UC Davis MIND Institute

Ernie Castillo

Great looking building, if I was wealthy I would buy it for my house great layout

Jacqueline Murphy

What has this place really accomplished in over two decades with millions in funding? The numbers are now 1 in 44 for autism. They have failed, and funding should go elsewhere. Stop participating with this institution!

Zozo Sutherland

I had to go here from 2014 to 2018 against my own will. I was bullied by staff every day because I’d carry around my plush giraffe Raffie (one of my therapeutic coping skills). This place made me feel so miserable. In 2018, on my last day being there, a staff humiliated me in front of my peers about me bringing Raffie to group and I just couldn’t take the bullying anymore. I ran away from the group into the bathroom and began cutting my wrists like crazy and then my parents thankfully ended up not making me go anymore. This place traumatized me so much worse than I already was. Please don’t send your children here.

marwa Love

Just another money making business geared towards desperate parents looking for help. I took my toddler for evaluation of ASD. Doctor Steinfeld was great!! Very knowledgeable, compassionate, and answered our questions thoroughly. She recommended early start Denver model. We have been on the wait list for over a year now!!! We also got a bill of $1800 for 1.5 hour appointment, out of which $900 was for the use of the mind institute. We were told that it’s part of the university and considered inpatient. Totally not true!! IT WAS AN OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENT!! We were not given any heads up by the scheduling staff. We also saw Dr. Dufek in the same building but didn’t get charged for the building fee. Then why for Dr. Steinfeld’s appt!! Both visits were useless!! Update: Per Jen at communications recommendation, i emailed and completed online contact form to get in touch with patients relations department but it has been a month and NO response. However, i did receive a call from billing department staff correcting me that the appt with Dr. Steinfeld was not inpatient but it has hospital stay component!! Lol... But the bill clearly says admit date and discharge date which makes it obvious that it was billed to insurance as inpatient. Just a suggestion to Jen at communication department, next time please recommend to contact a department with actual competent staff.