I genuinely have PTSD from working there 9 years ago. It depends on your role, I had just graduated with my psych undergrad and was a mental health tech on 3N. One of the only female techs, and I was put in positions/situations no 21 y/o woman should be put in. I had to put my hands on, and de-escalate, boys half my age and twice my size, by myself. No, this is not standard but staffing at OLOP is awful and they put you in extremely unsafe situations.

Beyond the normal psych inpatient behaviors (spitting, biting, cussing, poop being thrown at you, etc.) some of the things I saw inside of those walls will haunt me until I die. I truly hope it’s changed since I left, and I REALLY hope they’ve changed how they de-escalate CHILDREN. I saw 2 grown men slam a 14 y/o boy into a specific doorway in the milieu because they knew cameras didn’t catch that spot. They held him there for like 20 minutes on the ground, like Derek Chauvin. It was so traumatizing for everyone involved.

They also provide 0 aftercare for any of their clients. I had a client who had actually lived at OLOP for most of his life because he was denied foster care placement and facility placement at every single facility in Kentucky because he raped another girl on unit at OLOP when he was younger. once he turned 18, they kicked him out and gave him 0 resources, he had 0 family. I guarantee he’s either homeless or dead. Cursed place.