Pine Woods Behavioral Health Crisis Center

Pine Woods Behavioral Health Crisis Center Griffin Georgia

Adults with serious psychiatric issues, substance abuse disorders, and/or dual diagnosis can benefit from the services at Pine Wood. The program offers short-term residential care designed to evaluate and stabilize individuals, then refer them to the proper treatment program for longer-term care. Pine Wood is licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as both an emergency receiving facility and an evaluating facility.

ABOUT PINE WOODS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER

Operated by Georgia-based McIntosh Trail Community Service Board, Pine Woods Behavioral Health Crisis Center is a 16-bed, short-term residential treatment facility for adults struggling with severe and persistent psychiatric conditions, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders. It provides sub-acute detoxification services and medical monitoring and then refers clients for longer-term care. McIntosh Trail Community Service Board offers counseling services for addiction treatment at six facilities in west-central Georgia.

TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT

Clients stay at Pine Woods for a limited time for evaluation and detox. Once stabilized, they receive a plan for longer-term care with referrals to appropriate treatment programs elsewhere.

Some clients may go to McIntosh Trail’s Intensive Treatment Residence (ITR) program, which offers comprehensive addiction and mental health care for adult men and women who need continuous supervision to ensure their safety. This service is intended for those who have experienced multiple hospitalizations or were incarcerated. They also may be referred to semi-independent residential or independent residential services, which provide moderate to low levels of staff supervision and prepare participants for reintegration into the community. McIntosh Trail also offers support programs, such as case management, skills building, and employment assistance.

STAFF CREDENTIALS

The facility does not provide information about its staff credentials on its website and elsewhere. However, Pine Woods is licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities as both an emergency receiving facility and an evaluating facility. The McIntosh Trail Community Service Board is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES

The facility offers 16 beds. A mix of seven alumni and loved ones who rated the accommodations at Pine Woods for Best-rehabs.com gave them an average of 3.57 stars out of five stars.

WHAT ALUMNI SAY

Alumni who provided Best-rehabs.com with feedback about Pine Woods is mixed. Of the eight former clients who participated in the survey to date, six offered positive reviews and two negative. The four who numerically rated the overall effectiveness of treatment all gave it the top five stars out of five.

Words of thanks appeared in the favorable reviews of the facility. For example, “Thanks to the entire staff. I’m doing great because of your help,” one alum told Best-rehabs.com. Likewise, S.H. wrote: “Thank you Pinewood for your support I’ve been sober 6yrs today.”

R.M.S. felt the program was worth the cost, gave five stars for group meetings, four stars for counseling, yet lower ratings for holistic therapies and extracurricular opportunities, and commented: “Lots of smoke breaks, good meals, snacks offered, flexible staff, Excellent staff!” Another wrote: “I would definitely return if I ever need help again. I was treated like a person and not a disability or illness.”

On the other end, one anonymous alum had a poor experience with staff and commented “Don’t waste your time!” Another, who would not recommend the facility, said “They have good intentions at PW and I got the overall sense that they truly did want to help people but they didn’t listen as intently as they should have.”

WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY

Feedback from loved ones also was mixed. One consistent five-star reviewer noted the facility helped their loved one and offered: “The staff was very friendly and never acted ‘sterile’ when communicated with nurses or counselors. They always spoke to me with respect.”

Two other loved ones were critical. One, who rated the effectiveness of treatment two stars out of five, listed “24 hour lock down” as the only strength and added: “Everything else was bad. the staff is untrained the rooms are nasty the beds are a thin mat on the floor.” The other, a one-star reviewer, wrote: “They are vague about how family can reach out to the patient.”

FINANCING

There currently is no information provided on the facility’s website regarding its costs. One alum polled by Best-rehabs.com indicated state or federal insurance helped cover the cost of treatment.

Pine Woods Behavioral Health Crisis Center Reviews

This place was nice. I don’t know about anyone else but when I arrived here for mental health I didn’t want to be there cause I didn’t think that I needed it but I honestly am grateful for some of the staff that I met. If you let them help you, they will. But obviously if you give the staff a hard time trying to help then that’s when you feel that some of the staff are being rude. Security did a pretty good job at keeping us safe but obviously, they would not be able to control for example, a 6’7 300lb man if there is only 1 or two people trying to keep everyone safe. Food kinda sucked though. Overall just let them help you and they will try their best.
living decades without the correct diagnosis an medications the Doctors were ready to tackle my problems with bipolar plus other diagnosis. The staff were great . Me i was horrid i cant thank them enough this is not a spa.treatment helps you to facilitate the needed tools to work on your personalized plan the location was far from me but worth it food was good too
This place is horrible. You dont get to go outside. The security be doing way to much. They dont do anything but pump you up with meds and if you ask them about each medication the techs have no idea. They are all rude and wont answer questions. They never on schedule. The food is good but other then that this place is horrible.
This place is SO HORRIBLE. I went in for anxiety and depression and small Xanax situation and of course they shove Ativan down my throat like 3 times a day 2 pulls at once on top of buspar and trazedon at night.. btw I was not worried 10-13. The staff are the rudest people I’ve ever met. There’s no therapy only group sessions with recovering addicts who work there. “Lock down” is a JOKE. They dope you up with meds and place you in front of a tv. I went outside 3 times in 7 days and all you can do is sit on a bench.. no activities AT ALL. They have crayons to color, a tv, and books that are torn to pieces and magazines. You might get colored pencils but they take them away if no one is watching. OH and they lost my phone and clothes. I had to dig through other people clothes to find mine and of course I was balling.. it was my release date and my caseworker told me to dry my face or I’ll stay longer.. this place is a joke DO NOT GO. I was so sick when I got home from the meds and I’m in the process of suing them. It’s a very unhealthy environment
Please be ware of this place! They damaged our granddaughter severely. They would not listen to her mother, our daughter. They did not do a good evaluation of her mental readiness. She had very little counseling or treatment by a licensed doctor but met with "staff" a few times. They drugged her severely and she received very little real counseling. They did however teach her how to stand up for her 'rights', that she wasn't accountable to anyone but herself. They prolonged her stay after she was begging to come home - in my opinion to milk the insurance company. It will take our family a long time to recover from the damage done by this very poorly run institution. Run, don't walk, away from this facility.