This place is a joke !!!!

If I could leave no stars, I would. I generally wonder how this place is still up and running. I was 10-13 due to my postpartum depression getting out of hand, and had been sent here. The minute I walked in I immediately wanted out. I begged and pleaded to be able to call and speak to my husband, and they wouldn’t allow me. Before my intake was even completed I was sent to the ER due to high blood pressure, where they informed them I was a 10-13, and the hospital kept me in a room with just a bed, for seven hours. They still wouldn’t let me call my husband or let him in to see me. When I returned back to the facility (and may I add I was picked up from the hospital by the facility staff, who were very rude and didn’t drive very safe at all) I continued to beg to talk to my husband, and they still wouldn’t let me. He was there asking to see me and speak to me as well, and they completely disregarded him as well, and were very rude. They were trying to force me to do a strip search (I have PTSD from SA and they knew this), but thankfully the Thomasville deputy outside had my back on that one, and they just wanded me. I tried my best to ask to be transferred to a different facility and they ignored that request. I was met with straight rudeness, so I shut down and didn’t respond anymore. They then called in several men to escort me to the women’s unit, and they made that a scary experience. Once in my room, I was bombarded by staff, still being rude and all. I then started having pains in my c-section scar, which I assume was from all the stress and anxiety, but they didn’t seem to have a care or bother to look at it, after saying something several times, they finally came in and she just looked at it and walked away, not saying anything. Thank god it wasn’t anything serious. They came back in being really rude to me, and I finally had enough and told the lady to screw off, and then she wanted to seem upset. Finally they all left me alone. One of the techs finally approached me with kindness and caring, and allowed me to use the phone to speak with my husband. I continued to have issues with some of the staff during my stay. You never meet with a therapist. You are served jail food (they literally get the trays from the jail) which comes back cold. You have nothing to drink but water or super diluted lemonade, and it’s only when they unlock the room for you, which isn’t always when you ask. You have to share the phone with everyone, sometimes it takes hours before you can get it. They have group but it’s only focused on drugs, not the mental health. There’s a mold and mildew smell everywhere. There is mold growing around the showers and all. Ceiling tiles are bowing in. If you want outside, there’s a cage you’re surrounded in. Apparently weekends and holidays don’t count as days of you staying there, and they don’t tell you this when you’re checked in, voluntarily or not. If you’re in pain and need or want medicine you have to fight for a single Tylenol. But you’re put on medication that are for diagnosis’ they can’t and won’t confirm that you have (I was put on a bipolar medication). I wish I knew where to report this place. I DO WANT TO SPEAK ON A POSITIVE, the only one… Erica, Jasmine, Mrs. Natalie, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Charles, and Mrs. Jean, thank you for your kindness and caring, you guys are the only ones that made my terrible stay somewhat bearable.

These people have no interest in actually helping anyone.

my husband was trying to find the building that gives evaluations and accidentally went to the crisis center because we couldn’t find the address. instead of giving him the right address of the other building, they took his phone, keys, and all personal items from him and held him against his will for hours. he then didn’t even have enough time to go to the right place for the help he needed. when i called the crisis center to ask why they would hold him when he clearly kept telling him he was at the wrong building, the lady was rude and said she wouldn’t release any information to me (even thought im his emergency contact). so to sum it up, don’t go to this place unless you want to be held against your will and not actually helped.

This is great.

I needed to detox so I voluntarily checked in thinking I could check out whenever I wanted. I had no clue I was going to be locked up until they decided I could leave. I'm very claustrophobic so this was an all out nightmare. All they do is drug you and forget about you. Luckily after a week of being off my meds I had a seizure and they had to call an ambulance. That was the only way out of that place. All Black staff that will make fun of the patients and don't give a damn about their jobs. There's a human cage out back if you want to step outside for a little air. STAY AWAY

I would give zero stars if I could. I also intend to take full legal action against this scam of a facility this is nothing more than a fraudulent business collecting government funds. My husband reached out through archbold to get help for depression this somehow.turned into a 1013. Over 24 hours there and he has not seen anyone for therapy or anything else. He then passes out at the facility and is taken by EMS to the hospital. Over 2 hours before someone at the hospital allowed him to let family know what was going on. (EMS initially suspected a mini stroke) my husband is not in any legal trouble nor was he forced there but he's being treated like a criminal not a patient. Whoever took him from the center to the hospital told him to have his family contact the nurse practitioner about all the crossed wires to see what could be done. When we called the facility and asked to speak with the nurse practitioner whoever answered asked who we were and then said "you don't just call up here and ask for a nurse" she then proceeded to get loud and then hung up. Speaking with the caseworker earlier that day was a similar experience. Rude and condescending. I intend to take full legal action against the employees involved as well as the facility. This is absolutely not ok! These are people with fragile mental health being treated like trash as well as their families who are worried about them. When I called to find out what they're plan was or want the next step was I was met with hostility and basically told he'd sit there until they had time for him. I'm not sure where the so called "medical professionals" for this place were found but it is appealing. If the people of Thomasville want to clean up their streets they should start with this place.

Went here months ago and I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE to this facility. They did not tell me when I checked myself in voluntarily that I couldn’t also check myself out voluntarily. It’s more like a jail. Meals served on big black trays and all. One of the women there with me actually found a BUG in her rice crispies, another violent woman there would constantly try to fight the nursing staff and because there’s no where secure for you to actually sleep, me and a roommate had our heads pet by this woman while we were trying to sleep. Many restless nights interrupted by screams. If you want HELP? Don’t go here. They offered “out patient programs” that I didn’t even qualify for when I left. So months later I’m still unmedicated searching for resources for my meds. But no, if you want a caring and stable environment for yourself, never go to Georgia Pines. It was a nightmare. The nursing staff was the ONLY positive and even then it was a handful. It doesn’t matter if you are fearful of your own safety or not they’ll still look at you like they’re annoyed and tell you you can’t leave. And even THEN BY THE WAY your discharge date can change. It’s not concrete. They can add more time I watched it happen. Also weekends don’t count so if you go despite all of this, check in on Monday or you’ll be there for a WHILE