A Star-Telegram investigation showed Fort Behavioral Health isn’t helping kids who need it most. | Opinion
Our city’s kids are our next generation — we need to take better care of them. Unfortunately, that’s not always happening in some vital facilities around the area, specifically Fort Behavioral Health, a residential treatment center for adolescents who have experienced severe trauma or have special mental health needs.
The Fort Behavioral Health center sits at 7140 Oakmont Blvd. in Fort Worth on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Madeleine CookOne would hope, upon reopening and especially because it’s on probation, Fort Behavioral would have shown signs of improvement. But since Fort Behavioral reopened in February, the state has cited the facility at least 30 times for a number of violations. So much for a restorative probationary period.
In addition to the abuse, which is bad enough, several former employees said there often isn’t any actual programming there, so they’re essentially expensive babysitters. A lackadaisical, boring environment would make a healthy child eventually act out. Children dealing with trauma and other issues need routine and structure for their days.
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