Camelot of Staten Island Inc.

Camelot of Staten Island Inc.

ABOUT CAMELOT OF STATEN ISLAND INC.

Located in Staten Island, N.Y., Camelot of Staten Island Inc. is a private nonprofit facility, comprising approximately 70 percent of all treatment facilities in New York. It provides outpatient, residential, and day programs for adults, teens, children, and families affected by drug or alcohol use. Services are available to individuals in all of New York’s five boroughs.

TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT

According to Camelot’s website, the residential program specifically caters to male teens and young adults struggling with substance abuse, as well as family, emotional, and behavioral problems. The program offers individual, family, and group counseling.

Additional services include vocational services and recreational activities. Clients typically stay in residential treatment for six to nine months. Following treatment, clients participate in outpatient programming as part of their aftercare.

In the center’s adolescent day services, students participate in a full high school curriculum, which is supported by the New York City Department of Education.

Programming also includes group and individual counseling, workshops, and career planning. Workshops address issues such as teen suicide, HIV/AIDS, STDs, and teen pregnancy. The center also offers relapse prevention, anger management, health seminars, and safe sex education.

STAFF CREDENTIALS

Camelot’s website notes that the treatment team includes substance abuse counselors, psychiatrists, registered nurses, mental health counselors, and vocational counselors. The staffers surveyed by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave three out of five stars for the staff’s experience.

ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES

There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. The staffer polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave two out of five stars for accommodations and amenities.

WHAT ALUMNI SAY

Best-rehabs.com has yet to receive any reviews from this facility’s former clients or loved ones. However, on Camelot’s Facebook page, which it has the ability to manage, ten people left reviews and gave an average rating of 3.9 out of five stars. The reviews provided mixed feedback, with one person calling it a joke and another considering it a “scar” to the community. However, one reviewer expressed gratitude as a loved one. [1]

One Google Review to date gave Camelot of Staten Island Inc. one out of five stars. [2]

WHAT STAFF SAY

The one employee surveyed by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave a neutral review and four out of five stars when asked if they would recommend the treatment center. They gave three stars for holistic offerings and when asked if treatment was worth the cost, and two stars for treatment effectiveness. They expressed dissatisfaction with the meals.

FINANCING

There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its cost of treatment.

[1] [Link to Camelot of Staten Island Inc.’s Facebook page]
[2] [Link to Google Reviews]

Camelot of Staten Island Inc. Reviews

  • Treatment Effectiveness
  • Accommodations & Amenities
  • Meals & Nutrition
  • Was displeased with meals.