)</strong>, occurring five days each week for a duration of five hours per day day, and <strong>intensive outpatient programs (IOP)</strong>, that meets for three hours per day, three days per week.</p> <p>Del Amo offers a Youth Services Program, which is for children ages six through 17. According to the center’s website, the program is designed for crisis stabilization with 24-hour supervision. Each child receives an individualized mental health treatment plan. The program includes daily psychotherapy groups, behavioral management, on-site schooling, anger management groups, recreation therapy, and individualized treatment plans.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Del Amo’s hospital setting affords clients access to a full staff of medical professionals.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Few details of the facility’s residential accommodations and amenities are available. A loved one wrote: “Facility is well maintained but old feeling. It needs to be modernized and a little brighter atmosphere. The facility is not accessible to person with a disability. I have friend who uses a wheelchair and was unable to use this facility.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The five alumni surveyed by Rehabs.com had <strong>positive experiences</strong> at Del Amo Behavioral Health, with only a few exceptions. </p> <p>Those polled on the level of family participation during treatment each gave the facility four out of five stars; however, alumni did not agree on the other categories. For instance, in the category of facility cleanliness, two alumni gave the facility five out of five stars, one gave it three out of five stars, and another gave it just one out of five stars.</p> <p>Some of the alumni <strong>credited the facility with their recovery.</strong> Kevin, who received treatment for sex addiction, wrote that his experience was a “life-changing time,” and stated: “I still use skills today that I learned 9 years ago.” An anonymous alum told Rehabs.com that they would recommend the program, adding: “the staff, they are knowledgeable and compassionate.”<br /> Another anonymous alum polled by Rehabs.com offered a <strong>less positive review</strong> about the treatment they received for bipolar disorder. Even though they submitted an overall rating of out of five stars, they referenced “poorly trained staff” and wrote: “case load was too big for counselors. No extra care was given to my needs.”</p> <p>On Google, the facility earned only <strong>2.1 out of five stars from 91 reviews</strong> to date.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Alumni criticized the conditions and the treatment from staff members. In a representative review, alum Issa wrote: "When I was involuntarily admitted here I was having a pretty bad experience already. However, many of the staff members made the experience even worse by being very rude to me." Another alum, Michael, commented, "forget this palce pls!!! if ur sick in the head this not the place to go, they just take away ur dignaty and smoking is out too !!! ... not for the handicaped if ur hungry too!!"</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The two loved ones polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing <strong>gave mostly positive reviews.</strong> One anonymous loved one told Rehabs.com that the staff was “caring,” but also wrote that the facility “is not accessible to person with a disability.” This individual gave four and five stars for treatment effectiveness, meals & nutrition, family participation, and affordability.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com has not yet received feedback from current or former staffers of Del Amo Behavioral Health System; however, the 25 employees who provided feedback to Indeed to date gave an average rating of <strong>3.5 out of five stars</strong>.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> “Del Amo is a fun establishment to work at,” a former employee wrote. Another commented, "This was a great facility to work for very structured and organized."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Del Amo appears to be a financially viable treatment option for residents in the Los Angeles area. Del Amo works with most insurance companies, and TRICARE, Medicare and MediCal are accepted for those under 21 or over 65. Private pay is also accepted.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/Wg1okf" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/Wg1okf</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Del-Amo-Hospital/reviews?fcountry=US" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Del-Amo-Hospital/reviews?fcountry=US</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2018-01-30 11:30:18 PST
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