Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction

Nathan O 

on Google

4 years ago

Worst treatment center I've ever been to. Staff doesn't care about clients. Have little to no rights. It's boring with nothing to do. Your in lockdown in the beginning all the way until the staff thinks your "fit" enough for general population. It feels like a psych ward. The food is terrible. Terrible location. The only positive thing is there's staff that cleans, so you have no chores. 

cheryl reusse 

on Google

4 years ago

My ex-boyfriend is currently attending this treatment program. He came in with a severe leg/foot injury with an air cast on and a push scooter. He says he has constant pain and doesn't sleep well, has trouble focusing, and feels like relapsing to lessen the pain. Staff and health authorities won't do a thing for him. I offered to call them on his behalf to see what's going on. The man I talked to was rude, told me he was fine, and said he couldn't be on the phone too long and had to go. He didn't care one bit about him. I am... read more

Sue Pastorcic 

on Google

4 years ago

My experience is from 1980 to 1985 I am a survivor of this institution where I was destroyed and still struggling from what has happened to me in this institution 

Thomas Bell 

on Google

4 years ago

Most of the staff are rude and unpleasant and difficult to work with for basic things we normally take for granted like food and sleep. Soap and toothpaste are not a human right? You can "earn" these "rights" back with an actual lottery system that dishes out dollar store items in exchange for attending "classes" put on by some of the finest experts you will ever meet in the world. Expect to be treated and punished like prisoners in prison are treated and punished. Why? Because I was told "people would never want to leave he... read more